They NEED money to run the country and compete with other currencies/countries... but I do understand that increased taxes usually kills the "little man" not the "millionaires"... eh... my 2cents.

The u.s.a has been high jacked with all these loans/gas prices etc,in fear of bank ruptcy did you know that legislation is passing a bill that coinage will be made of steel in 2010 because copper/zinc and nickel is more than the face value of the current currency foren currency will dominate and is dominateing us know.

Currency fluctuations, tax policy, FED actions, international relations and commodity prices DO affect our business.So, my point?

European investors have been buying American real estate because, with low prices plus the exchange rate, it has been double cheap for them..Probably the change in exchange rates isn't a big enough change to make them stop buying.I know that some of you are following both the stock market and foreign currency.

The dollar is a currency and therfore losing purchase power is inevitable.

They have agreed to service it indefinitely if needed but the agreement with the Comptroller of the Currency allows them to pass on buying the riskier parts of the WaMu portfolio.

Then I would pay off all of my debts and mortgages on the houses we spend our time in and convert half of the remaining cash into hard currency.

Lenin said that the best way to destroy the capitalist system was to debauch its currency.

"forex" represents the two words foreign exchange and refers to the cash market where foreign currencies such asthe Euro and British Pound are traded each day.They are traded on margin so they are highly leveraged.

In International investing, you could be faced with political risk (the risk that political decisions – including unrest – could result in the investment being lost), foreign exchange risk (the risk that fluctuations in currency valuations will mean lost money), and liquidity risk (the risk that you can’t sell the property).