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To: Freedom4US
and then re-values the official price from $20 to $35, thus netting a hefty 60 per cent profit overnight

$20 to $35 is a 75% profit.

95 posted on 06/20/2007 3:28:01 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Why are protectionists (and goldbugs) so dumb?)
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You’re right, they didn’t actually hit 35 bucks till a bit later on, tinkering with the economy as it were. “Prime the pump”, Roosevelt said they would decide on a figure pulled out of the air over breakfast.


97 posted on 06/20/2007 3:58:13 PM PDT by Freedom4US
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