DianaR

I just bet that other, international exchanges wouldn't allow that shift, since it has started a nice little cascade that none of them have enjoyed either. Just because economics 101 paints one picture, doesn't mean there are no worthy alternatives to the status quo. Things will change if deemed necessary, and I bet the international community, outside of the Middle East, won't balk as much as many hope they will.

I read an article a few weeks back that talked about risk takers, speculation, traders, and testosterone. The author mused that some of what we have seen with deregulation and the fleecing of consumers through various manipulations of the markets could be due to fellows with high levels of testosterone and few, if any, controls or consequences for their behavior. This vision of testing people who want to work the stock market, Forex, and any other form of legalized gambling with far reaching consequences for people other than themselves, being tested not for drugs, but for unacceptable high levels of testosterone. What do you think? After seeing what has happened with the worlds' economy, should this form of testing be instituted along side drug testing?

And they wonder why US citizens don't have savings accounts? The rate they are paying on them is painful compared to what you stand to make with other investments, but I guess its better than nothing! All hail the CD!

I can only hope that Obama's admin creates enough good, solid change, that the conservative movement can't find another foothold before I die.

I am looking forward to the Bush tax breaks for the wealthy to expire. I am also looking forward to watching the Obama admin's governing style develop. He seem pretty even tempered and thoughtful, which is exactly what we need right now. It will be nice to get away from "government through fear" to something closer to government through humane treatment of the hardest working citizens!

Even if you could, should you? Probably not right now. Now is the time for you to build a nice stash of money to see you through tough times and low paying jobs while the worlds' economies settle down.

It will probably be a year before we see the market settle down, and even then, we are going to see more fall out as the global depression works its way through each country.

People are still celebrating where I live, but I think many are just excited to be rid of Bush. What do you think Obama's first act will be once he is sworn in?