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To: Ilaine who wrote (12386)	1/1/2002 3:06:39 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

CB - ...GDP will be lower, but manufacturers, producers and consumers will be better off. Unemployment will increase,... The totality of the economy, ultimately driven by the subjective goals of consumers, is not subject to measurement, so this is often the normal course of events unless a persistent inflation of the money and credit supply is underway to falsify the numbers. The unemployment is primarily the result of the structural rigidity of wages, including the legal minimum wage, that can only be adjusted downward by an actual layoff cycle. Regards, Don

To: Ilaine who wrote (12386)	1/1/2002 6:18:50 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi CB, <<gold was a bust in 2001>> is exaggeration, which is allowed on this thread. Gold was OK, whether from January 1st 2001 to 365 days later or from low to high, beating the stock indices on 365 days basis … kitco.com siliconinvestor.com … while we hopefully will not get a repeat of <<stocks were a boom if you bought them in September>>. To prove the former point in an aggressive and fun way, as opposed to in a reality-tempered way, I have done this in virtual world … Message 16830817 … I hopefully not getting trashed in the 1st quarter, discouraged, and abandon the thought experiment. In reality, the much more sane and tempered program continues in real world … Subject 37210 <<Not sure how anyone can make a profit at that price, but I know in the USA we can't compete with that ... I don't know how to make money on it, but I think we are the next abracadabra …>> I do not either. I am not sure there is money in this abracadabra. When in doubt, platinum and gold:>/ <<My 70 year old father … Internet addict … hunting for wife #4>> Tell more once he has figured out how to go margin, short, options, and futures on the trade:0) Chugs, Jay

To: Ilaine who wrote (12386)	1/2/2002 12:34:10 AM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

<. I see gold was a bust in 2001, and stocks were a boom if you bought them in September - which is what I predicted. > ROFLMAO!!!! Good to see you'll be the same FOS ole CB this year as well! Happy New year! DAK Just for fun... when were you 'out' of the market so you could pile back in after 9/11??? LOL