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AnnieBW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-02-08 08:26 PM
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No Love for the Greenback
My aunt just got back from a two-week trip to Croatia, via Venice. We had dinner with her tonight. She said that when she was in Croatia, they loved Americans for saving their country. But, they didn't want to take American dollars. They preferred their own currency, the Kuna, or Euros. Oy...
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brentspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-02-08 08:34 PM
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1. We can thank Bush and Greenspan
as well as all the political and media idiots and suck-ups who lauded Greenspan as a "maestro".
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-02-08 08:35 PM
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2. Wow.
So much for a strong dollar.

The Kuna? Wow, just wow.
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roamer65 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-02-08 08:44 PM
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3. Its garbage currency. I don't blame them for not wanting them.
Edited on Sat Aug-02-08 08:49 PM by roamer65



Here's the data to back my statement. The blue line in the inflation chart is the old 1980 measurement, which excludes NOTHING.
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bbinacan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-02-08 09:46 PM
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4. It's time to increase
interest rates to strengthen the dollar.
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