tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post3234861461365802808..comments2009-01-13T17:13:40.355-08:00Eric deCarbonnelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-39193632614695225582009-01-13T17:13:00.000-08:002009-01-13T17:13:00.000-08:00I read an article stating that the US $ will remain a valuable currency and have many uses, including: paying taxes, paying long term contracts, paying long term debt, and for me paying government student loans. Although I think inflation is the most corrupt form of taxation, I welcome any inflation as I have learned that Gold is the only true savings.andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-50206941651593264722009-01-03T16:12:00.000-08:002009-01-03T16:12:00.000-08:00The US$ is and will always be "an illusion" of money - more appropriately DEBT not money<BR/><BR/>It is just a matter of time before the masses realise how they've been screwed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-22715069373240915032009-01-03T14:16:00.000-08:002009-01-03T14:16:00.000-08:00"The US dollar is now living on borrowed time."<BR/>Borrowed is definitely the keyword. The world will stop borrowing money to them soon.Yohayhttp://www.forexcrunch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-58344438078413034892009-01-03T08:10:00.000-08:002009-01-03T08:10:00.000-08:00"If you can't buy oil or consumer goods with dollars, what good are they?"<BR/><BR/>They're good for lots of things:<BR/><BR/>1) Wallpaper<BR/>2) Heating fuel<BR/>3) Toilet paper<BR/>4) Mulch<BR/>5) Lining birdcages<BR/>6) ...<BR/><BR/>C'mon, Eric, dollars will always be worth _something_.dashxdrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121693325605778606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-82637577601779175482009-01-02T23:30:00.000-08:002009-01-02T23:30:00.000-08:00Way to be on point Eric. This is again a "baby step" towards a global work around. Whether it works or not will be the trillion dollar question. <BR/><BR/><BR/>These are forays into a different economic paradigm. Its telling however that with the news of this that today gold was down so maybe it's a non-event. But they're trying, and sooner or later they're going to figure it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com