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To: MichaelCorleone
"Keep in mind that all OPEC has to do is suddenly refuse to accet US dollars for their oil and our reserve currency status is history."

It appears that a lot of folks here do not understand that without Saudi backing the US dollar is WORTHLESS. This could be a very very bad thing for the US economy. The only thing we really export bysides airliners/weapons is dollars. And the only reason we can export dollars is they are needed to buy Saudi oil. Should that change then the world will no longer need (or want) dollars and the value of a US dollar will drop to near nothing.

58 posted on 10/23/2013 9:01:17 AM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: jpsb
Should that change then the world will no longer need (or want) dollars and the value of a US dollar will drop to near nothing.

The Saudi's don't need no stinking dollars, they're worthless. The BRICS nations are going to trade gold for oil. Turn out the light, the party's over.

78 posted on 10/23/2013 10:45:21 AM PDT by pegleg (Lies will seek you out, but the truth must be sought.)
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To: jpsb
You say that, as if it was a bad thing....

LOL!
What are they going to declare the “new reserve”?
The Yuan?
The Yen?
The Euro?

ROTFLMAO!
Talk about absolute chaos in the financial markets!
(Which deserves a reckoning, BTW)
I would be very happy if the international monetary exchange rates returned to rational levels.

That way, the USA would no longer be used as the evil external enemy, who all other nations must strive against, by the various stupid socialist leaders of those foreign nations.

I say make the Yuan be the baseline!
They have a billion people, right?
Let their government tax them to feed the starving people in Africa!

117 posted on 10/23/2013 8:18:55 PM PDT by sarasmom (Extortion 17. A large number of Navy SEALs died on that mission. Ask why.)
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