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Tue Sep-18-07 08:40 PM
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Edited on Tue Sep-18-07 08:42 PM by liberalmuse
I'm pretty shocked that the Canadian dollar now trumps our dollar. This is the Bush Legacy. It's amazing, but not surprising to most of us here that Bush has essentially flushed this country down the crapper in just a few short years. That takes talent.
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| -The DOLLAR is rapidly becoming WORTHLESS and nobody gives a FUCK!!!! |
Herman Munster |
Sep-18-07 08:36 PM |
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As long as we're not buying bread w/wheelbarrows of cash n/t |
Fredda Weinberg |
Sep-18-07 08:36 PM |
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Scary thought |
Echos Myron |
Sep-20-07 10:08 AM |
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Not yet anyway.n/t |
redqueen |
Sep-20-07 10:15 AM |
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It could go either way. |
HypnoToad |
Sep-18-07 08:37 PM |
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Damn and I just bought some today. LOL |
lonestarnot |
Sep-18-07 08:38 PM |
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What do you want people to do? |
Flabbergasted |
Sep-18-07 08:39 PM |
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prez shit-for-brains invaded Iraq to prevent this.... |
BrklynLiberal |
Sep-18-07 08:39 PM |
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Crazy, isn't it? |
liberalmuse |
Sep-18-07 08:40 PM |
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We're not happy about it, either |
Canuckistanian |
Sep-18-07 08:52 PM |
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How can Canada be a net exporting country? |
pampango |
Sep-19-07 07:19 AM |
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Natural Resources... |
SidDithers |
Sep-19-07 07:24 AM |
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i think they got that backward, 1 USD = 1.02 CAD |
unblock |
Sep-18-07 09:02 PM |
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But, what was it 10 years ago? About $.65. n/t |
greyhound1966 |
Sep-19-07 01:30 PM |
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sounds about right. i was just picking a technical nit. |
unblock |
Sep-19-07 01:36 PM |
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I'm sure Bush, Cheney, and others had the foresight to invest in foreign currencies... |
Lone_Wolf |
Sep-18-07 10:33 PM |
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Oh, so that explains why my paycheck disappears and I seem |
smirkymonkey |
Sep-18-07 08:40 PM |
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We are screwed! |
Rick Myers |
Sep-18-07 08:41 PM |
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Five years ago we'd go up to Windsor |
jimshoes |
Sep-18-07 09:00 PM |
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Here's a thought: how about patronizing a US business instead? |
Romulox |
Sep-20-07 10:14 AM |
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The only people buying in downtown boutiques |
TomClash |
Sep-18-07 08:41 PM |
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Oh hell yes, Europeans, Aussies, and Canadians are all coming |
greyhound1966 |
Sep-19-07 01:28 PM |
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It is like the Japanese in the 80s |
TomClash |
Sep-19-07 05:35 PM |
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That's not necessarily a bad thing, is it? |
48percenter |
Sep-20-07 11:27 AM |
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by god, I'm primed for another TAX CUT. |
Old Crusoe |
Sep-18-07 08:41 PM |
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I can't believe he hasn't already done it. We are at war, afterall |
Toucano |
Sep-18-07 09:00 PM |
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Indeed. All Bush needs right now as a final punctuation to his legacy is |
Old Crusoe |
Sep-18-07 09:06 PM |
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I have to agree with this statement |
madokie |
Sep-19-07 08:23 AM |
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I haven't checked my euro shares this week |
mmonk |
Sep-18-07 08:42 PM |
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I have 5 Euros left over |
huskerlaw |
Sep-18-07 08:45 PM |
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I do, too |
kineneb |
Sep-18-07 08:57 PM |
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Hoo, I put a bunch of money in Canada last year--glad I did. |
Nay |
Sep-18-07 09:21 PM |
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The FED must keep wall street and corporate ANTI-america happy and giddy........ |
Double T |
Sep-18-07 08:46 PM |
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Fiat currency. |
DiktatrW |
Sep-18-07 08:46 PM |
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fiat, like the car |
kineneb |
Sep-18-07 09:01 PM |
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Agreed |
there-s a |
Sep-18-07 10:50 PM |
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We do care. I have tried to get M's royalty payments from Germany |
truedelphi |
Sep-18-07 08:47 PM |
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I've been moving my money out of... |
girl gone mad |
Sep-18-07 08:59 PM |
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This is a natural result of deficit spending and makes American products more attractive |
L. Coyote |
Sep-18-07 08:59 PM |
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Some Panelist on Kudlow & Co...on CNBC..Said Ameircans watch "Law & Order" rather than worry about |
KoKo01 |
Sep-18-07 09:02 PM |
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My father in law watches CNBC religiously and he thinks that the interest rate cut |
neverforget |
Sep-19-07 11:39 PM |
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I watch it religiously, too. |
onyourleft |
Sep-20-07 10:28 AM |
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We care! But the corporate media whores don't want to scare the "consumers" with the truth |
TheGoldenRule |
Sep-18-07 09:02 PM |
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Ron Paul says get rid of the private federal reserve |
Robson |
Sep-18-07 09:03 PM |
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He's right. |
ozone_man |
Sep-18-07 09:11 PM |
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Shop at Farmers Markets. Local food and goods. |
ClayZ |
Sep-18-07 09:08 PM |
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it's all good news for me |
medeak |
Sep-18-07 09:08 PM |
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Wait. Let me go fix that. |
Malikshah |
Sep-18-07 09:11 PM |
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and buy some gold |
CountAllVotes |
Sep-18-07 09:22 PM |
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yeah |
ldf |
Sep-18-07 09:18 PM |
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Well, a lot of people give a fuck. The question is... |
TreasonousBastard |
Sep-18-07 09:29 PM |
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This is why we need to lower taxes for the middle class and the poor |
calipendence |
Sep-18-07 09:43 PM |
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hmmm, throw in |
druidity33 |
Sep-19-07 07:11 AM |
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I love Kucinich |
davekriss |
Sep-19-07 09:56 AM |
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that's defeatist |
druidity33 |
Sep-19-07 07:02 PM |
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I support Dennis, I contribute to his campaign |
davekriss |
Sep-19-07 07:22 PM |
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Yup... it's the PRIMARIES that are the problem... we can't convince DEMS to support him. |
redqueen |
Sep-20-07 10:16 AM |
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That's probably what happened to Jimmy Carter |
clixtox |
Sep-20-07 10:44 AM |
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I hate to tell you |
TheFarseer |
Sep-20-07 06:55 AM |
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yeah, sure... |
druidity33 |
Sep-20-07 07:42 AM |
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But stop subsidizing the rich and the corporate elite WILL help balance the budget! |
calipendence |
Sep-20-07 08:40 AM |
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Those things happen only when Hell freezes over... |
Blue State Native |
Sep-20-07 07:47 AM |
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If we raise taxes, raise them for everyone |
Echos Myron |
Sep-20-07 10:11 AM |
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people complain about money going |
femrap |
Sep-18-07 10:27 PM |
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The Loonie is now at 99 cents US. |
roamer65 |
Sep-18-07 10:35 PM |
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i give a fuck |
pitohui |
Sep-18-07 10:37 PM |
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LOL-I told my very rich boss (very nice guy though) to invest in Euros and oil futures 5 years ago. |
TroubleMan |
Sep-18-07 10:50 PM |
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There is an upside to this for us mfg workers.... |
MazeRat7 |
Sep-18-07 11:07 PM |
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toilet paper? to expensive.....just use the 5$'s |
fenriswolf |
Sep-18-07 11:18 PM |
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I'll Gladly Take That Worthless Dollars... |
KharmaTrain |
Sep-19-07 07:22 AM |
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but kerry tasered a guy and senator craig had sex in a bathroom |
lionesspriyanka |
Sep-19-07 07:25 AM |
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The Canadian Dollar traded over $0.99 briefly this morning... |
SidDithers |
Sep-19-07 07:26 AM |
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Yikes! My long weekend in Montreal next week is going to cost more than I thought.... |
marmar |
Sep-19-07 08:22 AM |
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Montreal is a great city, you'll have wonderful time... |
SidDithers |
Sep-19-07 08:25 AM |
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Fucking Corporatist greed, outsourcing, and "Free Trade". |
EnviroBat |
Sep-19-07 07:33 AM |
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A strong dollar enables outsourcers and globalists... |
Romulox |
Sep-20-07 10:16 AM |
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I posted about this yesterday here |
w8liftinglady |
Sep-19-07 07:41 AM |
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Yeaaaaaaaaa!!!!! |
Macchendra |
Sep-19-07 08:01 AM |
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The markets are soaring today on the good news. Japan has deflation. |
L. Coyote |
Sep-19-07 08:18 AM |
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Heh, Inflation = Higher Stock Prices n/t |
Macchendra |
Sep-19-07 08:46 AM |
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Exactly. Plus, fear exacerbates the problem. |
HypnoToad |
Sep-19-07 07:38 PM |
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I give a fuck...that's why 2/3 of my retirement savings are in China & Lat Amer |
Squatch |
Sep-19-07 08:20 AM |
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Our economy has to keep inflating... |
Tigermoose |
Sep-19-07 10:38 AM |
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I give a fuck. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Sep-19-07 01:16 PM |
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Tie this in with Venezuela and Saudi-Arabia contemplating dollar to euro for oil |
BelgianMadCow |
Sep-19-07 07:16 PM |
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I do, but we had a kid tasered in florida |
nadinbrzezinski |
Sep-19-07 07:17 PM |
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I give a fuck. |
utopiansecretagent |
Sep-19-07 08:01 PM |
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I expect parity this week or early the next. |
Aya Reiko |
Sep-19-07 10:52 PM |
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Herman, I care. I also feel the economy is fast going down. It's worries. |
illinoisprogressive |
Sep-19-07 11:01 PM |
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They're doing this on purpose. |
DJKDJKDJK |
Sep-19-07 11:52 PM |
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Meanwhile temperatures are cooling. |
lonestarnot |
Sep-20-07 07:45 AM |
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It's not that nobody gives a fuck |
frustrated_lefty |
Sep-20-07 08:58 AM |
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What does this thread have to do with OJ? |
Cobalt Violet |
Sep-20-07 09:21 AM |
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How Can The Socialist Euro and The Socialist Canadian Dollar Be Worth More? |
Yavin4 |
Sep-20-07 09:30 AM |
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but they do have formula one |
FooFootheSnoo |
Sep-20-07 11:14 AM |
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Formula One = Socialist NASCAR |
Yavin4 |
Sep-20-07 11:25 AM |
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Who You Calling Nobody? |
lligrd |
Sep-20-07 09:34 AM |
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I give up |
AngryAmish |
Sep-20-07 09:40 AM |
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Fine with me |
Jed Dilligan |
Sep-20-07 09:58 AM |
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At least those bombs we sell to other countries |
Echos Myron |
Sep-20-07 10:07 AM |
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I think this is a GOOD thing... |
Romulox |
Sep-20-07 10:12 AM |
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No, it's also people who see the danger of countries no longer wanting to invest in the dollar. |
redqueen |
Sep-20-07 10:17 AM |
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Since when has mercantilism been a "progressive" value??? |
Romulox |
Sep-20-07 10:26 AM |
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Mercantilism? |
redqueen |
Sep-20-07 10:32 AM |
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We don't buy bread in Euros or Loonies...think this through... |
Romulox |
Sep-20-07 10:36 AM |
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What? |
redqueen |
Sep-20-07 10:38 AM |
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If foreign investors stop funding all our debt, we will have to live within our means... |
Romulox |
Sep-20-07 10:42 AM |
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Do you know what happened to Argentina when their currency crashed? |
redqueen |
Sep-20-07 10:44 AM |
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It's like saying an alcoholic is OK as long as he has *just one more* bottle... |
Romulox |
Sep-20-07 10:47 AM |
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The alternative to the dollar crashing is living on debt forever? |
redqueen |
Sep-20-07 10:48 AM |
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False dichotomy. The dollar is not "crashing". It is less attractive to foreign investors |
Romulox |
Sep-20-07 10:52 AM |
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Do you really think that foreign investors will keep propping us up |
redqueen |
Sep-20-07 10:56 AM |
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Umm, no. I don't think they *should* keep propping us up. |
Romulox |
Sep-20-07 11:02 AM |
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You can't "live within your own means"... |
SidDithers |
Sep-20-07 10:58 AM |
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LOL! And a junkie "can't live" without another hit. |
Romulox |
Sep-20-07 11:06 AM |
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He Sounds Like a F-ing Abusive Parent |
vanlassie |
Sep-20-07 10:13 AM |
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Herman Munster, how many Euros do you consume in a day? |
slackmaster |
Sep-20-07 10:17 AM |
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MCM forwarded this rant from ANGRY former Republican Investor: |
mod mom |
Sep-20-07 10:20 AM |
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ENNDNDDDD DDAAAAYYYYSSSS!!!! |
BlooInBloo |
Sep-20-07 10:36 AM |
#102 |
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