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  Re: Curious, if true
 
(...) Ah, never mind--upon re-reading my post I realize I was sort of picking a fight (it's been too long since we saw a fierce knock down, drag out shouting match around here!) Anyway, I happily accept your apology if you accept mine for being a (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: A hypothetical economics question...
 
(...) Completely aside from the issue of how it's supposed to be, I've been wondering -- why the 20:1 ratio? It seems like a bad idea to have a ratio instead of just gold certificates and silver certificates and maybe a daily exchange rate. Do you (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Curious, if true
 
(...) I sort of agree. I have a financial interest in the situation because I contribute to funding the remediation. And I may have all the empathy in the world for people who are hurting themselves. But I'm not sure that I have the right to stop (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: A hypothetical economics question...
 
I think you have been making some oblique references to the Euro. As far as I am able to discover, there was some talk about two years ago in regards to linking the Euro with gold in some ratio -- but I am unable to find anything recent that asserts (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Curious, if true
 
(...) Yes, for instance. But in addition, there's the danger from needle one user to the next, whereas two pot-heads sharing a bong or a lighter are far less likely to transmit AIDS or Hepatitis. (...) While I recognize that your statement is (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)


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