>>http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/18/business/fed.php
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>>"...a tactic that amounts to creating vast new sums of money out of thin air."
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>>how much more money can we print?
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>Depends on how much would Disney Corp charge for image of Mickey Mouse on the $2384 bill (hey, got to adjust for inflation!).
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>They're printing funny money ever since they declared that gold base isn't needed anymore. BTW, what happened with the Fort Knox gold - who was the last guy to see it? The crew of Goldfinger?

Why isn't the U.S. receiving payment for the use of the term 'dollar' to denote the standard currency? We had it first. Seems like a copyright issue to me...hey maybe we can pay off the debt! :o) Oh wait a minute, 'dollar' existed in Scotland and even England before that so perhaps they would end up with the monies....hmmmm, better scratch that idea..... :o)