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To: d:oug who wrote (37118)	7/14/1999 5:59:00 AM
From: ANGELIQUE LEE	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116791

Doug, (At the risk of Taurus535 calling me a Nazi again...) As entertaining as your writing is (you do have a way with words), its statements like this: "Dump Ron Reese and all the falsehoods and junk he has created." that anyone in their right mind, with even a smidgeon of ego, will of course respond to and all hell breaks loose with everyone wanting to come out on top. Go for it boys, piss away, but when you're done you'll still be standing in your own mess. Damn, everyone was being so polite and productive for 36 or so hours, it was actually worthwhile reading.

To: d:oug who wrote (37118)	7/14/1999 8:03:00 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116791

Those posts of Ron Reese have one purpose, in that to take you away from where you are able to learn and decide what is correct and not. Ron Reese has "stacked the deck" ROFLMAO!!!!! I really am honored that you feel compelled to name a "syndrome" after me.... That's a laugh riot... <VBG> I guess Jim, and anyone else, will have to decide for themselves who is spewing propaganda, and who is just speaking his mind with the best logic they know. I think I know.... Syndrome?!! .... ROFLMAO!!! Btw, my wife posesses a superior intellect, as well as superior taste.. :0) So you can take comfort that you got something 1/2 right about me... ROFL!!!! Regards, Ron

To: d:oug who wrote (37118)	7/14/1999 10:27:00 AM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116791

I just read a study done on men with RRS (Ron Reese Syndrome) and in each case the man was married to a woman with superior intelligents. LOL, LOL! You come up with some jewels, Doug! But, I think you meant "intelligence," not "intelligents." And, since I'm single, the comment doesen't apply -- hmmm, maybe it just means I can't find a woman smarter than me... <VBG> could you double back and reread my post that you graciously already put in time to answer my inquires. Doug, you asked so many questions that I used a split screen to answer your post; your post on one side and my reply on the other, and I tried to go right down the line in answering your questions. If I missed answering a question in order, it was because it was already answered to the best of my ability earlier. Those posts of Ron Reese have one purpose, in that to take you away from where you are able to learn and decide what is correct and not. Ron Reese has "stacked the deck" so that what you are observing thru his posts will only allow you to make judgements and observations thru a view he controls, and this view has already guaranteed that a conclusion to verify his view will be obtained. About Ron Reese. It seems to me that a person with facts on his side, and the intelligence to apply them logically, does in fact "stack the deck" against his opponents in a debate. In fact, the anger shown against him here serves to convince me that he must be right or all the personal attacks against him wouldn't be necessary. People who know what they are talking about and who can use facts and logic to butress their positions, have no need to get angry and resort to insults. So, if you don't mind, Doug, I'll just continue to read all posts on this thread and apply my own 'logic filter' to decide what makes sense and what doesn't. What would help me out, though, is fewer insults and tirades against Ron, and more logic applied to the goldbug position. my post that you replied to had the time period referenced for those charts between money supply and inflation and gold reserved as that when the USA was on the gold standard. Well, actually it didn't, Doug. But, lucky for me, I already knew that the US had been on a gold standard from sometime before the Civil War until Nixon took us off it. And, I really don't have the time or inclination to do a web search for the charts you mention because I think I have a pretty fair understanding of the relationship between inflation and a SET POG, and inflation and a FLOATING POG. What needs to be emphasized is that when Nixon took us off the standard, only about one in a thousand dollars (or less) was actually backed by gold, because there just wasn't enough gold to back all the dollars printed at the prices set by the market. What also needs to be pointed out is that while there was very little inflation under the gold standard in the '50's, there is also very little inflation now. Simply saying that a "dollar is backed by gold" doesn't automatically eliminate inflation, UNLESS the percentage of the backing is specified, AND the POG is set and inflexible. Be careful not so much what you hear, but who you listen to. Excellent advice, Doug, and I shall try to continue to abide by it. Thanks for your entertaining posts, jim