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You know what's dumb?
And this isn't as troll as one might think initially.
The value we set on jewelry.
I.E. diamonds, rubies, and other.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
I don't think that's what he means by free society. Yes, without Saddam or the US Iraq would be "free", but that's anarchy. That's what the bullies in elementary school thought free meant when they punched you and then said, "It's a free country, I can do what I want!"
But the United States is free in that it has freedom of speech, expression, religion, freedom to choose its own government, that sort of thing.
Yes... our kick arse army... which we spend more money on than every other nation in the world combined.
If we killed everyone on the planet, that would kill capitalism. But I don't think it's a good idea. In economic terms, you would radically boost the GDP of all nations. Perhaps it might be capitalism's victory over common sense?
Some cry `Allah O Akbar` in the street. And some carry Allah in their heart.
"The CIA does nothing, says nothing, allows nothing, unless its own interests are served. They are the biggest assembly of liars and theives this country ever put under one roof and they are an abomination" Deputy COS (Intel) US Army 1981-84
I don't understand metals and stones either... for some, the value of a dollar is more or less depending on their job and such. For someone making 30 million a year, sure spending 7 grand on a diamond might not be a huge expense. But in my current economic state, I can't say I'd pay more than 100 dollars for any rock or piece of metal unless it gives me 100 channels, surround sound, or plays games.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
Gold has a value in the world market, and generally it's worth a lot. The US isn't on a gold standard anymore, meaning you can't go to a bank, give the banker a dollar, and get a dollar's worth of gold back, but the US dollar has to have something of actual value to back it up, otherwise it's just a piece of green paper.
The massive store of Gold in the US is one of those things which gives it value. And gold is more than just a precious metal. Just ask NASA.
But I thought the value was also down to rarity and longevity.
Some cry `Allah O Akbar` in the street. And some carry Allah in their heart.
"The CIA does nothing, says nothing, allows nothing, unless its own interests are served. They are the biggest assembly of liars and theives this country ever put under one roof and they are an abomination" Deputy COS (Intel) US Army 1981-84
Originally posted by monkspider
Here is my one promise to Apolyton, capitalism will cease to exist as an institution within no more than 20 years.
The fun begins this year around mid-to-late October with a pretty nasty crash/panic.
don't set ridiculous deadlines, monkspider... you can't predict the future and when you're wrong, you'll just be mocked. I can't even count the number of "end of the world" deadlines and sh1t that have been proved wrong.
Originally posted by SlowwHand
You know what's dumb?
And this isn't as troll as one might think initially.
The value we set on jewelry.
I.E. diamonds, rubies, and other.
i am willing to debate, that everything is assigned value based on getting women to f*ck you. cars, jewelry, whatever.
if women were nationalized and distributed by the state, the world would be a better place.
"I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it. We have to leave this place, I am almost happy here."
- Ender, from Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
But currency doesn't have any inherent value. Once it is established it does, but alone it is worth nothing.
The barter system was in place for so long because you were trading actual resources with intrinsic values. Then we used currency as a substitute for valuable resources.
And now currency has its own value, it having been around a long enough time.
But the US dollar got its value from the huuuuge amounts of gold it has sitting around.
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