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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (258191)	7/2/2010 1:13:31 PM
From: TH	Respond to of 306849

patron, Nice entry on AMZN. I thought about joining you on that one. I love AMZN. Between them and Costco, they get all my clownbucks. You might get your ugly close. A whole bunch of correlations I follow are breaking down, and confusion usually gets sold. As for a national sales tax, that will happen. And a national VAT. And a national toilet paper tax. A national walking tax. You name it, the future is going to be rather tax filled. We're screwed. But, have a great holiday. GT TH

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (258191)	7/2/2010 3:26:05 PM
From: Perspective	Respond to of 306849

<For the countries that are most often grouped together - Greece, Portugal, Italy, and Ireland, and Spain – about two-thirds of their total debt is due over the next three years. These aren't risks that sit far out on the horizon. These are risks that come due in the next few years. > <the 10-year note yield for many of these countries has risen above their historical average cost of issuing debt. The yields on Portugal debt are now more than full percentage point above the average cost of its debt currently outstanding. The yield on the debt of Ireland and Spain are now also trading at yields above their own historical cost of borrowing.> hussmanfunds.com Wonder what the U.S. average maturity is? `BC