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The Media Won't Touch This Story About The End Of The US Dollar

Business Insider -- Over the past few years China and other emerging powers such as Russia have been quietly making agreements to move away from the US dollar in international trade. Several major oil-producing nations have begun selling oil in currencies other than the dollar, and both the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have issued reports arguing for the need to create a new global reserve currency independent of the dollar.

The supremacy of the dollar is not nearly as solid as most Americans believe it to be. More generally, the United States is not the global superpower it once was. These trends are very much connected, as demonstrated by the world's response to US sanctions against Iran.

Millions of barrels of Iranian oil that were in storage in Iranian tankers a few weeks ago


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Submitted May 01, 2012 By: dhdiesel
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That sucks
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The same "follow the socialist" media also was ORDERED to not report the SECOND DOWNGRADE of USA credit in early April, 2012. Remember the FURY when the first downgrade was reported in July, 2011 ? Bummer ORDERED them not to report the second downgrade because THE PUBLIC MIGHT BECOME CONFUSED AND ALARMED (meaning they may not vote for the commie in November.
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Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:24:09 PM

This is what all you people that voted for "change" got you...a few pennies of "change" for your dollar.
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Hmmmmmmmm
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The right has won.
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ok
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Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:21:40 PM

A weaker dollar will help us export.
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Inevitable.
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My money is officially worthless.
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Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:16:14 PM

The comments underneath the article are hilarious. The "tin hat" crowd. Black UN helicopters. The Trilateral Commission.
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save your gold
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How did we sink so low?
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And the US put itself into this sitution. Our great intelligent legislators.
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Hummmmmm Bar Code on head Hmmmmmm.
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Then, the liberals have won.
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fear mongering...
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I've read several articles on this topic. Technology is changing everything, without exception.
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Watch out for the IMF!!! And the U.N. Seriously folks!
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Well there goes our promised change...
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Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:10:42 PM

The ONLY reason the USD isn't toast yet is because of the lack of a viable alternative. If the Euro countries hadn't been in so much trouble, the USD would already have been in deep trouble. The supply of dollars has more than tripled since Comrade Obama took office. More supply leads to lower prices.

Countries are looking to other alternatives such as the Swiss franc and currencies that are "backed by" natural resources, such as the Canadian dollar, the Aussie dollar, etc.

Give it another year or two. By 2013-2015, the effects of the declining USD will be felt heavily by the masses in the US.
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No thanks to the Feds and politicians of both parties that stole tons of $$$ from the US middle class and bailed out companies and countries that should have gone through bankruptcy. Obama is one of the biggest offenders as well as Bernanke and his predecessor.
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Who thinks it's solid?
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It will happen one of these days.
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Wow......
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sound like BS to me - neither china nor russsia
have a currency that's traded on the open market
10 barrels = one SAM
one tanker = one suitcase nuke
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Then I don't think they will touch the story that we sold our country to others or that the country is on its way to become a 3rd world player! America must pull together to make America great again! That include the RICH MONEY GRABERS! WE ALL MUST JOIN TOGETHER!
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because its gonna happen
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Has as much to do with Obama as it does with any president going back to Wilson...... END THE FED
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Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:00:42 PM

Is obamas buddy, george soros involved in this? It will make a big difference when America boosts its oil output and the price is in dollars but first we need to be able to drill. Is this why obama is holding the drilling back?
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More change you voted for.
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Thank you Obama!!
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someone needs to save us from all this crap
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Do we have to revise the old saying "Not worth a Continental Dollar"?
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this has been going on for years, and finally something is being said. hope we get a better Prez this fall who will be strong, and do something about the rest of the world trying to weaken the USA
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Another scar on the decline of the US in the world's eye?
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Under socialism this will happen. No more Barry
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we must elect conservatives to save our republic
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as others grow we need to keep our strategic positions and diplomatic ties strong or we could be buried
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This is what happens when the government just keeps printing more money instead of cutting costs and keeping to a budget.
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aahh The American Dream, made in China
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I agree. Let's not touch dis...

Better to own gold. Just ask DeGaulle.
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The threat of a World Currency is getting closer. The EURO has failed and now this CRAP!
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Like i said; we need to break away from the International Monetary fund all together;to further enhance our currency.Stop being consumed by a global economy.
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so what is new, the handwriting has been on the wall for several years now. it wont be long before the dollar is what the italian lira was after WWII.
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we are falling ...
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OK
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