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uhnope

(6,419 posts) Tue Dec 16, 2014, 05:53 PM Dec 2014

Black Tuesday Ruble Collapse: Panic in Russia?

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Black Tuesday Ruble Collapse: Panic in Russia? (Original Post) uhnope Dec 2014 OP

When GW Bush was "running" things Turbineguy Dec 2014 #1

Pitchforks and torches! nt longship Dec 2014 #2

Wonder what the 50 million or so in poverty here think about that? Don't have to worry about a jtuck004 Dec 2014 #3

I hear you but it's hard to compare uhnope Dec 2014 #4

Turbineguy

(37,337 posts)

1. When GW Bush was "running" things

Reply to uhnope (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 06:44 PM

Dec 2014

the US dollar rose against the Euro from USD 0.75 to USD 1.50. A lot of US wealth went offshore thanks to Bush and the republicans.

In 2000 my Wife was talking to a Dutch banker and predicted the Euro would go to USD 1.27. The banker laughed in her face.