Comments on: Is the Dollar America’s Achilles Heel? http://www.nathanlustig.com/2009/04/13/is-the-dollar-americas-achilles-heel/ Staying Out of the Cubicle: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Travel Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A Look Back at 2009 and A Look Ahead to 2010 http://www.nathanlustig.com/2009/04/13/is-the-dollar-americas-achilles-heel/comment-page-1/#comment-509 A Look Back at 2009 and A Look Ahead to 2010 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:19:04 +0000 http://www.nathanlustig.com/?p=165#comment-509 [...] Is the Dollar America’s Achilles Heel? [...] [...] Is the Dollar America’s Achilles Heel? [...]

]]> By: The Issue That Has United The World (minus the US) http://www.nathanlustig.com/2009/04/13/is-the-dollar-americas-achilles-heel/comment-page-1/#comment-271 The Issue That Has United The World (minus the US) Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:57:36 +0000 http://www.nathanlustig.com/?p=165#comment-271 [...] in April, I questioned whether the US Dollar is America’s Achilles Heel.  Each day, I am more and more convinced that it is.  Back when leaders like Chavez were the only [...] [...] in April, I questioned whether the US Dollar is America’s Achilles Heel.  Each day, I am more and more convinced that it is.  Back when leaders like Chavez were the only [...]

]]> By: Its the Leverage, Stupid! http://www.nathanlustig.com/2009/04/13/is-the-dollar-americas-achilles-heel/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Its the Leverage, Stupid! Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:41:14 +0000 http://www.nathanlustig.com/?p=165#comment-118 [...] of the dollar.  If the US keeps leveraging and then decides to inflate away the problem, the US dollar may lose its reserve status.  The government must make sure they do not make the crisis worse than it is.  Its not a [...] [...] of the dollar.  If the US keeps leveraging and then decides to inflate away the problem, the US dollar may lose its reserve status.  The government must make sure they do not make the crisis worse than it is.  Its not a [...]

]]> By: Cracking Down on Online Gambling Is Wasteful http://www.nathanlustig.com/2009/04/13/is-the-dollar-americas-achilles-heel/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Cracking Down on Online Gambling Is Wasteful Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:48:26 +0000 http://www.nathanlustig.com/?p=165#comment-50 [...] Opponents of online gambling say that gambling is addictive and its easier to become addicted and spend too much money if its as easy as inputting your credit card information.  They say that gambling is wrong and immoral.  If gambling were legal in the US, the government could regulate how much and how often a customer puts money into gaming websites.  They could also regulate the payment processors and gaming websites to make sure that they are fair and not in the hands of shady characters and criminals.  In the beginning Las Vegas was run by the Mafia and other unsavory characters.  Online gaming is at the same stage right now.  The US should legalize online gaming, regulate it and tax it.  It would bring needed revenue to the government at a time we are running record deficits. [...] [...] Opponents of online gambling say that gambling is addictive and its easier to become addicted and spend too much money if its as easy as inputting your credit card information.  They say that gambling is wrong and immoral.  If gambling were legal in the US, the government could regulate how much and how often a customer puts money into gaming websites.  They could also regulate the payment processors and gaming websites to make sure that they are fair and not in the hands of shady characters and criminals.  In the beginning Las Vegas was run by the Mafia and other unsavory characters.  Online gaming is at the same stage right now.  The US should legalize online gaming, regulate it and tax it.  It would bring needed revenue to the government at a time we are running record deficits. [...]

]]> By: Is GM’s Failure a Forerunner of America’s Problems? http://www.nathanlustig.com/2009/04/13/is-the-dollar-americas-achilles-heel/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Is GM’s Failure a Forerunner of America’s Problems? Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:08:19 +0000 http://www.nathanlustig.com/?p=165#comment-44 [...] and that Americans’ standard of living is probably going to fall, much like I did in a previous post, but the quote above really caught my [...] [...] and that Americans’ standard of living is probably going to fall, much like I did in a previous post, but the quote above really caught my [...]

]]> By: America Doesn’t Plan for the Future http://www.nathanlustig.com/2009/04/13/is-the-dollar-americas-achilles-heel/comment-page-1/#comment-41 America Doesn’t Plan for the Future Wed, 20 May 2009 05:51:10 +0000 http://www.nathanlustig.com/?p=165#comment-41 [...] presses and borrow more money.  We are simply exchanging one form of leverage for another.  As I wrote a month ago, I am worried about the US dollar and America’s standard of living.  I believe that our [...] [...] presses and borrow more money.  We are simply exchanging one form of leverage for another.  As I wrote a month ago, I am worried about the US dollar and America’s standard of living.  I believe that our [...]

]]> By: A Free Way to Create American Jobs http://www.nathanlustig.com/2009/04/13/is-the-dollar-americas-achilles-heel/comment-page-1/#comment-30 A Free Way to Create American Jobs Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:57:05 +0000 http://www.nathanlustig.com/?p=165#comment-30 [...] RSS ← Is the Dollar America’s Achilles Heel? [...] [...] RSS ← Is the Dollar America’s Achilles Heel? [...]

]]> By: Darwin http://www.nathanlustig.com/2009/04/13/is-the-dollar-americas-achilles-heel/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Darwin Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:53:28 +0000 http://www.nathanlustig.com/?p=165#comment-29 I went to a talk on this very subject. One could say the situation is f*cked. In fact, I do say it. I like the point at the end though. Standards of living must come down. I am a huge proponent on this; seeing how most of America is invested most of the enjoyment in life on things and services that must be bought. Bring it down people. I went to a talk on this very subject. One could say the situation is f*cked. In fact, I do say it. I like the point at the end though. Standards of living must come down. I am a huge proponent on this; seeing how most of America is invested most of the enjoyment in life on things and services that must be bought.

Bring it down people.

]]> By: Darwin http://www.nathanlustig.com/2009/04/13/is-the-dollar-americas-achilles-heel/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Darwin Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:53:00 +0000 http://www.nathanlustig.com/?p=165#comment-1480 I went to a talk on this very subject. One could say the situation is f*cked. In fact, I do say it. I like the point at the end though. Standards of living must come down. I am a huge proponent on this; seeing how most of America is invested most of the enjoyment in life on things and services that must be bought. Bring it down people. I went to a talk on this very subject. One could say the situation is f*cked. In fact, I do say it. I like the point at the end though. Standards of living must come down. I am a huge proponent on this; seeing how most of America is invested most of the enjoyment in life on things and services that must be bought.

Bring it down people.

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