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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 638808, member: 3011&quot;]In theory this can work.&nbsp; In practice a lot can go wrong.&nbsp; I might work as long as:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; The assets purchased with the borrowed money rise in value at a rate greater than the interest on the debt [a decrease in value is economic death].</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; You have such a secure income stream that there is no possibility of losing your job or no possibility of business declining if you are a business owner.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; The bank, regulators or government don&#039;t change the rules to protect the lender at the expense of the debtor.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; The inflationary rise doesn&#039;t spin into a deflationary collapse.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp; The bank which lent you the money isn&#039;t taken over.&nbsp; In the late 80s, distressed banks that were forced to merge were permitted to reset rates on loans and/or call them.</p><p><br /></p><p>6.&nbsp; The economy doesn&#039;t unexpectedly return to normal.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is only a sample.&nbsp; There is no easy way to beat inflation, even with gold.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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