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If nothing else, this should be interesting because transferring money is a way to transfer information: someone is making a very significant statement about th
by byrneseyeview 17y ago
If nothing else, this should be interesting because transferring money is a way to transfer information: someone is making a very significant statement about the US. If the bonds are counterfeit, that statement is that the US is still a creditworthy country, whose debts are more trusted than anyone else's; if they're real, it's a statement that the US is not so trustworthy at all.
Of course, people make statements about this kind of thing all the time. Since few of them stake billions of dollars -- in cash or in reputation -- few of them could be considered as committed to the view.
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- davidw 17y agoInteresting? Certainly! Appropriate? In my opinion, no. That's the distinction I make... there's plenty of stuff that's fascinating, but probably shouldn't be here. For instance, Cadel Evans managed to lose the lead at the Dauphine Libere to Valverde, who was down by something like two minutes, in today's race with a summit finish up Mt Ventoux. In comments after the race, Evans was talking about why no one else would pull, which seems to demonstrate some weakness on his part, perhaps more mental than physical. It seems vaguely reminiscent of Sastre riding away up a hill to take yellow at the Tour last year. I find that very interesting, but it's certainly not appropriate for this site, and I don't think it would be even if I could get a group of like minded hacker-cyclists to vote it up.