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Falling Dollar
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:13 pm
by Mulu
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The dollar is down more than 40 percent against the euro over the past seven years, taking a particularly sharp drop last month.
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"It's changed our lifestyle," said Lauren Amlani, 48, who moved to Paris from California with her husband and young son in March 2006. "A meal with pizza and drinks for the three of us comes to over $75. That's ridiculous!"
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"Every time the euro increases by 10 cents towards the dollar we lose $1 billion in our operations," said an Airbus official at the company's headquarters in Toulouse, France. "Aircraft are sold in U.S. dollars, but most of our production costs are paid in euros."
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:39 pm
by fluffmonster
The falling dollar causes far more inconvenience and worry to foreigners than it does to us which tickles my Ugly American side. Maybe if their own currencies hadn't sucked so bad for so long, they wouldn't have found themselves today depending on ours...
...but the times, they are a' changin....
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 7:27 pm
by Burt
Great news for me. Might be able to afford a nice holiday to the US soon!
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 7:56 pm
by Mayhem
Burt wrote:Great news for me. Might be able to afford a nice holiday to the US soon!
Even the prices couldn't tempt me to brave the gauntlet of the TSA.
I'd go to Canada instead, unless I were visiting specific people.
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:52 am
by Grand Fromage
Mayhem wrote:I'd go to Canada instead, unless I were visiting specific people.
Or want to see stuff.
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:53 am
by Mayhem
Or wanted to be involved in a mass shooting, obviously.
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:13 am
by Grand Fromage
Actually nevermind, please stay in Canada.
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:27 am
by Mayhem
Oh, I'm sorry, is it only you that is allowed to make generalisations about other countries?
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:44 am
by JaydeMoon
Yes, it's our God Given right as American's, so kindly stfu, and keep your forward thinking to yourselves tyvm.
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:46 pm
by Zakharra
Mayhem wrote:Burt wrote:Great news for me. Might be able to afford a nice holiday to the US soon!
Even the prices couldn't tempt me to brave the gauntlet of the TSA.
I'd go to Canada instead, unless I were visiting specific people.
Fly to Canada, then with your passport, cross the border there. Less hassle if your friends are near the northern border. No TSA.
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:01 pm
by Mayhem
That's actually what we did for our honeymoon, pre 9/11.
Flew into Toronto, drove to Niagra Falls, then over the border and off to New England, taking in a variety of places (including 2 nights in Boston) before coming back to the Toronto area (though travelling north of the lakes, this time) to spend a week with relatives.
A fantastic holiday
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:52 pm
by HATEFACE
Why do you hate freedom?
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:59 pm
by ThinkTank
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:13 am
by Swift
The falling US dollar is great. Apart from the time it takes to get here, it is now cheaper to buy alot of things from the US and have it shipped here
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:14 pm
by Rick7475
The sad thing is while the Canadian dollar is at par with the US dollar, stuff here in Canada still remains 10 - 15% higher in price, like cars, books, and computer games, stuff naturally on my high order of purchasing ...
