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To: elmatador who wrote (109351)12/30/2014 8:36:30 AM
From: stsimon1 Recommendation

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Metacomet

  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 219831
 
The dollar will remain the world reserve currency for the foreseeable future. It may become even more popular should the European Union begin to unwind.

Eventually some other country may supplant the U.S. in this role, but not anytime soon.



To: elmatador who wrote (109351)12/30/2014 9:55:33 AM
From: Metacomet  Respond to of 219831
 
Nope..

I am saying that it doesn't make any difference at what temperature the water boils..

The $ is the acknowledged thermometer until the world agrees on a better one

..and I am not going to hold my breath



To: elmatador who wrote (109351)12/30/2014 10:00:19 AM
From: Metacomet  Respond to of 219831
 
...soon the a basket of commodities, which oil has a high weight in it, will emerge as a more realistic gauge of value and all the worlds people and countries, seeing that they have been abused by the evil dollar standard, will readily start buying and selling, whatever they buy and sell in any currency with the lowest cost of transaction, fully backed and guaranteed by the a basket of commodities, which oil has a high weight in it

..and these units will be guaranteed by, the basket?????