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Mark Steyn: The Disappearing Dollar. How much longer can it remain the world’s currency standard?
National Review ^ | 04/23/2011 | Mark Steyn

Posted on 04/23/2011 1:18:05 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Edited on 04/23/2011 2:37:53 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Congressman Paul Ryan, one of the least insane men in Washington, has a ten-year plan.

President Obama, one of the most insane spenders in Washington, has a twelve-year plan.

After hearing the president

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: currency; depreciation; devaluation; usdollar
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To: dervish
About $560 billion Canadian. Since Canada has 10% the population of the US, that would work out to $5.6 Trillion Candian. About a third, proportionally.

The deficit, this fiscal year, will come in at around $40 billion Canadian. That would be $400 billion, proportionally vis a vis the US.

Next year's deficit is projected to be only $21.7 billion Canadian, proportionally $217 billion.

A conservative government would mean a balanced budget in two or three years.

With a stable but growing economy, a robust banking system, hopefully a majority conservative government elected on Monday, and bountiful resources the Bank of Canada might have a hard time keeping the Canadian dollar below $1.10 US in the near term.

If there is a true "fiscal crisis" in the US, I don't know what would happen, but I would rather be living north of the border.

41 posted on 04/30/2011 9:48:28 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Slugs? Clingers?)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Thank you for the information.


42 posted on 04/30/2011 10:16:09 PM PDT by dervish (One person's Libyan al Qaeda terrorist is another person's Libyan freedom fighter)
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