Dollar in Freefall, it's happening like I said

[rainbow]

Hardly freefall.

Gold is however a bit shaky.

[laklak]

Media hypes end of the financial world, markets basically ignore it. Quelle surprise. Perhaps the U.S. government isn't so important after all.

[Ian]

It isn't, really, if you're of the mindset that markets are the basis for judging whether something is important or not.

[Coito ergo sum]

The government shutdown is a good thing in many respects. They can't do as much damage when they're on furlough.

Awlways look awn the broit soid of loif!

[Ian]

I don't do damage. Quite the opposite in fact.

[Coito ergo sum]

I don't do damage. Quite the opposite in fact.

Ian: (n) An exception, which proves the rule.

[Ian]

Something like that.

[Coito ergo sum]

I bet they could never end the so-called "shutdown" and nobody in the general public would be much inconvenienced....

[Ian]

Okay, explain your theory.

[pErvinalia]

Coz gubment makes everything worse, duh.

[Coito ergo sum]

Okay, explain your theory.

I was just making tongue-in-cheek comments for the lulz.

But, the "theory" is that there is so much redundancy and waste, that you could cut a lot out and still get the job done. In that respect, it's probably true to some extent, although in all seriousness, obviously, many of the furloughed employees are not among the waste. Many are needed.

[mistermack]

Hardly freefall.

Gold is however a bit shaky.

That's odd. Gold usually goes up in times of financial uncertainty.

[cronus]

Hardly freefall.

Gold is however a bit shaky.

That's odd. Gold usually goes up in times of financial uncertainty.

Things haven't been acting according to the economic textbooks for sometime, at least three hundred years since the first one was written.

[Blind groper]

American government plays Russian roulette with its own economy.

[macdoc]

Hardly in freefall - did not budge at all against Canadian.

MOved a bit against some other currencies but nothing significant