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Sun Nov-07-04 05:20 PM
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why fret over the economy when there are HOMOS out there!
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| -Dollar May Drop to Record Low as Bush Seen Increasing Deficits |
UpInArms |
Nov-07-04 05:03 PM |
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didn't they hear him say he's going to cut the deficit in half? |
Cocoa |
Nov-07-04 05:06 PM |
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He meant he'd cut the value of the U.S. dollar in half |
daleo |
Nov-07-04 05:09 PM |
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I laugh now, but inside... |
Nexus7 |
Nov-07-04 05:32 PM |
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That's right...China is getting into the act |
Carla in Ca |
Nov-07-04 11:57 PM |
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Makes sense to bu$h |
Art_from_Ark |
Nov-08-04 12:49 AM |
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Well...maybe |
AlexHamilton |
Nov-08-04 09:28 PM |
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I am not an economist so I am not sure of the ramifications for this |
lovedems |
Nov-07-04 05:08 PM |
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not to be too dramatic, but one |
UpInArms |
Nov-07-04 05:14 PM |
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oh who cares |
BayCityProgressive |
Nov-07-04 05:17 PM |
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Yeah... |
slor |
Nov-07-04 05:20 PM |
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Yes, and that's all the PRESIDENTIAL PRAYER TEAM cares about. |
The Zanti Regent |
Nov-07-04 05:33 PM |
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They can ask Pat Robertson to do it |
Art_from_Ark |
Nov-08-04 01:00 AM |
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OK, that makes sense. |
lovedems |
Nov-07-04 05:18 PM |
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This guarantees higher interest rates short- to medium-term |
hatrack |
Nov-07-04 05:25 PM |
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That is what I think I figured out in my post below |
lovedems |
Nov-07-04 05:28 PM |
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Now, where have I heard this quote before? |
KDLarsen |
Nov-07-04 07:55 PM |
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you forgot our current number one export - jobs |
UpInArms |
Nov-07-04 05:38 PM |
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Tragically well said n/t |
cubsfan forever |
Nov-08-04 01:44 PM |
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Only if they stop printing money |
mad_as_hell |
Nov-07-04 07:13 PM |
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You forgot productivity |
TomClash |
Nov-07-04 08:34 PM |
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Productivity is another way of saying headcount reduction. |
Old and In the Way |
Nov-07-04 11:22 PM |
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Partially true |
TomClash |
Nov-08-04 05:06 AM |
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True, too. |
Old and In the Way |
Nov-08-04 02:02 PM |
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that's sort of how it's supposed to be when you are a creditor |
WMliberal |
Nov-08-04 08:15 AM |
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as long as the nations that we owe |
UpInArms |
Nov-07-04 05:37 PM |
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You are so kind |
lovedems |
Nov-07-04 05:40 PM |
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you're welcome lovedems |
UpInArms |
Nov-07-04 05:46 PM |
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Don't be jealous |
lovedems |
Nov-07-04 05:53 PM |
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In the past, that wouldn't have been so bad. |
Old and In the Way |
Nov-07-04 11:24 PM |
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all of that plus they better hope the ferein folk that buy |
chimpsrsmarter |
Nov-07-04 05:18 PM |
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In theory, a low dollar should increase exports and decrease imports |
daleo |
Nov-07-04 05:19 PM |
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So we are possibly looking at a decrease in foreign investments? |
lovedems |
Nov-07-04 05:22 PM |
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Foreign direct investments have been shrinking steadily since 2000 |
hatrack |
Nov-07-04 05:27 PM |
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hatrack |
lovedems |
Nov-07-04 05:32 PM |
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Thanks, but what I don't know about economics is a lot . . . |
hatrack |
Nov-08-04 07:38 AM |
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I believe it can have a sort of spiraling effect if it gets out of hand |
daleo |
Nov-07-04 05:34 PM |
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I heard rumors months ago that OPEC was considering switching to the |
lovedems |
Nov-07-04 05:38 PM |
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I believe that is the fear |
daleo |
Nov-07-04 05:56 PM |
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Actually, fiat currency is |
HuskiesHowls |
Nov-08-04 11:06 PM |
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Repub friend of mine |
Starlight |
Nov-09-04 12:56 AM |
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I would destroy our economy. But Iraq had already done that |
FloridaPat |
Nov-07-04 09:49 PM |
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Not to mention that a €37.70 barrel of oil |
Donkeyboy75 |
Nov-08-04 06:45 AM |
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U.S. dollar is the world reserve currency |
Wright Patman |
Nov-07-04 06:08 PM |
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I guess I had mistaken the term fiat currency for reserve currency |
daleo |
Nov-07-04 08:53 PM |
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The problem with the gold standard |
Art_from_Ark |
Nov-08-04 03:49 AM |
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Toffler |
bostonbabs |
Nov-08-04 11:37 AM |
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I don't know if Toffler said that or not, but |
Art_from_Ark |
Nov-09-04 06:17 AM |
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"Increase Exports"?.....Hell we don't make anything remember! |
Tight_rope |
Nov-08-04 01:34 AM |
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yes Snow admitted they wanted a "soft dollar" policy |
amazona |
Nov-07-04 05:20 PM |
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So if the above is correct |
lovedems |
Nov-07-04 05:25 PM |
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inflation increases, std. of living goes down |
Robert Oak |
Nov-07-04 05:28 PM |
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And they tell us the economy is going to keep getting better... |
lovedems |
Nov-07-04 05:31 PM |
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our exports (what we have left) will be cheap to buy overseas and any |
AZDemDist6 |
Nov-07-04 06:06 PM |
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No shit, awol is ready to turn on the printing presses. Get out of |
VegasWolf |
Nov-07-04 05:40 PM |
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Check this out. Atrios has linked the latest story. China is selling off |
demgrrrll |
Nov-07-04 05:56 PM |
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I guess Snowjob got what he asked for then |
UpInArms |
Nov-07-04 06:06 PM |
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I'm serious, I'm dumping this time, should have done when awol |
VegasWolf |
Nov-07-04 07:23 PM |
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For A Small Investor Like Myself, How Would I Move $ Overseas |
loindelrio |
Nov-07-04 09:31 PM |
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That's what I did......think what those tax cuts really did. |
Old and In the Way |
Nov-07-04 11:32 PM |
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You coud also buy a foreign currency cd, |
girl gone mad |
Nov-08-04 03:00 AM |
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As foreign investors lose confidence in the dollar, |
Bullshot |
Nov-07-04 06:25 PM |
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The simplest result is that it makes imports expensive |
The_Casual_Observer |
Nov-07-04 06:26 PM |
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Dollar Retests Record Lows Vs Euro |
CHIMO |
Nov-07-04 06:53 PM |
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Bushco wants our exports to be cheap, especially arms. |
stopbush |
Nov-07-04 07:05 PM |
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Here's a Japanese economist's view of the dollar |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Nov-07-04 07:15 PM |
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A WEAK Dollar from a WEAK pResident. |
PROGRESSIVE1 |
Nov-07-04 07:49 PM |
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HA! UIA, this one cracks me up. No wonder Phillips is a FORMER |
54anickel |
Nov-07-04 08:38 PM |
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hi 54anickel! |
UpInArms |
Nov-07-04 08:58 PM |
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Oh sheesh! Didn't we just talk about this on Friday? They're thinking |
54anickel |
Nov-07-04 09:33 PM |
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18% home interest rates. That's what happened last time trickle |
VegasWolf |
Nov-07-04 08:42 PM |
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Hello Freepers? |
adaircraft |
Nov-07-04 09:09 PM |
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Higher interest rates? My mother will be thrilled! Anybody with some bucks |
Gloria |
Nov-07-04 09:14 PM |
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? |
Peak_Oil |
Nov-07-04 10:56 PM |
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Interest rates range reflects economy - poor economy = lower range - but |
papau |
Nov-08-04 10:35 AM |
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No, I think your mother will be less than thrilled. It's called inflation |
VegasWolf |
Nov-08-04 12:13 AM |
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Here is an interesting article on the US dollar vs the Canadian dollar... |
Spazito |
Nov-07-04 09:19 PM |
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The Looney has done rather well already. |
bemildred |
Nov-07-04 09:29 PM |
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That truly sucks |
Wols |
Nov-07-04 11:36 PM |
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LOL |
Spazito |
Nov-07-04 11:49 PM |
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Gold Backed Islamic Dollar |
reyd |
Nov-08-04 12:19 AM |
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I have not heard of any 'Islamic dollar", there is no such thing... |
Spazito |
Nov-08-04 12:44 AM |
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They're probably talking about the Gold Dinar, aka the Islamic Dinar. n/t |
rooboy |
Nov-08-04 05:14 AM |
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Everyting you ever wanted to know about the gold Islamic dinar: |
Art_from_Ark |
Nov-08-04 08:21 AM |
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Thanks rooboy, I was unaware that the gold dinar was nicknamed... |
Spazito |
Nov-08-04 08:31 AM |
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But hey, guess what... |
Baraka |
Nov-08-04 12:23 AM |
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There's a big danger to a dropping dollar I haven't seen posted yet... |
loudsue |
Nov-08-04 04:53 AM |
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all though we are the biggest importer |
GoldOilCrude |
Nov-08-04 07:11 AM |
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that seems to be an outdated statistc |
Kellanved |
Nov-08-04 07:30 AM |
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my bad, can anyone find updated importing data |
GoldOilCrude |
Nov-08-04 10:34 AM |
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A highly devalued dollar is such a small price to pay for priceless |
indepat |
Nov-08-04 07:38 AM |
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Is that "priceless", |
Art_from_Ark |
Nov-08-04 08:27 AM |
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Thank you soooooo much, Mr. President |
End of all Hope |
Nov-08-04 01:57 PM |
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George W Bush |
pdx_prog |
Nov-08-04 02:04 PM |
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I can't count that low. n/f |
TheIdiot |
Nov-08-04 07:18 PM |
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Shit... Sucks for me especially. |
Rush1184 |
Nov-08-04 07:41 PM |
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When do we become Argentina? |
Cheney Killed Bambi |
Nov-08-04 11:21 PM |
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Poo hits the fan |
yojon |
Nov-08-04 10:33 PM |
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Well, no shit, Sherlock! n/t |
cubsfan forever |
Nov-08-04 10:51 PM |
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"Dollar MAY drop"? LBN + 2 years: Dollar reaches new lows, .28 cents |
VegasWolf |
Nov-08-04 11:26 PM |
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Soon, instead of using dollars to buy TP, we'll use TP to buy dollars n/t |
Psephos |
Nov-08-04 11:50 PM |
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Conservatives...is this what you voted for? |
Supersedeas |
Nov-09-04 11:23 AM |
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What do these guys do right? They leave a mess every place |
izzie |
Nov-10-04 05:58 AM |
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