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    • Sun May 25th 09:43 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      The Case for $1300/Oz Gold
      Ever wondered what happens as the Chinese Yuan strengthens VS the dollar??
      The Billion Chinese whose wages have actually increased and can't wait to replace that bike with a scooter and buy oil, will have it within their means, since the oil is priced in dollars. And add in the Indians.

      And the oil will be bid up, for there will be less, resulting in the dollar being pressed down. And away the spiral will go leaving us in the dust.

      And you can say the same thing for gold--they will want that too. So convert your paper to gold which will rise, and thus you will be holding Yuan.
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    • Sat May 24th 11:27 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      America's Energy Policy: Coming to Terms with Reality
      In 1980, the U.S. Government established the Synthetic Fuels Corporation to produce an alternative to imported fossil fuels.

      That was right after the 1979 Gas Crisis and the Carter Administrations answer with price controls-which put lines of cars around the block from the only station in town with gas--remember that??

      Glad we're rid of that dunce--and these other Rip Van Winkles awake 28 years later to call hearings---Here's a ?? how's their synthetic fuel Corp. doing after all that time???
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    • Fri May 23rd 11:16 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Want Lower Gas Prices? OK, Let's Increase Supply
      The answer is not A. B. C. or D. It is all of the above!
      It's going to take 10 dimes to make a dollar and the quicker we scrape them together the better.

      No, you can't run a car on Nuclear but all cars-(&transport) will eventually run on electricity, and that, you can get from Nuclear.
      That's not the light you see at the end of the tunnel it's the end of crude oil, which nature takes a few million years to replenish.

      We bought the Chinese goods, enabling him to go from a bicycle to a scooter and now we yell "hey Woo Fat don't buy all that gas, it drives up the cost to run my Hummer"---how sick is that??

      This plague of grasshoppers better take a new approach to "The good life" winter's coming.
      If we don't evolve to wind and sunlight we'll revisit this scenario--cause--every... else---runs out!!
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    • Thu May 22nd 12:25 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      The Triple Play: Oil Addicts, The Credit Crunch and Deflation
      Over the past few years, diesel's popularity as an automotive fuel has grown significantly. Thanks to its higher energy content and its efficient combustion process, diesel performance enables cars to travel at least 30% farther on a gallon of fuel than comparable gasoline models.

      The improved efficiency of diesel engines can also help reduce oil consumption. It should be noted, however, that it takes about 25% more oil to make a gallon of diesel fuel than a gallon of gasoline, so we should really look at how a vehicle does on fuel efficiency in terms of "oil equivalents." Thus, we need to adjust the mileage claims for diesel vehicles downward by about 20% when comparing them to gasoline-powered vehicles. There are diesel four passenger cars in Europe getting 90MPG see VW & Audi 1.2 TDI. They are not and never have been imported here--WHY???---.

      What we use now is nothing but solar energy converted to plant matter by photosynthesis. That process took millions of years, the technology exists, right here right now replicate and accelerate this process to produce bio-diesel that will run a truck or fly a plane in --24--HOURS, and clean the emissions of co2 from a coal burning generator as a fuel source---ALL at the same time!!!--(see bio-diesel algae).

      Just connect the dots folks the path is clear, lets stop debating the rules of the race. That's just politico-speak for how I personally can benefit.
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    • Tue May 20th 10:46 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Who's Wrong About Inflation?
      M. Editor:
      That may be true, but let’s take a look at what actually happens with consumer prices. As Always, we need to point out that there are four different Consumer Price Index readings released by the Statistics Bureau each month. These are the ‘general’ index, ‘general’ excluding rent, the ‘core’ index and the ‘core’ index without energy prices included. Some like Japan includes energy costs in core CPI.

      * General nationwide consumer price index:
      * General nationwide consumer price index (excluding rent):
      * Nationwide core CPI (excluding fresh food):
      * Nationwide consumer price index (excluding fresh food and energy):

      Don't-cha just love that last one?? Well the govt. sure does cause that's what you get as an inflation measure!.
      Wouldn't want things that are too "volitile" linked to "Inflationary&quo... increases in program payments like Social Security now would we??.
      Gotta love that "Core inflation"
      Reminds me of an apple where all the meat is gone and you're left with the "CORE"!!

      The more complex you make it the Less Joe taxpayer-(with the deep pockets) is gonna understand it and the more he's gonna love you--just like a 1040 with accompanying rules.
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    • Sun May 18th 09:04 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Oil Bubble? Nope
      The worlds oil supply-(short of a miracle) will never increase.

      Our greatest use is for transport, and that we can substitute for.

      Corn ethanol will stop as soon as the Politicians start to look foolish for backing it. It is a blunder, hurry and move to something that works.

      One thing we know works is electric. Bio-diesel has great promise.

      What we need is time. Since we can't recoup the time we wasted we have to --1. Conserve the oil that's left. 2.Drill to supplement.
      3.Stretch using ethanol. But not corn--sugar.

      Since everyone has beaten us to contracting with Brazil-(Japan).
      90 miles from our shores lies what was once the worlds largest sugar producer. In the late 1980's still third and the largest exporter.
      It's a desperate country, desperate to improve it's economy, desperate for jobs, and desperate to rejoin the modern world.

      If we can't make something work with Cuba that they desperately want---Then shame on us, we deserve to walk. Think about it.
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    • Wed May 14th 10:18 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Gold and Oil Price Limits
      An epicurean delight for the mind. It's verbal flavors only exceeded by it's unerring accuracy. Why should intelligent information always by flavored "Dry Yawns"??
      Bravo!
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    • Mon May 12th 09:44 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Gold and Silver Are Still Bargains
      Food has first call on disposable income and food is rising leaving less for everything else, including gold.
      As a percentage of income it is rising more in the huge emerging economies of Asia, which will have the greatest impact on gold as an unnecessary commodity. They may "desire" to buy gold but a lot of other things come first, and that's a big demand base which can ignore "guarding wealth".
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    • Sun May 11th 10:05 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Should We Force a Housing Bottom?
      The only meddling Govt. should do in ANY segment of the economy is regulation, oversight and prosecution of the speculating meddlers in the private sector, no matter the size of their campaign contributions--(bribes... buying).

      And NOT under any conditions be bailing them out, and letting them keep the gains to reinvest in their next scheme.
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    • Thu May 8th 15:36 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Rising Prices, Rising Crises
      Paul: "The World" does not hang a price tag on gasoline. There are more Chinese that can afford $5 gas that are bidding against us, + other emerging economies as well.

      More refineries yes, more drilling yes even if we sell it to Japan like Alaskan oil now.
      Use strategic reserves?? Iran will vote for that one.
      We have entered the Alternative energy age!, it may be painful but get used to it.
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    • Thu May 8th 12:20 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Why Inflation Is Lower Than You Think
      What foolishness! It wouldn't matter if oil was $5000--They don't include it in the CPI!!! Do you think they want fuel boosting Social Security payments??
      "Everybody has to eat" Well guess what? "Eats" don't count either!!

      We've doubled the dollar liquidity with printed fiat dollars--That alone should have doubled inflation---that also is kept from the Public!!
      What a joke!!!.
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    • Thu May 8th 12:07 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      The U.S. Dollar: A Marathon, Not A Sprint
      As long as we are paying trillions in debt with 1/2 value newly printed fiat dollars, any thought of a "strong dollar" will become a distant memory, never to be seen again.
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    • Tue May 6th 11:27 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      6 Ways to Profit from Gold's Dip Below $850
      Now I know why "The thundering heard" can go stampeding off in any direction at any time, rendering the fundamentals and even the technicals useless.
      The Mother of volatility!!
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    • Tue May 6th 11:19 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      The Nature of the Current Gold Correction
      Boris: You wrote that today?/ What time zone??
      My records shows your gold "correction" (Spot) in the past 4 days has gone UP-^$30. and the dollar "Rally" has gone from (Index) $73. to $73.. Help--I'm confused.
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    • Tue May 6th 10:52 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Playing the Economic Numbers
      "What if"--Get real!. Political spin +phony stats+"inside the beltway" buddies reports call for tons of "Pixie Dust" to garner belief outside the asylum.
      Just check your week to date gold/stock charts to rate your accuracy!
      Try throwing darts without the blindfold!
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