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screembloodymurder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:11 AM Original message |
Is the USA headed for economic collapse? |
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Brucey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
1. Maybe, it seems that the good ole USA |
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TNDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. And the question always is - What do we do on a personal level? |
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screembloodymurder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I'm in exactly the same situation |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Look for alternative building techniques.... |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. FDIC will be broke... |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:50 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Gold and, especially, silver, are not particularly rare |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:54 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Yes...but... |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:22 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I can see your argument |
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twilight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 02:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
39. gold COINS |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 11:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
63. (chuckle)....That's subjective, isn't it? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
61. Frightning, but with a $7 trillion nat'l debt, why is it worth anything? |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:55 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Hush! you want the Sheeple to STAMPEDE? |
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Patriot_Spear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. If you believe Princeton Economist Paul Krugman it is... |
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AwareOne (319 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. Look in your phone book for local coin shops |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Be sure to ask about the dealer's "spread" |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
7. Don't Worry |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:40 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Bull...and please refrain from believing these lies.... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:55 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I'll Make This Very Easy... |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 11:29 AM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Well, do you want salt and pepper, or hot sauce with that? |
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Resistance Is Futile (693 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 01:48 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Krugman`s position |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 02:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Hirning * |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 02:10 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. You paraphrase his comments with Terry Gross, I think |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 01:49 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. I Read The New York Times Every Day In Which Krug's Column |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 02:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. As far as I know, he has not laid out very many specifics |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 03:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. I Agree |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 03:42 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Krugman predicted a huge deficit |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 03:55 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. A Long Period Of Recession/Deflation Is Not A Collapse In My |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 08:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. Japan has 3 things that we don't |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 08:38 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. His comparison to what's going on now is Latin America |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 11:48 PM Response to Reply #45 |
69. I repeat: |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 11:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
68. AFAIC, on the Russert interview |
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bearfan454 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. I hope that you are right. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:07 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I Despise Bush With A Passion |
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Patriot_Spear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
55. Look, I'm not trying to start some pissing contest, but... |
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Andy_Stephenson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
8. Gold and silver.... |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. yes.... |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 11:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Question? |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 11:39 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. You sell to dealers |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 04:32 PM Response to Reply #28 |
47. Being a jeweler is not going to hurt now |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
14. Fantastic article. Thx for posting! |
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reprobate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
19. First of all, get out of personal debt. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:27 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I agree |
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TNDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:35 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Do you have a mortgage? |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 04:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
46. A lot depends on your personal situation |
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reprobate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 11:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
66. In my particular situation ......... |
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FloridaPat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
22. In regards to productivity up - a lot of jobs went overseas to |
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jburton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 11:29 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Good Point |
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cosmicdot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
24. t'was nice of Poppy to help his friend Munk at Barrick's Gold |
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LunaC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
29. Precious metals on the net..... |
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screembloodymurder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 06:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
50. Thanks |
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loudnclear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
30. Yes, as well as moral bankruptcy! |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
31. This is probably a stupid question about gold and precious metals |
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LunaC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 01:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. fuggedabout worthless dollars |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 01:54 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. John Kenneth Galbreath Said Gold |
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LunaC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 02:44 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Gold will |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 04:41 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. If Things Get So Bad That We Need To Bring A Gold Chip To McDonalds |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 03:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. So you don't trade them for dollars, but use it like any other currency? |
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LunaC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 06:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Pretty much |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
43. Not just that |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
51. Bush bankrupts a business and looks for a bailout. |
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EDT (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
54. I am dumping nearly all my savings into a new and bigger home- |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:26 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Yeah, but if the real estate bubble collapses |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 11:07 PM Response to Reply #54 |
64. You're paying CASH? You'll own it scot-free? |
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PROGRESSIVE1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
56. No it is not, but..... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:18 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. I'm With You |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
57. We're Headed For A Major Collapse |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
60. Regarding Solutions To Extreme Economic Duress |
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Resistance Is Futile (693 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 11:10 PM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Look at the numbers |
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sushi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-03 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
67. Surplus money is |
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wabeewoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-03 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
70. A word of caution about gold. |
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sushi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-03 12:09 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. That's true |
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