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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (14745)	11/3/2004 2:18:41 PM
From: benwood	Respond to of 116555

The great irony of course is that with a shrinking middle class and steady depletion of those with any health insurance at all, where will their customer growth come from? I think they are simply elated that they can escalate their costs & gov't subsidies faster then the decline of their customer base at least long enough to cash out executive stock options.

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (14745)	11/3/2004 2:38:26 PM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Date: Wed Nov 03 2004 12:24 trotsky (thomas) ID#248269: Copyright © 2002 trotsky/Kitco Inc. All rights reserved excuse me? you do know what this chart depicts, yes? tfc-charts.w2d.com now, the dollar is short term oversold and due a bounce in order to clean out the massive spec short positions, but as the above chart shows, it is not a stretch to associate Shrubco with a dollar collapse. i for one disagree completely with the frequently uttered sentiment that the election outcome is immaterial to the currency and gold markets - long term, it is very meaningful. historically, Republican administrations have always been associated with huge and growing deficits. although this is counterintuitive, the historical record is clear: the mantle of 'fiscal conservatives' belongs to the Democrats, like it or not. a Kerry victory would therefore clearly have imperiled the gold bull market, and by inference , would have been LT dollar bullish. Bush's victory otoh is an endorsement of 'business as usual' - and the above chart shows what that is. Date: Wed Nov 03 2004 11:14 trotsky (i am happy to report....) ID#248269: Copyright © 2002 trotsky/Kitco Inc. All rights reserved that now that America has decided to go for another 4 years of economic stagnation, exploding deficits, a collapsing currency and foreign military misadventures, we can go back to our regularly scheduled program called 'gold bull market'. what i'm wondering is, should we apologize in advance to the future collateral damage in Syria and Iran? you know, the donkey riding turban wielding subhumans that will 'regrettably' be hit by errant shrapnel from our famous 'precision targeting' 1000 pounds of explosives devices, that can reportedly hit Zarquawi's wooden leg +/- 20 meters? prob'ly not...General 'we don't do body counts' Franks should adopt the Arnaud-Amaury de Citeaux philosophy....'kill them all, the Lord will sort them out' - it's much simpler and neater and puts responsibity where it belongs. as they say in PC gaming...'go with these features'.