“Those have a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Money lent to a friend must be recovered from an enemy”
German Proverb
“The money we worked hard to earn is lent to foreign countries, allowing them to earn more money. This is not as good as us using the money to buy U.S. goods directly, which can effectively reduce the (trade) deficit.”
Cheng Siwei
“Many of our banks have lent money to Brazil, and some of those loans may not look so good today after the devaluation as they did before. so banks will be hurt, or some banks will be hurt and the stockholders in those banks will be hurt.”
Gary Hufbauer
“Profit margins have been badly affected in some industries. Those who have lent companies money to expand will have some issues getting their money back and that means more bad loans.”
Huw McKay
“Conventional wisdom says if you're getting a large refund, it's a bad thing, that you've lent money to the government for free for the past year. If your refund is the only way you can save, who's to say it's a bad idea? It may not be the best way to save, but it's better than nothing at all.”
Greg McBride
“He that would have a short Lent, let him borrow Money to be repaid at Easter.”
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