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Wed Oct-03-07 02:01 PM
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| -US Dollar on the verge of CRASHING! |
spokane |
Oct-03-07 11:46 AM |
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You ever see those pics of third world people scratching the dirt for bugs to eat? |
valerief |
Oct-03-07 11:54 AM |
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I say we need to start learning Mandarin! |
spokane |
Oct-03-07 11:57 AM |
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Seems that Japan holds most of our debt to the tune of 612.3 billion |
Blue State Native |
Oct-05-07 12:32 PM |
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Are you that close to poverty? Perhaps you can get some help |
Zywiec |
Oct-03-07 12:01 PM |
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Help from whom? The federal government? eom |
Blue in Portland |
Oct-03-07 12:25 PM |
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I'm sure there are foodbanks that can provide something |
Zywiec |
Oct-03-07 12:39 PM |
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Who funds the foodbanks? And with what currency? nt |
valerief |
Oct-03-07 03:08 PM |
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Churches, charities maybe? |
Zywiec |
Oct-03-07 03:22 PM |
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Oh, yeah, those faith-based tax dollars. nt |
valerief |
Oct-03-07 03:59 PM |
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Faith based tax dollars? |
Zywiec |
Oct-03-07 04:40 PM |
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Food bank donations are way down, demand is way up in the past year |
riderinthestorm |
Oct-03-07 10:43 PM |
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When you're out of work, will you donate food? |
tomreedtoon |
Oct-04-07 08:14 AM |
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I only have dollars, which will be worth nothing. nt |
valerief |
Oct-03-07 12:26 PM |
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So you think in just two years we will be a third world country? |
Zywiec |
Oct-03-07 12:36 PM |
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we already are a third world country |
historian |
Oct-03-07 03:41 PM |
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I had a similar experience several years ago... |
KansDem |
Oct-03-07 04:31 PM |
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Excellent. Well said and chilling. Thanks. nt |
gateley |
Oct-03-07 06:19 PM |
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I sure do work with |
spokane |
Oct-03-07 06:24 PM |
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You're a historian and say the US is a third world country? |
Zywiec |
Oct-03-07 07:50 PM |
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No we are not. |
lonestarnot |
Oct-03-07 08:40 PM |
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Argentina? |
reggie the dog |
Oct-03-07 05:38 PM |
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just quit it...you're being silly at this point. |
rndmprsn |
Oct-03-07 06:20 PM |
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Yeah, I'm being silly and the person who says we'll be eating bugs |
Zywiec |
Oct-03-07 07:52 PM |
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What's this "just two years" stuff? We've been headed that way for six years now. |
dicksteele |
Oct-03-07 10:32 PM |
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Gotta diversify away from dollars |
info being |
Oct-03-07 03:30 PM |
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Hell, not only does China own a large part of our national debt |
MadHound |
Oct-03-07 12:03 PM |
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The guy who wrote that article is a friend of mine! |
MADem |
Oct-03-07 12:04 PM |
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this has been going on for a long time! |
tulsakatz |
Oct-03-07 12:08 PM |
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It's a lot more plausible than Greenspan's publicly offered explanation for backing the war |
kenny blankenship |
Oct-03-07 12:17 PM |
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So.....I suppose Ahmadinejad falls |
spokane |
Oct-03-07 12:18 PM |
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He also gave China MFN status on a platter. |
HypnoToad |
Oct-03-07 12:43 PM |
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I'm in Toronto right now, it's NOT cool what the greenback and Canuck buck are doing. nt |
MookieWilson |
Oct-03-07 12:41 PM |
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Making baby bills out of wedlock? |
HypnoToad |
Oct-03-07 12:44 PM |
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The Canadian dollar |
Red Zelda |
Oct-03-07 12:44 PM |
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"Oh," cried Chicken Little, "the sky is falling. I must go tell the king. |
madrchsod |
Oct-03-07 01:03 PM |
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That one is one people do not want to ponder |
truedelphi |
Oct-03-07 03:38 PM |
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LOL |
saddlesore |
Oct-03-07 03:59 PM |
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Questions |
JackRiddler |
Oct-03-07 08:50 PM |
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"japan holds more debt than china" |
Heywoodj |
Oct-04-07 01:44 PM |
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China is not trying to poison us either... |
saddlesore |
Oct-05-07 12:03 PM |
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K & R |
greyhound1966 |
Oct-03-07 01:22 PM |
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Your conclusion is essentially correct but you take an indefensible way of getting there |
ThomWV |
Oct-03-07 01:25 PM |
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Basically the future looks gloomier for our kids |
spokane |
Oct-03-07 01:41 PM |
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No even wrong |
AngryAmish |
Oct-03-07 03:17 PM |
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Where the hell did you get this |
spokane |
Oct-03-07 03:21 PM |
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K&R |
spokane |
Oct-03-07 02:01 PM |
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This is news to you? I believe one of the reasons behind Bush's little foray into Iraq was |
sinkingfeeling |
Oct-03-07 02:09 PM |
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Currently, 70% of Irans oil is now traded in something other than US dollars... |
Javaman |
Oct-03-07 02:35 PM |
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Can I pay in dollars? |
there-s a |
Oct-03-07 03:27 PM |
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I've heard that's why we really went into Iraq -- Saddam was going to start |
gateley |
Oct-03-07 06:20 PM |
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Saddam was already trading in Euros. that upset a number |
Javaman |
Oct-03-07 06:42 PM |
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That really is the best explanation I've heard for the invasion. Like there's a |
gateley |
Oct-03-07 06:45 PM |
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The US government can only continue operating as long as... |
info being |
Oct-03-07 03:28 PM |
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hey dont be surprised |
historian |
Oct-03-07 03:36 PM |
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More and more I wish I lived close to the Canadian border. n/t |
cat_girl25 |
Oct-03-07 03:37 PM |
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So is this the rationale behind the M/I complex's rush to "do" Iran ? |
EVDebs |
Oct-03-07 04:04 PM |
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And what happens when a country's economy crashes into a bucket? |
Chulanowa |
Oct-03-07 04:20 PM |
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Bingo! Next up, North American Union & Bye Bye U.S. of A. & Bye Bye Constitution. |
TheGoldenRule |
Oct-03-07 06:13 PM |
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That's a 4 year old article |
CGowen |
Oct-03-07 05:00 PM |
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I wonder if Japan will continue to pay Yen to Iran for oil... |
upi402 |
Oct-03-07 06:52 PM |
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End days!!! END DAYYYSSS!!!!! |
BlooInBloo |
Oct-03-07 06:14 PM |
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Oh Yay! Schadenfreude!! |
kineta |
Oct-03-07 06:22 PM |
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SERIOUS QUESTION - Is there anything that can be done to reverse this? |
gateley |
Oct-03-07 06:25 PM |
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It will reverse itself in time.... |
MazeRat7 |
Oct-04-07 01:56 PM |
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and I heard someone on TV yesterday say... |
silvershadow |
Oct-03-07 06:31 PM |
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you just figured out that we're indebted to china...??? |
QuestionAll |
Oct-03-07 07:56 PM |
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I suppose this can be real funny |
spokane |
Oct-03-07 08:23 PM |
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what's funny to me, is that you act like it's some big new news... |
QuestionAll |
Oct-04-07 12:11 AM |
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Being aware and |
spokane |
Oct-04-07 09:09 AM |
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That was my first thought too. |
liberalla |
Oct-04-07 03:49 AM |
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It's True, but I'm only surprised |
Mike03 |
Oct-03-07 08:28 PM |
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Buy a designer tie today for $100, and |
Mike03 |
Oct-03-07 08:31 PM |
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If people stop spending |
spokane |
Oct-03-07 10:18 PM |
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that is my plan my friend |
mdmc |
Oct-04-07 10:44 AM |
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Third World currency for a Third World nation |
tom_paine |
Oct-03-07 08:44 PM |
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To understand the problems inherent in a debt based monetary system, |
JohnyCanuck |
Oct-03-07 08:45 PM |
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As long as the U.S. holds one-third of the world's GDP and one-half it's wealth, |
Dark |
Oct-03-07 09:06 PM |
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Yeah, keep living in |
spokane |
Oct-03-07 10:21 PM |
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The EU economy is almost our equal now |
nadinbrzezinski |
Oct-03-07 10:22 PM |
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This slow moving train wreck has been ongoing for the |
nadinbrzezinski |
Oct-03-07 10:23 PM |
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Since 2000... * began turning-off and pushing away foreign investment |
JCMach1 |
Oct-04-07 02:05 AM |
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Key sentence: Baring anything insane |
spokane |
Oct-04-07 01:58 PM |
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Dude, it's not on the VERGE of crashing. Just look at this:::::::>>>> |
garybeck |
Oct-04-07 03:51 AM |
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What in the world is this? |
spokane |
Oct-04-07 09:04 AM |
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Wha? |
garybeck |
Oct-04-07 10:29 AM |
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When gold goes up it means investors have lost confidence in |
Spazito |
Oct-04-07 01:57 PM |
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You should probably watch this: |
dave123williams |
Oct-04-07 11:36 AM |
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very funny, thanks n/t |
CGowen |
Oct-05-07 08:03 AM |
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The China of George HW Bush |
Baby Snooks |
Oct-05-07 12:26 PM |
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