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So are you suggesting a weak dollar does not affect both imports, and exports?
A weak dollar reduces imports and increases exports.
Jackboot said:Who said anything about imports being "inherently good", this is nonsense,
You did. I asked what you thought the benefits of a strong dollar were, and you cited buying power for imports. So logically you must think that we're better off importing them than producing them ourselves, everything else being equal. I question this assumption.
Jackboot said:Another dreamer I see, we will cross that bridge once we burn it!:doh
Let's suppose that a barrel of oil costs $100, and $100 buys E70. Now let's suppose the dollar declines to $100=E50. Up until the moment the oil-producing nations stop using the dollar, the exchange rate doesn't matter at all; the barrel of oil is still $100. Now, let's suppose the oil-producers start pricing the product in euros when $100=E50. Oil still costs $100. At that point, there would be a problem with letting the dollar fall BELOW $100=E50 (as it would increase the cost of oil). But until they actually sever the link with the dollar, it doesn't really matter in terms of the price of oil.
Jackboot said:The ponzi scheme is the federal reserve, and their constant booms and busts, do you enjoy being a puppet on a string?
I really don't think you have the faintest understanding of what a Ponzi scheme is. You're obviously just throwing around words that you think sound smart.
Jackboot said:Supply and demand, these prices will go up because demand will fall, think....powered milk, just for a second, let that sink in....
This has absolutely nothing to do with a weak dollar; the relative strength or weakness of the dollar doesn't affect things produced and consumed domestically at all.
P.S. If demand falls, prices would go DOWN.