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2007-01-15 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Steve White 2007-01-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A sea of debt floats all ships, until ...

Posted by phil_b 2007-01-15 00:50|| 2007-01-15 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 "Embracing capital markets" > IOW, PC-speak for massive defict banking and deficit rate conversion processes. And now you know AGAIN why Socialists hate the simple Amer penny to no end.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-01-15 01:14|| 2007-01-15 01:14|| Front Page Top

#3 I think "experts" used to say that if the dollar stopped being the predominant international currency, its value would collapse, and we'd all be carting wheelbarrows of cash to buy a single loaf of bread. I'm not holding my breath.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2007-01-15 01:16|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2007-01-15 01:16|| Front Page Top

#4 The sky is falling!!!!

The sky is falling!!!!

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-01-15 11:49|| 2007-01-15 11:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Whatever. In my ignorance, I don't care what denomination they use out there, so long as they change to dollars when they sell/buy with us.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-15 12:22|| 2007-01-15 12:22|| Front Page Top

#6 I don't care what denomination they use out there, so long as they change to ~~real money~~ dollars when they sell/buy with us.

Sorry, Ima couldna help myself.

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-15 17:08|| 2007-01-15 17:08|| Front Page Top

#7 :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-15 19:14|| 2007-01-15 19:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Bonds? Euros?
Considering the gulf between GDP and debt of the major players in Europe, I would indeed suspect a very big bond market, though not one I'd invest in.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-01-15 21:21|| 2007-01-15 21:21|| Front Page Top

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