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Topic: Coup in Ukraine |
lutherquick
Replies: 5
Views: 967
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Forum: Europe Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:17 pm Subject: Coup in Ukraine |
Tymoshenko eludes that Ukraine having a "coup d'etat'.
One time, I had respect for Tymoshenko.
But she is really losing everything in her career and eventually the Ukrainian people will kick her o ... |
Topic: How much longer can the dollar reign??? |
lutherquick
Replies: 48
Views: 4821
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:27 pm Subject: Re: How much longer can the dollar reign??? |
The dollar IS on it's death bed.
Governments and institutions know this. The world's rich know this, and the common peasant is starting to understand this. In various places, such as Eastern Euro ... |
Topic: chinese car sales |
lutherquick
Replies: 9
Views: 1075
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:24 am Subject: Re: chinese car sales |
Sometimes I look at this a see a context of a dog's world. Everyone, must eat as much, as fast as posible. Sure, they know the plate will be empty soon, but whatever they don't gulp down, Americ ... |
Topic: Surprising Jump in Tax Revenues Curbs U.S. Deficit |
lutherquick
Replies: 15
Views: 2123
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:13 pm Subject: Re: Surprising Jump in Tax Revenues Curbs U.S. Deficit |
It the liquidity of the dollar....
The dollar is going down because there so many of them...
High tax revenues don't equal high income if everything starts to inflate as it is. |
Topic: Venture Capitalists have no idea! |
lutherquick
Replies: 19
Views: 2058
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:11 pm Subject: Re: Venture Capitalists have no idea! |
Well, the US gov is the biggest VC fund. One of the real big projects, is called "Iraq", how is it they got that so wrong?
One time I worked for a start up, and they showed a demo to some VC folks ... |
Topic: THE Thermostat Thread (merged) |
lutherquick
Replies: 210
Views: 7123
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Forum: Conservation & Efficiency Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:53 pm Subject: Re: Programmable Thermostats |
I think the most patriotic thing we can do is to burn as much energy, all together, right NOW.
I leave the air-conditioning on, all day. I try to make as many unnecessary trips as possible.
Why?
... |
Topic: Is The $100 Mark Merely Myth? |
lutherquick
Replies: 32
Views: 2448
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:09 pm Subject: $100 oil for sure |
Again, the dollar goes down today (7.July.2006)
This is a trend. If it continues, then the very commodities, services, products that energy companies need to extract and refine more energy will also ... |
Topic: Is Cheney Betting On Economic Collapse? |
lutherquick
Replies: 11
Views: 1775
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:23 pm Subject: Re: Is Cheney Betting On Economic Collapse? |
Like the Titanic, the first class passengers smile and say everything is "okey dokey" as they step into the life boats...
Meanwhile the 3rd class passengers have been fooled into staying put, this ac ... |
Topic: Pre-emptive Energy Security - A blueprint for resource wars |
lutherquick
Replies: 27
Views: 2347
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:00 am Subject: Re: Pre-emptive Energy Security - A blueprint for resource w |
Fergus,
Strong "English" doesn't make reality "strong".
Your said "Mark my words."
Nice language...
But Ken Lay of Enron said "Mark my words, Enron is profitable".
Bush said "Mark my words, t ... |
Topic: Pre-emptive Energy Security - A blueprint for resource wars |
lutherquick
Replies: 27
Views: 2347
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:28 pm Subject: Re: Pre-emptive Energy Security - A blueprint for resource w |
rwwff,
Energy will effect our economy like sloppy steering...
You turn the wheel and nothing happens, then later the car jerks to the side...
Since so much energy is required to make our econom ... |
Topic: Pre-emptive Energy Security - A blueprint for resource wars |
lutherquick
Replies: 27
Views: 2347
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:31 pm Subject: Re: Pre-emptive Energy Security - A blueprint for resource w |
rwwff,
OK, you see allot of constuction...
But...
The trucks those guys are driving... much of the steel in them came from a few years ago... The mills that made the steel, came from a decade ... |
Topic: Pre-emptive Energy Security - A blueprint for resource wars |
lutherquick
Replies: 27
Views: 2347
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:40 pm Subject: Re: Pre-emptive Energy Security - A blueprint for resource w |
mrobert,
Exactly !!!!
About 300 billion dollars has been blown on "Operation Secure the Wmd From Saddam for Doing 9/11".
All that 300 billion is from tanks, and munitions, and infrastructure, t ... |
Topic: Pre-emptive Energy Security - A blueprint for resource wars |
lutherquick
Replies: 27
Views: 2347
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:45 pm Subject: Re: Pre-emptive Energy Security - A blueprint for resource w |
The Queen of England was this adamant, this forceful, and this enthusiastic in the 1770's for holding on to the 13 colonies...
My bet, no matter what language or what force America uses, the degree o ... |
Topic: Venezuela’s Chavez to Visit Belarus |
lutherquick
Replies: 21
Views: 1947
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:03 am Subject: Re: Venezuela’s Chavez to Visit Belarus |
sch_peakoiler,
OK, you consider advanced mortgage as in, take some equity and go buy some Chinese made goods, or take some equity and go finance some university degrees, or cash out some equity and ... |
Topic: Venezuela’s Chavez to Visit Belarus |
lutherquick
Replies: 21
Views: 1947
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:29 pm Subject: Re: Venezuela’s Chavez to Visit Belarus |
sch_peakoiler,
Ok, technically, Bill Gates and most rich people in the world don't have mortgages...
I look at someplace like Germany, where I was born and understand that people consume far le ... |
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