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I just realized that Alex Jones can't make up his mind. As early as 2004 he was blabbering about a Cashless Society, and now were going for a North American Currency? What gives? You can't have it both ways Alex! Discuss.

And yes, I have heard Wm. Jennings Bryan's 1896 "cross of gold" speech. In his own words as there is a recording of him reading it at some later time, but not live at the convention. His argument seems to make no real sense to me. Its just an emotional appeal and not really an argument at...

So, that's all really, how is US currency worth anything? I often think of it as a game with cards and chips, with some end objective for a combination of cards you are suppose to have. In all versions of the game you can trade cards and chips with other players. But in one version you can...

I saw this movie in NYC with live musical accompianment. While it goes over much of the same woo, I found part one about the roots of religion interesting. Here's the link to the movie, now on the net...

There are dozens, maybe by now even hundreds of websites of dealers in Iraqui currency. Many say they are registered with the U.S. Treasury and some even use the Treasury Department seal. Here's a few examples: www.usdinar.com www.gidassociates.com www.usfxllc.com Here's some rates: 1...

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Other than tradition, is there any reason for the world to have multiple/national currencies? It seems like it would make more sense to have one global currency, rather than 150 or so, because there wouldn't be any disastrous devaluations, the kind that plague poor countries. About 20 years of...

Bills already have serial numbers. How difficult would it be to give them bar-code serial numbers that can be read by bar-code readers? Benefit #1: If a given batch of counterfeit money uses a single bar code, then counterfeit money is more likely to be detected at the point of sale when the...

Source: saddam currency gone Feel free to return to the regularly scheduled U.S.-bashing program...