To: Paxb2u who wrote (107409 ) 2/19/2010 7:39:44 PM From: Skeeter Bug 1 Recommendation Respond to of 110194 >>Have to add that they (whoever they are---the FED?)I believe that has to be up so they can save all the states retirement plans.<< my reading of history suggests that the bankers (the money changers, if you will), could not care one iota less about the pensions of americans. the government may well care, but they take orders from the money changers, not the other way around. well, mostly, but obama isn't the one to turn on them. jackson, garfield and lincoln all tried and all three were met with assassination attempts - these money changers don't play around. check out "the money masters" on google video. really understand what it going on during the battle for money creation rights in this nation. study how cold and cruel the banksters were then and realize they are the same today - except now they have professional marketers to help them deceive the people. the flaw in most thinking is that the government will determine what the banksters do with the money supply when the government doesn't control the money supply - the banksters do. they have fought, tooth and nail, against government and will do it again. obama will take orders like a good little puppet and collect his pay day when he gets out. i wll be sure to post the day obama goes public with his "we have lived high on the hog for too long, it is time to cut back..." austerity speech. i feel it coming. again, i might be wrong and i realize this. be careful if trading GLD as GLD could end up being the new AIG. also check out "the still report" on youtube. check out marc faber's blog a lot - he called the up move and the down move within days of both occurring and right near the bottom and top (if ~1151 ends up being the top, which i think it will). check out gerald celente's blog frequently. kingworldnews.com has excellent interviews, too. i also follow gary kaltbaum from investor's edge - he has a podcast i listen to almost every night. good stuff and good insight.