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No source ^ | Tuesday, March 18th | Sarah

Posted on 03/18/2008 12:04:44 PM PDT by Sarah

I am turning to the educated community of FREE REPUBLIC for an education in the falling dollar. Please list here some forums, blogs, somewhere to get an education to make some sense out of the dollar's devaluation. Nothing I've read so far explains how this is anything but a catastrophy.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: dollar; euro; exchangerate; fallingdollar; finance
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1 posted on 03/18/2008 12:04:45 PM PDT by Sarah
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To: Sarah

The dollar has been falling forever and will always fall.


2 posted on 03/18/2008 12:06:39 PM PDT by RightWhale (Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
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To: RightWhale

and rise.


3 posted on 03/18/2008 12:07:34 PM PDT by Perdogg (Reagan would have never said "She's my girl")
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To: Sarah

My take is that it’s in large part due to a combination of falling interest rates and the threat of inflation.


4 posted on 03/18/2008 12:07:54 PM PDT by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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To: Sarah

I predict over the next year the value of the dollar will fluctuate.


5 posted on 03/18/2008 12:08:06 PM PDT by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: RightWhale

I was hoping for a little more depth of analysis


6 posted on 03/18/2008 12:08:09 PM PDT by Sarah
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To: Sarah

Disaster? It’s the only way I expect we can pay off the national debt, and why I think I’ll get back every penny I’ve ever put into Social Security!


7 posted on 03/18/2008 12:08:39 PM PDT by null and void (It's 3 AM, do you know where Hillary is? Does she know where Bill is? Does Bill know what 'is' is?)
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To: Sarah

I didn’t know the dollar was devalued?


8 posted on 03/18/2008 12:08:51 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Oama: America is the greatest country on the earth, Help me bring change.)
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To: Sarah; Lazamataz; martin_fierro; Petronski
Nothing I've read so far explains how this is anything but a catastrophy.

I don't know, but I believe Laz would summarize it thusly:

We're all gonna die!

9 posted on 03/18/2008 12:09:31 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Still looking for UART at FX1050)
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To: Sarah

It is a catastrophe for the most part. The brighter side is that it makes american exports more attractive and it incites foreign currency holders to buy American real estate. Commodities holders also will do well.


10 posted on 03/18/2008 12:09:52 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (su - | echo "All your " | chown -740 us ./base | kill -9 | cd / | rm -r | echo "belong to us")
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To: Sarah

go to http://www.morningstar.com ,check out the forums and look for investment basics or any other topic you feel you need to bone up on and fire away....be carefull they can load you up with TMI and confuse.


11 posted on 03/18/2008 12:10:10 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: Sarah

My take on it is that we are devaluing the dollar so that we can pay off the massive debt with less actual money.


12 posted on 03/18/2008 12:10:31 PM PDT by usurper (Spelling or grammatical errors in this post can be attributed to the LA City School System)
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To: Sarah
1. The dollar is falling because housing is depreciating and putting our financial institutions at risk, which was mostly their own fault.

2. It is a good thing because it makes our exports more competitive in the global markets. For instance, American companies can sell things for fewer Euros and even make more money than ever. Companies who rely heavily on exports are doing very well.

3. It is bad for consumers because things we import costs more. So, it is really a matter of perspective. There are good things and bad things about a weak dollar.

13 posted on 03/18/2008 12:11:48 PM PDT by Always Right (Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
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To: Sarah

The US dollar is plunging in world currency markets - and bringing down share prices in its wake.

Why the dollar is falling so fast!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4772049.stm


14 posted on 03/18/2008 12:12:04 PM PDT by OPS4 (Ops4 God Bless America!)
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If you want to hear an apolitical, non-hyperbolic take on the value of the dollar and the larger implications on your pocketbook, check out Bob Brinker’s Moneytalk radio program on the weekends. Not the most entertaining radio, but he’s one gifted financial analyst and has earned my respect over the years with his levelheaded, fact oriented opinions.


15 posted on 03/18/2008 12:12:09 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Phantom Lord
I predict over the next year the value of the dollar will fluctuate.

You would make an excellent climate change expert.

16 posted on 03/18/2008 12:12:43 PM PDT by Always Right (Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
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To: Sarah

The present economic situation is a continuation of the Great Depression. The country never emerged from the Great Depression and since 1970 when Peak Oil was passed inside the USA can never emerge. Do not lay up treasures on earth, somebody said a while ago— can’t, nothing permanent anyway.


17 posted on 03/18/2008 12:13:19 PM PDT by RightWhale (Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
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To: Sarah
Please list here some forums, blogs, somewhere to get an education.......not opins
18 posted on 03/18/2008 12:13:21 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: Sarah
Nothing I've read so far explains how this is anything but a catastrophe.

Courtesy comment:

Sarah I asked this same question last year and got flamed by those who thought the falling dollars was great news.

I fear this is just the beginning of something that before it is over will make many have fear for our government.

I can not tell you how I fear that we have passed the point of coming back quickly.

Many in America have a great stake in devaluing the dollar to nothing at the expense of their fellow countrymen.

This is scary and could get completely out of control before it gets better.

I hear the caution in those in Washington and in our financial minds.

Less hope I am totally wrong but this is my lowly opinion.

19 posted on 03/18/2008 12:14:29 PM PDT by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia, a red state wannabe. I don't take Ex Lax I just read the New York Times.)
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To: Sarah
I was hoping for a little more depth of analysis

snicker....

You've been here since forever. You know you ain't gonna get that much from this crowd!

20 posted on 03/18/2008 12:15:19 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (John McCain. If I have to... I guess...)
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