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To: Thunder90

My poor dad says this can’t happen. Oil is based on the dollar.

He can’t grasp how they can base oil prices on another currency just as easily.


12 posted on 03/24/2009 2:37:03 PM PDT by autumnraine (Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose- Kris Kristoferrson VIVA LA REVOLUTION!)
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To: autumnraine

OPEC was going to only accept Euro’s before the economic collapse. They want a supercurrency so they can price oil by it and not be paid in useless dollars.


13 posted on 03/24/2009 7:21:32 PM PDT by Thunder90
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