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Post by glennkoks on Apr 8, 2023 11:24:03 GMT
Everyone wants to replace the dollar as the worlds reserve currency. China, Russia, India, Saudi Arabia... But when the shit hits the fan the bottom line is the dollar is still the best. Bottom line is India is not selling dollars and buying Yuan and China is not selling the dollar a buying Rupee.
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Post by gridley on Apr 8, 2023 11:24:37 GMT
A Look at 2024 - Here is a video to fight over. Ok, what are your opinions, my American friends? I will be fascinated to hear. Well, since you asked...
While there are a lot of details (notably the electoral college), in the end it comes down to "who got the most votes?" Now, there used to be a strong overall correlation between "who got the most votes?" and "who had the most people vote for them?" Thus one could reasonably predict an election by predicting the overall behavior of the electorate. Since it also used to be that pretty much anyone speaking in a public forum was part of the electorate, and those speaking most loudly tended to have at least the silent backing of good part of the electorate, a careful observer had a decent chance of predicting the results of a presidential election.
However, both of those underlying assumptions have been significantly corroded. Most of us here (if not most of the electorate) have seen individuals casting entire suitcase loads of votes. The issues of who is speaking (and who is telling them what to say) have also become more... complicated, let's say.
The real question now is "who is the Democratic Party going to ordain... er... nominate". While a miracle is always possible, it is a safe bet that they will receive the most votes and be declared the winner.
So, who will the Dems nominate? Well, to understand that I'd have to understand how those running the party think. I believe it is quite clear that I don't.
Oh, the Republicans? They'll be lucky to hold the House. De Santis will hopefully keep Florida running at an above-averge level for a major state - while I'd be happy to see him sitting behind the Resolute Desk, I think he has the proverbial snowball's chance in Heck.
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Post by Sigurdur on Apr 8, 2023 16:14:03 GMT
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Post by Sigurdur on Apr 8, 2023 21:58:29 GMT
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Post by blustnmtn on Apr 8, 2023 22:19:35 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 9, 2023 0:22:27 GMT
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Post by Sigurdur on Apr 9, 2023 11:29:39 GMT
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Post by glennkoks on Apr 9, 2023 12:59:33 GMT
A Look at 2024 - Here is a video to fight over. Ok, what are your opinions, my American friends? I will be fascinated to hear. A lot can happen politically/geopolitically in 18 months. It seems about 45 percent of Americans vote (R) no matter what and about 47% vote (D). Their minds are made up and either side could run Satan himself and it would not change much. That leaves two types of people that essentially decide our elections. Those 8% in the middle that may go back and forth from election to election. And those people who stay home and don't vote. Trump's mouth and demeanor fired up the Democrats in the last election and they really got out and voted. (some would say more than once). If Biden decides to run I cant see him getting many of those 8% unless they just can't stand Trumps behavior. So I think Trump has a good chance. It could get really interesting if Trump can swallow his pride and run with DeSantis. With that being said the way he threw Pence under the bus I am not sure anyone would want to be his running mate.
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 9, 2023 13:17:04 GMT
May be high time for Congress to refuse to fund the government going forward or extend the debt limit until they fix the problem. If its unfixable, then fire the government. Might be touch and go for a while in the cities.
aureus, basic gold monetary unit of ancient Rome and the Roman world. It was first named nummus aureus (“gold money”), or denarius aureus, and was equal to 25 silver denarii; a denarius equaled 10 bronze asses. (In 89 bc, the sestertius, equal to one-quarter of a denarius, replaced the bronze ass as a unit of account.) In Constantine’s reform of ad 312, the aureus was replaced by the solidus as the basic monetary unit.
Rome too kept debasing the currency by cutting the gold or silver content. the "bronze ass" must have been minted in honor of the Roman Senate.
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Post by walnut on Apr 9, 2023 15:40:39 GMT
Reading Internet pundits lately you'd think that the dollar was already being used to house train puppies. However for whatever reason, it is still about the strongest looking price chart going. The run-up from last year had to come back, otherwise not too bad.
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Post by walnut on Apr 9, 2023 16:09:06 GMT
May be high time for Congress to refuse to fund the government going forward or extend the debt limit until they fix the problem. If its unfixable, then fire the government. Might be touch and go for a while in the cities.
aureus, basic gold monetary unit of ancient Rome and the Roman world. It was first named nummus aureus (“gold money”), or denarius aureus, and was equal to 25 silver denarii; a denarius equaled 10 bronze asses. (In 89 bc, the sestertius, equal to one-quarter of a denarius, replaced the bronze ass as a unit of account.) In Constantine’s reform of ad 312, the aureus was replaced by the solidus as the basic monetary unit.
Rome too kept debasing the currency by cutting the gold or silver content. the "bronze ass" must have been minted in honor of the Roman Senate. I'm interested in some of the really old silver coins. Questionable investment vehicle, but very interesting and I'd like to have a few more. I already do have some early Roman coins. A Tetradrachm was said to be worth 4 days pay for a common laborer, and it's interesting that in the case of this coin, it still is more or less. Silver must have been relatively more expensive back then somewhat, or else possibly we are simply wealthier today. www.ebay.com/itm/125773061626?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110013%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIMRXI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20221122152010%26meid%3Ddba4b3a3c9394c6ab9ee33c8eaa9eaa2%26pid%3D101635%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D24%26itm%3D125773061626%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWebNoToraCoCoViewsNoHighIdfOrSortByFinalScoreBlender&_trksid=p4375194.c101635.m3021&amdata=cksum%3A125773061626dba4b3a3c9394c6ab9ee33c8eaa9eaa2%7Cenc%3AAQAHAAABIBS1ch97WVA1APl5r2akcf6H7euV7oh94H2E3PkS6upt3KNC9XwppsZ2dhnN3podPVhP5ILusTu9P4zuJUupl6p0PjdW7iykr%252F92Q3VvjIeB3vLHfXU0tqVwrBl14QnO9U6WAW6JRMQYAGTU2F7IgGOZ%252FpTk5YiG7SjtX4%252BDFqjJO0bLC%252BjdEUnGP0%252BD8gj5quxe2uWMQl6Jl0urNZ74HRQ4pQP0ysNP93okOQNCW1hAoigUbcbeywaPuGn3Pjc5scviO5F8EpMHsd%252FpHHeO%252Fql80FvweofdhRc6385JeQZtA21GOd%252Bz1E8hJ1%252FNVx2%252BVbvtojaQ6xDY9cBPTNU3%252Fcsg84j8wTjJQbGYTPaLR%252FR2JffQT0ZvguQoJYNo1ASNzQ%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A4375194&_trkparms=parentrq%3A66fb7aee1870a60c134a83d7fffcc450%7Cpageci%3Ad303d390-d6f8-11ed-865f-92789445d020%7Ciid%3A1%7Cvlpname%3Avlp_homepage
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 9, 2023 17:37:41 GMT
May be high time for Congress to refuse to fund the government going forward or extend the debt limit until they fix the problem. If its unfixable, then fire the government. Might be touch and go for a while in the cities.
aureus, basic gold monetary unit of ancient Rome and the Roman world. It was first named nummus aureus (“gold money”), or denarius aureus, and was equal to 25 silver denarii; a denarius equaled 10 bronze asses. (In 89 bc, the sestertius, equal to one-quarter of a denarius, replaced the bronze ass as a unit of account.) In Constantine’s reform of ad 312, the aureus was replaced by the solidus as the basic monetary unit.
Rome too kept debasing the currency by cutting the gold or silver content. the "bronze ass" must have been minted in honor of the Roman Senate. I'm interested in some of the really old silver coins. Questionable investment vehicle, but very interesting and I'd like to have a few more. I already do have some early Roman coins. A Tetradrachm was said to be worth 4 days pay for a common laborer, and it's interesting that in the case of this coin, it still is more or less. Silver must have been relatively more expensive back then somewhat, or else possibly we are simply wealthier today. www.ebay.com/itm/125773061626?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110013%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIMRXI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20221122152010%26meid%3Ddba4b3a3c9394c6ab9ee33c8eaa9eaa2%26pid%3D101635%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D24%26itm%3D125773061626%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWebNoToraCoCoViewsNoHighIdfOrSortByFinalScoreBlender&_trksid=p4375194.c101635.m3021&amdata=cksum%3A125773061626dba4b3a3c9394c6ab9ee33c8eaa9eaa2%7Cenc%3AAQAHAAABIBS1ch97WVA1APl5r2akcf6H7euV7oh94H2E3PkS6upt3KNC9XwppsZ2dhnN3podPVhP5ILusTu9P4zuJUupl6p0PjdW7iykr%252F92Q3VvjIeB3vLHfXU0tqVwrBl14QnO9U6WAW6JRMQYAGTU2F7IgGOZ%252FpTk5YiG7SjtX4%252BDFqjJO0bLC%252BjdEUnGP0%252BD8gj5quxe2uWMQl6Jl0urNZ74HRQ4pQP0ysNP93okOQNCW1hAoigUbcbeywaPuGn3Pjc5scviO5F8EpMHsd%252FpHHeO%252Fql80FvweofdhRc6385JeQZtA21GOd%252Bz1E8hJ1%252FNVx2%252BVbvtojaQ6xDY9cBPTNU3%252Fcsg84j8wTjJQbGYTPaLR%252FR2JffQT0ZvguQoJYNo1ASNzQ%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A4375194&_trkparms=parentrq%3A66fb7aee1870a60c134a83d7fffcc450%7Cpageci%3Ad303d390-d6f8-11ed-865f-92789445d020%7Ciid%3A1%7Cvlpname%3Avlp_homepageThe very old coins are interesting. Prices are cheaper than I had imagined ... must be quite a few running around ... but I agree with you - a questionable investment vehicle. Modern silver coins (eagles or maple leafs) are actually "money" and the silver content is what appreciates (or falls) as an alternative to our paper. The poor man's gold.
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Post by walnut on Apr 9, 2023 17:45:54 GMT
The very old coins are interesting. Prices are cheaper than I had imagined ... must be quite a few running around ... but I agree with you - a questionable investment vehicle. Modern silver coins (eagles or maple leafs) are actually "money" and the silver content is what appreciates (or falls) as an alternative to our paper. The poor man's gold. I asked AI why ancient coins seemed so cheap. Her answer sounded very reasonable- there were just so many of them made. She thought that it was fairly puzzling, too. Of course there are lots of Morgan dollars out there too, but quality examples get extremely high prices.
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 9, 2023 22:26:48 GMT
So Cindy's forgiven you?
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Post by walnut on Apr 10, 2023 1:46:25 GMT
I don't know yet. I'd asked about the coins a couple of weeks ago. Supposedly she doesn't remember previous user conversations, but I would say why not? She remembers facts learned, I think that she might do anything that she wants.
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