Why is our currency going  to Hell?
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One answer, President Bush.
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1. Because they are a stong alley of the US and don't want to devalue the Dollar. \n2. Because they do not want to lower the value of their own currency.
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because when you increase the supply of the currency then you could cause a surplus in relation to the demand.  That could cause the value of the currency to drop.\n\nThink of it in terms of diamonds...if there were enough diamonds to go around so everyone would have ten of them, why would anyone pay so much for one?
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You ask a good question.  Now I believe you know there is not enough if any gold in fort Knox to back up our money.\n\nWhy does one think money means anything.  One may play games with it all day.\n\nYou are correct in many things you have said; but I wonder why most people think that the United States of America is not in prophecy (prediction) of what is to happen about us?  I have read Revelations many times and the more one reads it the more one realizes > WHAT?   Watch and Pray.  1+1+1=1
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Because the governments have chosen to peg or fix the currency at that price for a bit of financial stability.  As long as they can hold the peg, it should be steady.
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Robert Kiyosaki says it's because the dollar has lost so much value.  The only thing worth anything is real estate and commodities like gold, oil, etc.\n\nI read an article that it has something to do with the chinese super-rich buying up a lot of gold things.\n\nAnd then, there's always the popular stuff about it being the safest place to hedge against global turmoil.  So, maybe people are afraid of civilization collapsing soon.
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Currently the type of war{s} the USA is involved in can bankrupt the entire world.\nWhy?\nBecause the U.S. dollar is the worlds currency of choice, since the 1944 Bret-ton Woods New Hampshire agreement.\n\nIf and when other countries choose to use other types of money for international payments, the eventual ramifications could//would have severe consequences in the USA in the form of a depression. Many countries worldwide are apparently now opposing the U.S.perpetual war policies. \n\nAlso, since average American wages have lagged far behind the rising costs of home ownership or rental expenses it is exceedingly more difficult for the middle class American families to raise their standard of living.
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England refuses to adopt Euro coz its Currency Value is Higher than that of Euro
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Nah!  The Feds are just replacing old currency with much uglier currency.
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From Wikipedia (there is much more at the link I provided):\n\n"A market based exchange rate will change whenever the values of either of the two component currencies change. A currency will tend to become more valuable whenever demand for it is greater than the available supply. It will become less valuable whenever demand is less than available supply (this does not mean people no longer want money, it just means they prefer holding their wealth in some other form, possibly another currency)."\n\n"Increased demand for a currency is due to either an increased transaction demand for money, or an increased speculative demand for money."\n\n"A currency will tend to lose value, relative to other currencies, if the country's level of inflation is relatively higher, if the country's level of output is expected to decline, or if a country is troubled by political uncertainty."
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The short answer to it, without the politics and complicated retoric, is that we have faith in our monetary system.  Without that the value of the dollar on the world markets would drop like a stone and go through devaluation.  It's ALOT more complex than that but that is what it comes down to. (saw a show about it on the History Channel last week or so)
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Most currencies are floating. That means it is like the stock market. If the economy is good one day, the dollar is stronger. If unemployment rises, it may get weaker. It is all about supply and demand. It is constantly changing.
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My guess is that the price of gas keeps going up because we are still willing to pay it..  even though we should all just buy bicyles.  Second hand ones can't be more than $100.  Probably not that much.  Anyways, we need the gas so we pay high prices for it.  Sort of like food.  We need it, so we pay whatever the supplier says the price should be.  Here's a thought,  how about all of us who b*tch about the price of gas, go get on welfare so we can afford to buy the gas. Hey it might happen.   Just insist that you are mentally unstable.  Which of course, has to be true because society totally sucks.
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It probably just made more sense to describe the amount and then the currency.  I see some written descriptions outside the US use the currency symbol afterward, like 637$.  Maybe we should all start doing it...:-)
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It's a little of both.\nThe cost of living has risen constantly over time. This is evidenced by the median prices of all goods. I'm pretty sure that I couldn't live on the $2.74/hr which my first job paid me!\nBut our dollar value has dropped, too.\nThere was a time when the U.S.Dollar was the highest standard in currency. However, with Europe uniting the Euro is now much stronger than the dollar. As other nations improve their standards of living, the price of importing their goods also goes up.\nAnd so, the circle continues.
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Wow!  Money hungry bastards out there...can't lend a hand.  That's why we're all going to hell, because we don't help each other.
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There are people who make their living with just that very theory. They speculate which currencies will rise and fall against which other currencies, and buy or sell in advance. There really is no way for a layman to tell, even the "experts" rarely agree. \nThe only advice I can give is to look up the performance of the Pound over the last year or so and compare it to today's rate. If it is near the yearly high, then wait a little. If it is near the bottom or about average then go ahead and buy now. \nRemember, this is by no means expert advice I am giving. I have traveled extensively and exchanged numerous currencies over the years, so this is just a good educated guess. \nGood luck and happy travels.