Recent Content by thriftybob

  1. Depression in the US, My ass.

    Actually, I think you are dead on target there. As I see it, the dollar itself is the biggest fraud in the history of the earth. Its well beyond...
    Post by: thriftybob, Dec 3, 2011 in forum: Economics

  2. Depression in the US, My ass.

    We haven't been. We have been borrowing from the rest of the world every year since the 70's. The DEBT is the other big problem. We can't repay...
    Post by: thriftybob, Dec 3, 2011 in forum: Economics

  3. Depression in the US, My ass.

    If only we needed to PRODUCE as much as we CONSUME, we would need 20 million more people working to accomplish that, solving the big problem,...
    Post by: thriftybob, Dec 3, 2011 in forum: Economics

  4. The effect of TRUTH on the economy.

    You need to take time off from the meds, LOL The problem is the DEBT and the fact that it keeps GROWING and is already so HUGE it can NEVER be...
    Post by: thriftybob, Dec 3, 2011 in forum: Economics

  5. Gold and silver, how high will they go?

    Roughly $3500 an oz, for gold and $175 for silver, then? I couldn't find historical data, though. Could you provide a link where to find the...
    Post by: thriftybob, Apr 14, 2011 in forum: Commodity Futures

  6. The final collapse of the US dollar it is just around the corner

    I sent him money and tried to vote for him, but he wasn't on the ballot in Illinois, and write in's don't get counted there. He does advocate...
    Post by: thriftybob, Apr 13, 2011 in forum: Economics

  7. The final collapse of the US dollar it is just around the corner

    You might want to look at a page I found showing the facts of how they originally promised Social Security and how they changed it over time. It...
    Post by: thriftybob, Apr 12, 2011 in forum: Economics

  8. The final collapse of the US dollar it is just around the corner

    And that, my friend is what a Ponzi scheme is. Promising people things that are not possible by collecting it from the next guy coming in. It...
    Post by: thriftybob, Apr 12, 2011 in forum: Economics

  9. The final collapse of the US dollar it is just around the corner

    As long as getting checks for worth less money is ok, any checks are great, huh? My IQ is 135 and I know the difference between 2% and 12.4%,...
    Post by: thriftybob, Apr 11, 2011 in forum: Economics

  10. The final collapse of the US dollar it is just around the corner

    You asked for detailed proof, and now are angry I provided it? Her VERY FIRST CHECK was about equal to the TOTAL AMOUNT she put in. How many...
    Post by: thriftybob, Apr 11, 2011 in forum: Economics

  11. The final collapse of the US dollar it is just around the corner

    Ok, then why isn't there enough money (including the IOUs) there to pay off all all the people still alive that have contributed, if you stopped...
    Post by: thriftybob, Apr 11, 2011 in forum: Economics

  12. The final collapse of the US dollar it is just around the corner

    Forgetting about the fact that all the money SS taxes took in was spent and all they have is a bunch of IOU's owed by a country that is only able...
    Post by: thriftybob, Apr 10, 2011 in forum: Economics

  13. The final collapse of the US dollar it is just around the corner

    HELLO? Just WHO is EVER going to be able to PAY for all these PONZI schemes? They gave everything out to people who didn't pay in, and now its...
    Post by: thriftybob, Apr 10, 2011 in forum: Economics

  14. The final collapse of the US dollar it is just around the corner

    Not true. NONE of them have pinched any pennies, let alone the TRILLIONS that now need to be cut. The very best has been to reduce the rate...
    Post by: thriftybob, Apr 10, 2011 in forum: Economics

  15. Bye-bye Silver

    I agree. When things go parabolic, its smart to unwind at least part of a position and take profits. That said, I wish I hadn't started...
    Post by: thriftybob, Apr 10, 2011 in forum: Commodity Futures