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Smurf1976 reacted to Knobby22's post in the thread US Election 2024 : Stock and Economic Comment with
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When you have to threaten to force use of a currency then this shows weakness. Too much debt. I think that the pushing of alternates... -
Smurf1976 replied to the thread Ageing population.The issue is that a lot of what’s being discussed essentially is exporting versus not exporting. Consider for example a smelter or...
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Smurf1976 replied to the thread Trump Era 2025-2029 : Stock and Economic Comment.One practical issue is Trump supports the construction of more LNG export facilities in the US. Compared to not doing so, that should...
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Smurf1976 replied to the thread Ageing population.The relevance I had in mind to the previous discussion is that mining, agriculture, manufacturing etc all export or provide an...
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This scenario brings to mind countries with closed borders such as Haiti (perhaps not closed borders, but impoverished though), North...
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I think we're (more or less) on the same page here, i.e. the realisation of impoverishment is correlated to a decline/cessation of...
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Smurf1976 replied to the thread Ageing population.Won't it show up sooner though? Eg fuel is priced in USD so as the currency declines fuel gets expensive for locals. Or someone who...
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If nothing's being exported except a perpetually declining currency, then no wealth of real substance is leaving the country's shores...
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Smurf1976 replied to the thread Ageing population.As an exercise, I put the following scenario to everyone. Take any random country and have it export nothing. It'll continue to have...
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My whole point is the fact that there are so many subsistence that would not exist or only exist in minimal numbers in a strong economy...
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Smurf1976 replied to the thread The Under 16 Social Media Ban.I think the issue is regardless of the intentions, there's a concern the outcome in practice ends up being bad. The Australian...
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Smurf1976 replied to the thread The future of energy generation and storage.I should add that there was a hand cranked refrigeration system as part of that display. :xyxthumbs The two refrigeration coils...
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Smurf1976 reacted to qldfrog's post in the thread The future of energy generation and storage with Haha.
Do not spread that info too much Mr Smurf, the Greenies might decide even a grid is superfluous and windmill /solar panels too Co2...
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Smurf1976 replied to the thread The future of energy generation and storage.A long time ago in Tasmania the Hydro used to set up a display at the Hobart Show each year filled with all sorts of contraptions for...
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Smurf1976 replied to the thread Ageing population.The way I look at it is really quite straightforward - could someone who's just finishing high school right now realistically achieve...