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Crooked funds starting rumor about APPLE. This markets bs is a joke and you can thank you know who.
adding wm here to reload my longs
looking to ad WM again.
Nice little chart been watching and playing this one here and there for a while.
Looking good for a doubler
in at .007 avg gooo!
Kool idea be back next week ready to play
Told you i was buying some back that i sold over 5.20 in pre market and i been building long position months. Love it.
These guys talking about Siri and Apple deal?
Anyone here any of this?
http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks_(A_to_Z)/Stocks_S/threadview?m=te&bn=22318&tid=3767456&mid=3767456&tof=9&frt=1#3767456
Yep pickens pushing that, my tnri penny up over 100% for me i hope it keeps going but got my hand on stop if it breaks .01
Thanks Breakout, what you think Siri bounce time?
Siri, might be one too pick up and swing while you are at work, one day its going to be the brightest star.
so far so good
US stock futures surge on plan for mortgage giants
Monday September 8, 8:04 am ET
By Tim Paradis, AP Business Writer
US stock futures point to huge rally following government bailout of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080908/wall_street.html?.v=6
we WM cashed in some pre market...
Chart looks good for confirmed reversal
Yeah glowboy all you need to do is buy some good swings like dtg was, and make money while you at work.
Watch TRMP for confirmed reversal up
Good to see ya Kurt, im just not sure i would mess with the commodities quite yet again. However you see to have a system in place to control risk, so plan your trade and trade your plan.
obi still trying to get chart right size>? Can you help me mod?
will there be no more dollar and one world government?
http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/main.htm
North American currency union
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Map of the theoretical NAU, with Canada, Mexico and the United States
The North American currency union is a theorized economic and monetary union of the three principal countries of North America, namely Canada, the United States, and Mexico.[1] Implementation would probably involve the three countries giving up their current currency units (Canadian dollar, U.S. dollar, and Mexican pesos) and adopting a new one, created specifically for this purpose. The hypothetical currency for the union is most often referred to as the amero.[2][1] The concept is modeled on the common European Union currency (the euro), and it is argued to be a natural extension of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). Conspiracy theorists contend that the governments of the United States, Canada, and Mexico are already taking steps to implement such a currency.[1] No current members of any country's government have stated a desire to implement a "North American Union".[3][4]Contents [hide]
1 Basis and origin
2 Support
2.1 Canada
2.2 Mexico
2.3 Support in other regions
3 Criticisms and problems
3.1 Trade-offs
3.2 Differing economic policies and situations
3.3 Political mandate
4 Rumors of "Amero coins"
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
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Basis and origin
The letter A inside a circle. The proposed symbol for the amero, originally chosen by Herb Grubel in "The Case for the Amero" [5]
The idea for a North American currency union was first proposed in 1999 by Canadian economist Herbert G. Grubel.[1] A senior fellow of the conservative Fraser Institute think-tank, he published a book entitled The Case for the Amero in September 1999,[2] the year that the euro became a virtual currency. Another Canadian think-tank, the C.D. Howe Institute, advocates the creation of a shared currency between Canada and the United States.[6]
After the report came out, centre-left nationalist groups in Canada expressed their opposition to any currency union because they view it as an attempt by American businesses to gain access to Canada's extensive natural resources while dismantling the nation's social services.[1] The 100,000 member strong Council of Canadians, a progressive advocacy group, has declared one of its central issues to be the threat of "deep integration".[1]
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Support
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Canada
One argument is that it would save up to $3 billion in currency transactions.[7] The same authors also stated that Canada's GDP could rise by up to 33 percent in a 20-year period given the adoption of a single currency.
The idea of a common currency has historically been unpopular in English speaking Canada, in comparison to the province of Quebec where it has recieved more support. An opinion poll taken in 2001 found that in Quebec over 50 percent of respondents favoured the idea. While in the rest of Canada the majority of respondents opposed the idea of a shared currency. [8]
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Mexico
The possibility of a monetary merger has also been discussed in Mexico as a natural step to take after NAFTA.[9] Former Mexican president Vicente Fox echoed that view and expressed his hope for a greater integration of Canada, Mexico and the United States, including an eventual monetary union, whilst on a 2007 promotional tour for his book "Revolution of Hope."[10][11]
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Support in other regions
Lower levels of currency cooperation have been practiced in the Americas before. Some nations such as Argentina, Brazil and Canada have at times tied their currency to the U.S. dollar. Some of them, such as Aruba, and Barbados still do.
The U.S. dollar is officially accepted alongside local currencies in El Salvador (since 2001), Nicaragua, Peru, Honduras, and Panama, although in practice two of these countries (El Salvador and Panama) are fully dollarized. In 2000, Ecuador officially adopted the U.S. dollar as its sole currency.
Unofficially, the U.S. dollar is treated as a de facto secondary currency in much of Central America and the Caribbean.
Currency integration is also one of the many long-term aims of Unasur (Union of South American Nations), a supranational organization comprising all the sovereign nations of South America, modeled after the European Union.
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Criticisms and problems
Opposition to a North American currency union exists high up in the governments on both sides of the Canada–United States border. Herbert Grubel, the first proponent of the amero, admits that American officials show no interest in the topic.[1] He concedes that "there wouldn't be very much benefit for the United States" in an amero.[1] Likewise, the Canadian Department of Finance strongly opposes the creation of a common currency with the United States, citing the loss of economic sovereignty. In briefing documents to Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty, finance officials concluded:
"A North American common currency would undoubtedly mean for Canada the adoption of the U.S. dollar and U.S. monetary policy. Canada would have to give up its control of domestic inflation and interest rates."[12]
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Trade-offs
From the point of view of the Canadian and Mexican governments, a major obstacle to the creation of a unified currency is the sheer dominance of the United States in any such union. Unlike any country in the EU, the USA has a larger economy than the rest of its respective continent/union combined.
A University of California, Santa Barbara paper puts forward the idea that the United States simply has too many advantages from the status quo to move toward a single currency.[13] The United States dollar already acts as a global currency, meaning any transition to a 'new' currency would risk compromising this position and could cause a shift toward the euro or yen. The U.S. dollar is currently being used in over half of all the world's exports, double the total United States foreign trade. The adoption of the amero could threaten the seigniorage that America currently gains from its American dollar. While seignorage would still be gained from the amero, this would be shared among the Bank of Canada, the Federal Reserve, and possibly the Banco de México. Therefore, even if the amero were used just as much as the U.S. dollar, the advantages would be shared among two or more countries, and not exclusively earned by the United States.
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Differing economic policies and situations
Several problems could arise in regards to macroeconomic management. By submitting to a common currency, the countries would lose considerable autonomy in the management of the currency itself, including the setting of interest rates. Amongst the three potential participants, there is considerable difference in policy which would have to be reconciled.
Debt is a factor affecting currency prices. As of 2008, the debt of the United States continues to increase, while the debt of the Canadian federal government is being reduced. [14] This is a clear advantage for Canadians and it would not be reflected if the currencies were to merge. The importance of commodities also factors into this equation.
A concern with any unified North American currency is the differing economic situations between each country. The Eurozone is broadly similar being service-based economies[citation needed] based on high public spending (compared to the United States), high taxes and wealth being created by the sale of goods and services. North America on the other hand has three distinct economies; one based mainly on agriculture and manufacturing, with a demand for free trade (Mexico), another based on services such as retail, with low taxes and low public spending (United States), and a third based on services with higher taxes and higher public spending, with a large sector in primary goods such as oil, mining and lumber (Canada).[citation needed]
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Political mandate
Lou Dobbs, a reporter and commentator for CNN, has posited that the formation of a "North American Union" is actually being approached in Mexico, without the knowledge and consent of the majority of the people who would be affected by this.[15]
Conservative Caucus Chairman Howard Phillips, WND columnist and author Jerome Corsi, activist Phyllis Schlafly, among others, have formed a coalition against the amero.[16] On January 22, 2007, Republican Representatives Virgil Goode of Virginia, Tom Tancredo of Colorado, Walter Jones of North Carolina, and Ron Paul of Texas were among the 43 federal lawmakers who introduced H. CON. RES. 40, a resolution that expressed:
"The sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union (NAU) with Mexico or Canada."
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Rumors of "Amero coins"
In August 2007, rumors and conspiracy theories began circulating across the Internet regarding alleged United States Treasury-issued "amero" coins.
The inspiration behind these rumors may have been the posting of images of medallions created by coin designer Daniel Carr.[1] Carr, who designed the New York and Rhode Island 2001 statehood quarters, sells medals and tokens of his own design on his commercial website, "Designs Computed" (also known as "DC Coin").[1] Among his designs are a series of gold, silver and copper fantasy issues of "amero coins" ranging in denomination from one to one thousand.[1] The coins have the legend "Union of North America" on the back with his company's logo, a stylized "DC",[17] in small type.[18] Concerning his "amero" designs, he mentions on his website:“ My goal with these coins is not to endorse a Union of North America or a common "Amero" currency. I fully support the United States Constitution, and I would not welcome (in any form) a diminishment of its provisions. I expect that these coins will help make more people aware of the issue and the possible ramifications. I leave it up to others to decide if they are in favor of, or against a North American Union. And I encourage citizens to voice their approval or disapproval of government plans that impact them.[19] ”
Unauthorized postings of images taken from his website have been reposted widely across the Internet, often being used as supposed "proof" of the amero coinage. Notably, Internet radio talk show host Hal Turner ran a full article on his website about the "amero coin", claiming to have arranged for a United States Government minted "amero" to be smuggled out of the Treasury Department by an employee of that organization.[20]
Following Turner's assertions of federal minting of ameros, a web site marketing the curio coins released a statement debunking Turner's claims of a government cover up regarding Daniel Carr's amero products.[21] The debunking website Snopes also ran a further debunking of Turner's claims, stating:
"Neither the U.S. Mint nor the U.S. Treasury has a hand in creating these 'Ameros'. These coins are merely collectibles offered to the buying public by a private company in the business of manufacturing such curiosities."[22]
Hal Turner claimed that Carr's website had been created in haste in a matter of days expressly to discredit his claim abut the coinage. [23] However, Carr's designs have been available through his website since 2005,[24] and according to a WHOIS search at Network Solutions, the domain "dc-coin.com" was registered by Daniel Carr on 27 September 2005.[25]
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See also
Monetary union
List of trade blocs
North American Union
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
United States dollar
Canadian dollar
Mexican peso
East Caribbean dollar
European Currency Unit
Euro
Khaleeji
Afro
Eco
World Currency Unit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_currency_union
Ouch, Need some help straightening ibox out. I posted new video link, zeigesit the movie, watch the whole thing, SSBX is a victim to market manipulation with fall out from subprime bear sterns rumors etc, they caused a run on the banks.
Reality check Must Watch!
http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/main.htm
Last time took 50%+ on it think we can see a jump to 2 based on chart. Will see, up 6% since called it this time.
Good Weekend kids Market bounce next week
Like to see oil dip below 100
TRMP breaks 1.15 its off to races
thanks obi still not right size. I miss weazel....
he was good at this chart ibox stuff i suck
Trmp obi thanks
Market blood bath, will provide opp's going forward. Maybe we test a little higher bottom. Then soon as this election is over, we can welcome in a new bull.
roller coaster $$$$
what a roller coaster, .007 avg now
good work owl i bailed early on that one, Market blood bath today, could be buying opp's.
fly high man
dtg weeeeeeee 5.55 in pw 3 averages riding some still waiting for chance if it dips to reload a bit
cbak does look nice
Wm added
Good time to pick up stocks as market gets its beat down
Rig, MWM, All might want to Pick up some TRMP and CNTF here while market is beaten down. Swings of course guys.
(IMCI)Infinite Group, Inc. Awarded L3 Vertex Aerospace Contract
Thursday September 4, 8:15 am ET
PITTSFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Infinite Group, Inc. (OTCBB: IMCI - News), today announced that it has been awarded a contract by L3 Vertex Aerospace (L3 Vertex); a subsidiary of L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL - News), to support the Office of the Information Technology Director at L3 Vertex Aerospace’s operation in Madison, Mississippi.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080904/20080904005154.html?.v=1
Thanks picked up a few for longer term.
cbak looks interesting
TRMP kind of related looks like buy here swing
surgeon Tnri still a go?