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Thu Oct-15-09 10:33 PM
Response to Reply #19 |
| 25. I would agree if it is a controlled, gradual devaluation. |
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Edited on Thu Oct-15-09 10:34 PM by roamer65
If it becomes a full blown currency crisis, the stock market will tank as money makes a run for the commodities.
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| -This will be the final nail in the coffin for the economy... |
KillCapitalism |
Oct-15-09 09:20 PM |
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maybe not. |
Teaser |
Oct-15-09 09:24 PM |
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Speak for yourself - |
waiting for hope |
Oct-15-09 09:31 PM |
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Same here... |
KansDem |
Oct-17-09 12:20 PM |
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just in time for the winter heating season, too... |
dysfunctional press |
Oct-15-09 09:25 PM |
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This inflating the currency idea was bad from the start |
AllentownJake |
Oct-15-09 09:26 PM |
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Most of the rest of the developed world has much higher gas prices . . . |
MrModerate |
Oct-15-09 09:26 PM |
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They have public transportation |
AllentownJake |
Oct-15-09 09:28 PM |
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and have a larger manufacturing base vs service industry |
Tejas |
Oct-15-09 09:38 PM |
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The US is the #1 largest industrial base and #3 largest exporter. |
Statistical |
Oct-15-09 10:12 PM |
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Can you post a link for this, I'm interested to see what the numbers are. |
Arctic Dave |
Oct-15-09 10:55 PM |
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Pre tell. WHAT exactly do we export???? n/t |
Fire1 |
Oct-18-09 05:05 PM |
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Hmm. I 1) am not sure this is true and 2) don't get your point. n/t |
MrModerate |
Oct-16-09 12:34 AM |
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In a number of countries I've lived in with high gas prices . . . |
MrModerate |
Oct-16-09 12:33 AM |
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and there are plenty of paces in the u.s. with very good public transit. |
dysfunctional press |
Oct-16-09 06:17 PM |
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Portland, Oregon has a good public transit system |
Regret My New Name |
Oct-17-09 09:25 PM |
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so does the u.s.- where the demand is there to support it. |
dysfunctional press |
Oct-16-09 06:18 PM |
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mass transit & a more generous welfare state. |
Hannah Bell |
Oct-15-09 10:57 PM |
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Please see my response to post 6. n/t |
MrModerate |
Oct-16-09 12:35 AM |
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"the rest of the developed world," i.e. the "first world," i.e. western europe, japan, canada, |
Hannah Bell |
Oct-16-09 01:04 AM |
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Well, maybe Romania is a push. But they have had expensive gas . . . |
MrModerate |
Oct-16-09 06:14 AM |
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I don't give a damn how Germans pay for gas, and if the only way "alternative fuel" can succeed ... |
imdjh |
Oct-15-09 11:05 PM |
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I'd pay more attention to what Germans (or others) pay for gas . . . |
MrModerate |
Oct-16-09 12:42 AM |
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"But I don't see $4 gas ruining us." |
Leftist Agitator |
Oct-16-09 12:58 AM |
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Post this as an OP please! |
JANdad |
Oct-16-09 06:08 AM |
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I'm sorry you're doing it hard. However, what I said was that $4 gas won't wreck the US economy. |
MrModerate |
Oct-16-09 06:25 AM |
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Right there with you |
demwing |
Oct-16-09 07:17 AM |
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Been there, done that... |
wuvuj |
Oct-16-09 07:26 AM |
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you can make your own yeast batch. |
NuttyFluffers |
Oct-16-09 08:59 AM |
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I'd like to see a sit-down between you and that idiot Reich - nt |
Tejas |
Oct-16-09 06:12 PM |
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they're called roommates. get a couple and stop yer bitchin'... |
dysfunctional press |
Oct-16-09 06:24 PM |
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And where do I put them? In my closet? |
Leftist Agitator |
Oct-16-09 10:20 PM |
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give up the apartment... |
dysfunctional press |
Oct-17-09 11:34 AM |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Oct-17-09 11:42 AM |
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Well the attitude is lousy |
TicketyBoo |
Oct-17-09 01:11 PM |
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it also allows a person to save some money, to afford a place of their own down the road. |
dysfunctional press |
Oct-17-09 09:23 PM |
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So, get sued for the $500 / month that I owe on the rest of my lease... |
Leftist Agitator |
Oct-18-09 04:51 PM |
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Big pile like hamsters! |
Dyedinthewoolliberal |
Oct-17-09 12:46 PM |
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Things were a lot different when you got out of college 25 years ago. |
asdjrocky |
Oct-17-09 01:59 PM |
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i got out of college without a job during the 80's recession... |
dysfunctional press |
Oct-17-09 09:21 PM |
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We're the same age. |
asdjrocky |
Oct-18-09 09:25 AM |
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that's not even close to an answer to the question posed. |
dysfunctional press |
Oct-18-09 08:52 PM |
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"do kids now really expect to have it all right out of college?" |
Leftist Agitator |
Oct-18-09 04:57 PM |
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out of work for over a year...why do you still have a one-bedroom apartment that you can't afford? |
dysfunctional press |
Oct-18-09 08:50 PM |
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Well, first of all, I'm NOT out of work. |
Leftist Agitator |
Oct-19-09 12:03 AM |
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of course getting roommates isn't the answer for you.... |
dysfunctional press |
Oct-19-09 09:50 AM |
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They by and large have excellent mass transit systems and don't have as far to drive |
AllyCat |
Oct-15-09 11:12 PM |
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True, America is a large country and much of our urban development . . . |
MrModerate |
Oct-16-09 12:44 AM |
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Yes. |
AllyCat |
Oct-17-09 12:15 AM |
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But The Gas Prices Are Different |
ChoppinBroccoli |
Oct-16-09 12:46 AM |
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Wrong |
Angry Dragon |
Oct-16-09 01:00 AM |
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at least their taxes pay for social programs for the people, including free health care |
Mari333 |
Oct-16-09 06:15 AM |
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They have healthcare and public transportation too |
Horse with no Name |
Oct-18-09 09:02 PM |
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They also lack . . . |
DeltaLitProf |
Oct-19-09 07:17 PM |
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The oil speculators can go fuck themselves. |
Initech |
Oct-15-09 09:26 PM |
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Continued dollar weakness will certainly drive oil higher. |
tritsofme |
Oct-15-09 09:28 PM |
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Bend over |
DJ13 |
Oct-15-09 09:29 PM |
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It's all speculation. |
dhpgetsit |
Oct-15-09 09:36 PM |
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So I guess a declining Dollar is not to blame at all, eh? n/t |
Subdivisions |
Oct-16-09 07:30 AM |
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These are the same gamblers at work |
customerserviceguy |
Oct-15-09 09:39 PM |
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Actually if gas reaches $5 a gallon anytime in the next 5 years we are screwed |
AllentownJake |
Oct-15-09 09:43 PM |
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Frankly, I think it will take at least five years |
customerserviceguy |
Oct-15-09 09:51 PM |
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we were warned again and again |
27inCali |
Oct-15-09 09:42 PM |
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I don't have much sympathy for the SUV drivers either |
AllentownJake |
Oct-15-09 09:45 PM |
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There was a coworker who drove a SUV once... Libertarian... |
Deja Q |
Oct-18-09 08:59 PM |
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We were originally warned in the 1970s when the Saudis decided to slow production. |
KansDem |
Oct-17-09 12:40 PM |
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I don't know why you expect it to go to that level |
BootinUp |
Oct-15-09 09:42 PM |
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It really is the time to buy gold. |
roamer65 |
Oct-15-09 09:50 PM |
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Stocks are not a bad place to be either |
AllentownJake |
Oct-15-09 09:53 PM |
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Holding ASA- doing very well. |
BeHereNow |
Oct-15-09 10:09 PM |
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I would agree if it is a controlled, gradual devaluation. |
roamer65 |
Oct-15-09 10:33 PM |
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Good luck finding a buyer who'll pay you the day's commodity price |
DeltaLitProf |
Oct-19-09 07:18 PM |
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Love my Prius... |
BeHereNow |
Oct-15-09 09:56 PM |
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What happened to all that green technology-solar panels, fuel efficient cars...? |
earth mom |
Oct-15-09 10:07 PM |
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Went out of business the last time gas hit $5 a gal. |
Rex |
Oct-15-09 10:15 PM |
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What caused it this time? Someone stubbed a toe? |
AllyCat |
Oct-15-09 11:10 PM |
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Where does it say anything about $4.00 a gallon? n/t |
doc03 |
Oct-15-09 11:31 PM |
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I was just about to ask the same question |
eggman67 |
Oct-16-09 12:48 AM |
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oh ye of little panic |
hfojvt |
Oct-16-09 01:05 AM |
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How hard is this to figure out? Oil up $2.40/bbl, Unleaded Regular up...are you ready?..... |
A HERETIC I AM |
Oct-16-09 01:18 AM |
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Isn't that actually six tenths of a cent? |
Cessna Invesco Palin |
Oct-16-09 06:25 PM |
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I beg your pardon! You are correct. I screwed that up, didn't I? n/t |
A HERETIC I AM |
Oct-16-09 06:52 PM |
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It seems like some on DU are hoping the economy |
doc03 |
Oct-15-09 11:38 PM |
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There does seem to be here an element of delight when things go or look bad |
elocs |
Oct-16-09 05:57 AM |
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Some? You mean like the OP, "KillCapitalism" |
Cessna Invesco Palin |
Oct-16-09 06:19 PM |
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$4 a gallon ain't shit. |
unhappycamper |
Oct-16-09 06:00 AM |
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gas went up 20 cents in one day here..its the goddamned SPECULATORS |
Mari333 |
Oct-16-09 06:11 AM |
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The drama queens around this place are killing me |
NNN0LHI |
Oct-16-09 06:14 AM |
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If their moon bombs aren't cracking the moon, balloons overflying the Arctic |
DainBramaged |
Oct-17-09 12:30 PM |
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If I'm not mistaken |
TicketyBoo |
Oct-17-09 01:49 PM |
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I think the peak was more like 145 bucks a barrel, a rise form 75.43 to 77.83 is nothing |
Motown_Johnny |
Oct-18-09 09:31 AM |
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