Re: About National Debt (was For Trucker)

On 10 Aug 2005 15:48:44 -0700, "rickleeland" <rickleeland@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>> No. The statement I made is accurate. The cost of goods and services
>> in the US for domestic buyers is what defines the value of the
>> currency. That automatically takes into account foreign goods and
>> services, which includes the effect of exchange rates.
>
> I see what you were trying to say now. What you tried to say is:
>"The cost of goods and services in the US for domestic buyers is what
>INDIRECTLY INFLUENCES the value of the currency. That automatically
>takes into account foreign goods and services." These factors do not
>"define" the value of currency, they influence it.

No, I meant exactly what I said. Think about it.
.

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