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To: Rande Is who wrote (57421)	4/22/2006 10:39:53 AM
From: EdR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57584

Rande, Could you give us some examples of China "traded funds"? Thanks, Ed...

To: Rande Is who wrote (57421)	4/22/2006 1:17:00 PM
From: the navigator	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 57584

Hi Rande... Who else is having these rather disturbing thoughts? Me! Somehow, it seems that over the past few years the ground has moved beneath our feet and I am trying to make sense of the dislocation while reorienting myself to the new up and down. A couple of things I have concluded (and I admit to being a cynic): 1. our government is lying to us about the economy. This is especially troubling because if they will lie about the economy, they will lie about anything and ergo are not to be trusted. 2. we are on our own when it comes to protecting ourselves and our families (in retrospect prbly a Katrina lesson). 3. we are now the world's "old" economy and therefore, our growth is limited. 4. we must prepare and invest for inflation...however it may be manifested. I wish I saw more discontent in my countrymen, more concern with the current state of affairs as it would be comforting to believe there will be some national preparation. If we don't protect our middle class and our poor, our nation is in danger. Personally, I look to the coming elections as a barometer of the comfort of my fellow Americans. Meanwhile, I will observe events and invest accordingly per #2 above. LJ

To: Rande Is who wrote (57421)	4/22/2006 2:01:27 PM
From: Rock_nj	Respond to of 57584

They have to be lying about inflation. No way fuel increases like these do not cause an uptick in inflation. CNBC was talking about how the railroads were passing along fuel surcharges to shippers. I know it's happening at my company too. $100 oil = $4.00 gasoline $125 oil = $5.00 gasoline That is the economic reality we are probably facing as this decade drags on. Demand for oil is just increasing too fast for supply (which may have peaked or be nearing the peak) to keep up with.