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To: The Conservative Yogini

Coming from an Argentine, I would take him at his word. I was in Argentina for about 3 months in the early 80s during the runup to the Falklands War. Gral. Galtieri was the President at the time and the inflation rate was something like 11,000%/month.

Goods and commodities cost thousands of pesos. I recall being at the post office there and sending a package (not large) back to the US. My postage was over 1 million pesos. When I finally left there just after the shooting started between the Argentines and the Brits, I still had nearly one-half million pesos worth about $40 - $50. I still have that money because the US froze their currency and I was unable to exchange it when I cleared customs in Miami.

Shortly after that, Argentina restructured and reissued their currency, permanently making the currency I have completely worthless.

The Obamoron is devaluing our currency by spending money we don’t have and robbing our children and grandchildren of their futures. Imagine a time when a loaf of bread will cost your kids $15 - $20 and a gallon of gas could run $30 or more. This is what the Obamoron’s free spending is doing.


4 posted on 04/07/2009 10:20:20 AM PDT by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: DustyMoment

You nailed it. We are about to see hyperinflation like this generation has NEVER seen.


5 posted on 04/07/2009 10:34:44 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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