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| HoosierLars | Nov 14 2008, 06:00 PM Post #76 |
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Eel, what do you think of my opinion that attaching the US$ to some tangible asset like gold isn't necessary today, because all currencies and commodites can be exchanged for each other almost 24/7 on some exchange? Your example points out that the value of many commodities can change dramatically due various many factors. I've agreed with the oldSchool in the past that tying the US$ to some tangible asset might help restrain the government from over-spending. However it would also cause many problems, such as inhibiting the growth of the money supply to match real wealth creation. |
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| brumdog44 | Nov 15 2008, 01:02 AM Post #77 |
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If there are 10 houses and one burns, the others may gain value, but NOT at a 11% increase, which would have to occur if wealth didn't increase. As I said, there is not a set number of houses. The person living in the house could move into one of the other owned houses and split the cost or they could choose to rebuild. The option they choose will have an affect on the value of the other 9 houses, thus wealth is not constant. Edited by brumdog44, Nov 15 2008, 01:03 AM.
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| Mr Gray | Nov 15 2008, 09:48 AM Post #78 |
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wrong. the 2nd that the house burns down, the other 9 increase in value by 11%.....it's an economic fact. |
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| eelbor | Nov 15 2008, 10:30 AM Post #79 |
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Not if there are only 7 people needing homes. Supply and demand. |
![]() "Liberal, shmiberal. That should be a new word. Shmiberal: one who is assumed liberal, just because he's a professional whiner in the newspaper. If you'll read the subtext for many of those old strips, you'll find the heart of an old-fashioned Libertarian. And I'd be a Libertarian, if they weren't all a bunch of tax-dodging professional whiners." - Berkeley Breathed Meat is Murder. Sweet, delicious murder. | |
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| Mr Gray | Nov 15 2008, 02:36 PM Post #80 |
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sure, but in "he who is correct about dinosaurs" 's example, he said nothing about population decreasing or increasing |
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