Talk:War bond/Archives/2012

america-centrism
this page is extremely american centric. surely other countries had war bond schemes? --naught101 09:54, 2 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I guess not. I'm going to remove the banner.  One alternative is to rename the article. I don't see the immediate need to do that, but wouldn't oppose someone doing it. - Bevo 20:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Canada, China, Imperial Japan, Nazi Germany and Romania issued similiar bonds during the Second World War. There may be others. 71.92.157.249 (talk) 19:14, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


 * The article says Nazi Germany did not issue war bonds. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.24.94.118 (talk) 00:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)


 * The article as of today is about USA except for one sentences about Canada. I suggest that it be moved to, say US War Bond, and a new stub War Bond articled be created. Pol098 (talk) 01:28, 26 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I have started expanding the article to include other nations. I finished Canada WWII last night and am going to work on the UK next. --Labattblueboy (talk) 03:31, 3 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Just a word of encouragement; the article is starting to look really good.  Thanks for expanding it. Surv1v4l1st (Talk 19:23, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

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no citation for "inflation" rationale
"The government used the hype of the war to market the bonds to the country as a way to raise money for the war, when in fact they were used to take money out of the economy so inflation would not occur." Z1perlster (talk) 23:42, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I concur. Use of the word "hype" is extremely judgmental and would need actual references to substantiate. Assertion of "in fact they were used..." needs some actual facts to back it up. A dubious and slanted tone is not the Wikipedia way. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vanderleun (talk • contribs) 15:54, 18 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Statement was removed during section re-write, so no longer a worry. --Labattblueboy (talk) 21:28, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Victory Books
Maybe there should be some reference to Victory Books from that era. 66.191.19.68 (talk) 20:33, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Earliest/origins
I'm curious what the earliest war bonds were, or what the origins of it are. They were apparently around in the American Civil War, so when/how did the concept come into being? Polkadon (talk) 03:24, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Indeed there were bonds issued during the American Civil War, on both sides. Perhaps we should add a section about that.  As to their earliest origins, I can't say. Surv1v4l1st (Talk 15:50, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * If you can provide cited text go ahead and fill your boots, it would be good information to add. --Labattblueboy (talk) 17:18, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I went ahead an added an American Civil War section with necessary cites. Depending on what information we want to include, it can be expanded accordingly. Surv1v4l1st (Talk 02:17, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

War Bonds Adrift
I've heard that a common expression during WWII was "war bonds adrift" -- like saying "holy mackeral" or "oh for God's sake" -- but I can't find any reference to it anywhere online. ??? --Bluejay Young (talk) 03:08, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

WWII Expansion?
Any thoughts on expanding the WWII section to cover other societies? Many others issue war bonds. Surv1v4l1st (Talk 02:10, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Repayment?
It would be interesting to know which countries actually managed to repay their War Bonds. For example, after WW1, did the German government successfully repay their bonds, or did they default? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.171.29 (talk) 03:19, 13 July 2011 (UTC)