Comments on: Is the Pound Headed for Parity with the Euro? http://matadorpulse.com/is-the-pound-headed-for-parity-with-the-euro/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ianmack http://matadorpulse.com/is-the-pound-headed-for-parity-with-the-euro/comment-page-1/#comment-1404 ianmack Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:56:44 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=381#comment-1404 "...and aren't crazy." Ha! You make a good point :-D "…and aren't crazy." Ha! You make a good point :-D

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]]> By: Eva http://matadorpulse.com/is-the-pound-headed-for-parity-with-the-euro/comment-page-1/#comment-1403 Eva Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:08:55 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=381#comment-1403 We've had lots of oil for decades, and we currently have the craziest government (as far as I'm concerned) in Canadian history. Besides, most of the oilsands profits go straight to Texas, or wherever Exxon et al have their headquarters. We don't have our own refineries, so Big Oil extracts the crude from the tar, brings it stateside, and then sells it back to us at a profit. Of the profits we do keep, Alberta hoards as much as possible -- the angry rebellious sibling in the quasi-socialist family. ;) I'd think better of the oilsands if they actually did more good for the Canadian people as a whole, but instead, they're not only a hugely destructive resource, they're also not a terribly giving one. We've had lots of oil for decades, and we currently have the craziest government (as far as I'm concerned) in Canadian history. Besides, most of the oilsands profits go straight to Texas, or wherever Exxon et al have their headquarters. We don't have our own refineries, so Big Oil extracts the crude from the tar, brings it stateside, and then sells it back to us at a profit. Of the profits we do keep, Alberta hoards as much as possible — the angry rebellious sibling in the quasi-socialist family. ;) I'd think better of the oilsands if they actually did more good for the Canadian people as a whole, but instead, they're not only a hugely destructive resource, they're also not a terribly giving one.

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]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadorpulse.com/is-the-pound-headed-for-parity-with-the-euro/comment-page-1/#comment-1402 Tim Patterson Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:16:03 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=381#comment-1402 yeah, but you guys have lots of oil and aren't crazy. yeah, but you guys have lots of oil and aren't crazy.

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]]> By: Eva http://matadorpulse.com/is-the-pound-headed-for-parity-with-the-euro/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 Eva Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:20:59 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=381#comment-1401 Really? We're presently bracing ourselves for an economic apocalypse only slightly milder than the one occurring south of the 49th. After biding its time at par for a bit, the dollar's dropped right back down to where it was in the 90s - and fast, too. I've lost count of the times the Toronto Stock Exchange set a new record for one-day losses in the past couple months... Really? We're presently bracing ourselves for an economic apocalypse only slightly milder than the one occurring south of the 49th. After biding its time at par for a bit, the dollar's dropped right back down to where it was in the 90s – and fast, too. I've lost count of the times the Toronto Stock Exchange set a new record for one-day losses in the past couple months…

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]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadorpulse.com/is-the-pound-headed-for-parity-with-the-euro/comment-page-1/#comment-1400 Tim Patterson Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:46:01 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=381#comment-1400 I think the Loonie is gonna go up, up, up these next few years. I think the Loonie is gonna go up, up, up these next few years.

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]]> By: Luke Nye http://matadorpulse.com/is-the-pound-headed-for-parity-with-the-euro/comment-page-1/#comment-1405 Luke Nye Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:20:36 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=381#comment-1405 Interesting Article...I was living in England for a while, and it was nice to go to continental Europe and feel richer, though being an American and having my money in dollars I can only hope that someday soon the dollar will strengthen again, and be worth more than the Euro. I don't know what it is, but I just don't like the Euro for some reason. I know its just a currency and I shouldn't hold ill will towards and arbitrary object, but hey. Interesting Article…I was living in England for a while, and it was nice to go to continental Europe and feel richer, though being an American and having my money in dollars I can only hope that someday soon the dollar will strengthen again, and be worth more than the Euro. I don't know what it is, but I just don't like the Euro for some reason. I know its just a currency and I shouldn't hold ill will towards and arbitrary object, but hey.

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