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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kosh on February 16, 2006, 09:03:40 pm

Title: Interesting article
Post by: Kosh on February 16, 2006, 09:03:40 pm
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/HB17Dj01.html


I'm interested in your guy's opinions on this issue.
Title: Re: Interesting article
Post by: phreak on February 16, 2006, 11:47:26 pm
Too many words.  Boring.
Title: Re: Interesting article
Post by: Taristin on February 16, 2006, 11:54:43 pm
I'm bored. You guys are boring.
Title: Re: Interesting article
Post by: achtung on February 17, 2006, 12:03:08 am
Not really surprising, since the average U.S. consumer doesn't even think about this kinda thing, nothing's going to stop it either.
Title: Re: Interesting article
Post by: Kosh on February 17, 2006, 05:27:56 am
Not really surprising, since the average U.S. consumer doesn't even think about this kinda thing, nothing's going to stop it either.


Why don't they think about it? Because it would require foresight and intelligence. :p
Title: Re: Interesting article
Post by: KARMA on February 17, 2006, 10:20:58 am
well, consumers aren't suposed to think about this...actually economy works exactly because they don't think about those problems:p
btw I'm not an economist but I think that there are many variables which may interact with each others, for example:
it is known that around 2008-2010 the answer for petrol will surpass the offer, which should cause a raise of its price, and therefore a raise of the cost of almost any goodies. This is due to the progressive increment of the oil answer from the asian (chinese) economies...what will happen to em? On a side note, this is probably one of the reasons for china interests in the iran nuclear projects.
What about the US estate market, which became so necessary to fuel the consumptions through the private debt..
I'm not sure it is really possible to fully preview the result of all the interactions but surely what can be seen (and what many say) doesn't make me very optimistic