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PPS: and that is one reason why the BRICS initiative will move forward so slowly. The stated goals cannot be achieved, unless China significantly opens up their economy and financial system, which th… (View Post)

PS: that is not to suggest that other countries, in particular India, Russia and Brazil are irrelevant to the global political and economic situation, only that if BRICS becomes a force, there will b… (View Post)

Regarding Federal Reserve notes, @overdate said "Either they are liabilities or they aren't." That is technically a true statement, but what does it mean? Just like there are many diff… (View Post)

@Overdate -- given that it is a fairly complex question (i.e., analyzing my initial statement), I think Chat did OK. However, I think Chat is in fact a bit confused (or contradictory) in the followin… (View Post)

Thinking of pre-33 US gold going to the melting pot is a sad thought. I guess I am a bit eccentric, but I have always thought that this was a nice way to accumulate gold. I guess the implication is t… (View Post)