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To: X Y Zebra who wrote (29310)	2/28/2003 11:12:38 AM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

<"My feeling is that in 10 years Europe will be an economy like Brazil, a third world country, because China, America will always succeed and places like Korea will saturate Europe," said Mr E. "So if we don't get our act together, we will be long gone." Or perhaps Europe vs the US has bottomed? While Europes inflexiblitly has caused it it's problems, the U.S.'s ruthless free economy has also caused IT problems. Everyone laughs at the French... how come they're so damn skinny while Americans blow up like Blimps??? Even the Germans are svelt compared to the American Buffalo one sees roaming the 24 hr Walmart in search of more 'stuff'. I dont' know... exploding rates of anxiety and obesity... things aren't always what they appear. Certain standards of living may turn out to be pretty smart. DAK

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (29310)	2/28/2003 12:25:19 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Europe will become a stagnant but stable economic zone with petrodollars heading into Euro-based securities, investment capital will continue to be strong in the EU with the USA becoming increasingly isolated, and boycotted financially by the Islamic world, Europe will benefit as a legitimate sanctuary but socialism and even greater energy dependence will harm the EU a big shift is underway, away from USA and toward Europe I think Europe will stagnate due to its socialist lunacy but it will benefit from the diversion of large capital streams away from the USA an economy like Brazil ??? they dont have externally owned debt they have a broad economy with 300 million people they have cheaper producers like Portugal, Spain, Greece, eastern Europe they have a trade surplus they have far more gold backing the EURO than the US has with $ but they have tough labor regulations, and heavy taxes not as heavy as the US corp taxes though cigarette advertising will not dictate the EU future I think shit hits the fan when the Arab petrodollars demand gold for their oil the indirect denomination now (since summer02) has been euros for oil serious trouble comes to Europe when the flow toward EuroBonds is diverted toward gold more directly and openly THIS IS THE ISLAMIC WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL FINANCIAL WEAPON AND THEY WILL USE IT / jim