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To: TobagoJack who wrote (84968)	12/22/2011 7:48:57 PM
From: Canuck Dave	5 Recommendations Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 218252

What a pile of crap. It ain't Merkel bringing down the City, dude, it's their own outrageous behaviour (yes, I spell it like a Brit) creating and riding the Credit Monster, aided and abetted by a complacent and corrupt English political system. Almost time to tally up for the year. Let's see, gold started at $1400 and will end around $1600. Let's see, that's 200 parts in 1400; 1 in 7.... 14%! Not bad, but I think 2012 has to be better. CD

To: TobagoJack who wrote (84968)	12/22/2011 8:38:55 PM
From: dvdw©	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218252

That is a fascinating....mix of emotion......constituting? A. Cry For Help? B. Admission of guilt? C. Combination of A & B? D. A strip club owner about to lose its biggest tippers?

To: TobagoJack who wrote (84968)	12/23/2011 2:18:24 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	3 Recommendations Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 218252

How Germany Builds Twice as Many Cars as the U.S. While Paying Its Workers Twice as Much In 2010, Germany produced more than 5.5 million automobiles; the U.S produced 2.7 million. At the same time, the average auto worker in Germany made $67.14 per hour in salary in benefits; the average one in the U.S. made $33.77 per hour. Yet Germany’s big three car companies—BMW, Daimler (Mercedes-Benz), and Volkswagen—are very profitable. How can that be? The question is explored in a new article from Remapping Debate, a public policy e-journal. Its author, Kevin C. Brown, writes that “the salient difference is that, in Germany, the automakers operate within an environment that precludes a race to the bottom; in the U.S., they operate within an environment that encourages such a race.” forbes.com

To: TobagoJack who wrote (84968)	12/23/2011 2:38:46 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	3 Recommendations Respond to of 218252

In a nutshell this guy Frederick Forsyth is totally clueless IMHO it seems that he worships the "City" + "WS" which is nothing more than an amalgamation of thieves and swindlers and at this time those individuals suposedly "working" there are the source of most ills of present modern worldwide economy. The total destruction of the so called “Citi” and “WS” would be a blessing with the forfeiting of the wealth stolen from the masses from ALL former employees and the jailing if their chieftains like GS or JPM etc., would be a blessing to the world. A new system of banking and brokers would grow instead with strict rules all known and guarded by law related fix cost commissions, and those entities who are more efficient will turn a profit and survive and the failure will go their way. No proprietary trading no NOSTRO accounts and no bonuses, but only stock options spread over 3 to 5 years as in other industries