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People Of Earth: Prepare For Economic Disaster

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  • wymondham
    wymondham Posts: 6,356 Forumite
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    HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »
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    The cat does not seem to be buying into it all does he??!! :rotfl:
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    wymondham wrote: »
    The cat does not seem to be buying into it all does he??!! :rotfl:

    Smart cat.... :D
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
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  • Derivative
    Derivative Posts: 1,698 Forumite
    I don't really understand the American situation wrt petrol ("gas") prices.
    So in the 70's it was around $2/gal. Now it's around $3.50.
    Isn't that just regular old inflation? It's not even doubled in 40 years.
    Said Aristippus, “If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.”
    Said Diogenes, “Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.”[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][/FONT]
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    yeah, but it was $ 0.65 a gallon in 1998, and less than $ 1.00 a gallon even in October 2001.
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • Spartacus_Mills
    Spartacus_Mills Posts: 5,545 Forumite
    Asheron wrote: »
    Was the article an enjoyable read for you Purch ?


    I found it a really cheery way to start the working week.

    I am just off to Tesco to stock up on bags of rice, pasta and tins of beans.
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  • System
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    Spartacus_Mills wrote: »
    I found it a really cheery way to start the working week.

    I am just off to Tesco to stock up on bags of rice, pasta and tins of beans.

    Don't forget your gold and silver coins, ipads, iphones and netbooks.
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  • drc
    drc Posts: 2,057 Forumite
    Genuine question Asheron. What are you, personally, doing about this impending doom? How have you prepared for the inevitable bursting of the bubble?
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    He told us once that he owns a Coffee plantation in Borneo, or somewhere similar.

    He clearly needs to cut back on his caffeine intake :eek:
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • Conrad
    Conrad Posts: 33,137 Forumite
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    thor wrote: »
    B_Blank wrote: »


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    We are? I find it hard to believe we are even slighty less reliant on oil these days. When fossil fuels runs out we will be on the deep doodoo!
    Perhaps you can give examples.


    Electric cars and other devices can use electricity from Nuclear or sustainable sources.
    Get over it, oil is just a little phase - say 300 years in a Human story that could last 3 trillion years (taking into account the time when we need to leave Earth).
  • Derivative
    Derivative Posts: 1,698 Forumite
    purch wrote: »
    yeah, but it was $ 0.65 a gallon in 1998, and less than $ 1.00 a gallon even in October 2001.

    Do you have a source for this?
    http://zfacts.com/metaPage/lib/zFacts-Gasoline-Price.png

    Seems like $1.50 is a pretty decent average 1987-2003.
    Of course there is a high spike recently, but if you take 1987 as a baseline and add 5% per year you get to the current price.

    It does seem more likely (with me having no knowledge of the situation) that 1990-2000 was an anomaly in having low prices.
    Said Aristippus, “If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.”
    Said Diogenes, “Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.”[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][/FONT]
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