$PPNAFTANAU - Good for you!

In 1999, economist Herbert G. Grubel of the Fraser institute wrote a paper entitled, "The Case for the Amero," presenting the first arguments in print that a North American currency should be created on the model of the euro in the European Union as a replacement for the U.S. dollar, the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso.

WND reported the third SPP summit, held last August in Montebello, Quebec, involved a series of closed-door meetings attended only by the three state heads, the cabinet members in attendance, the SPP trilateral bureaucrats assigned to head the 20 working groups established under the SPP and the NACC business leaders.

Next Monday and Tuesday, President Bush will meet in New Orleans with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Harper.

The White House has changed the name of the meeting from the "Fourth SPP Annual Summit" to simply the "North American Leaders' Summit."

Read the whole WND article:
"Makeover urged for 'North American Union' effort"

Being a little less Amero-centric?

Blue-collar NationalReview bloggerssay "we need to be a little less Amero-centric. From John Quiggin: 'prices for commodities, including oil as well as most ag commodities, are typically quoted in $US. In a situation where, for obvious reasons, the value of the $US is declining against all major currencies, this can be quite misleading. Measured against the euro, the currency of the world’s largest unified economy, the increase looks a lot less steep.'

Short story: let's not mix up the U.S. currency crisis—that is, mortgage meltdowns and overspending on overseas wars—with global food prices. Second, I am flabbergasted that almost no newspaper has mentioned there are people in poor countries who actually sell commodities.

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In other news:

Paper sucks ass!

Treasuries Decline, Pushing Two-Year Yields Up Most Since 2001
Bloomberg - Apr 19, 2008
``Treasuries, even at higher yields, offer limited value,'' said Scott Amero, global chief investment officer for fixed income in New York at BlackRock Inc. ...

Snopes Status: False.

From the all-knowing Snopes.com:

Claim: The U.S. Mint has been producing the "Amero", a coin to be used in an economic union of the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
Status: Flase.
Example: Collected on the Internet, September 2007
Updated: September 11, 2007

Read this piece here, and happy 420!

God Bless America ONLY!

Holy shit! Da Pope hanging out with a bro like George Bush -- apparently it's not about what Dubya did do, it's what he did not do: namely renounce the Holy Ghost. "These two leaders share much common ground, particularly in opposing abortion, gay marriage and embryonic stem cell research. But there are plenty of differences." Duh? But who cares? Certainly not Americans. Se7en in 10 Americans say it's important to have a president with strong religious beliefs. Doomsday? End of Days? Judgment Day? Like Bill "911-Dope" Maher said:

"If you believe in Judgment Day I have to seriously question your judgment! If you believe you're in a long-term relationship with an all-powerful Space Daddy, who will -- after you die-- party with your ghost forever you can't even have my vote for Ms. Hawaiian Tropic! [...] Maybe a President who didn't believe our soldiers were going to heaven might be a little less willing to get them killed."

Iran strike = $150 Oil = $1500 Gold = ...

Contrary to some claims that the Bush administration will allow diplomacy to handle Iran’s nuclear weapons program, a leading member of America’s Jewish community tells Newsmax that a military strike is not only on the table – but likely. [...] “Look at Dick Cheney’s recent trip through the Middle East as preparation for the U.S. attack,” the source said. Cheney’s hastily arranged 9-day visit to the region, which began on March 16, included stops in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Turkey, and the Palestinian territories. [...] A number of signs indicate that, contrary to the belief President Bush is a lame duck who will not act before he leaves office, the U.S. is poised to strike before Iran can acquire nuclear weapons and carry out the threat of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to “wipe Israel off the map”:

Read the whole article at Newsmax.com

Iran strike = $150 Oil = $1500 Gold = the next step towards a North American currency

Or breaks under the debt burden engültig everything together?

Wallstreet-Online Discussion, October 2007 (German):

Die Stärke des Euro gegenüber dem Dollar sugeriert eine höhere Wertigkeit unserer Gemeinschaftswährung. Man solle aber nicht vergessen , dass auch der Euro nahezu ungedecktes Papiergeld ist. Die nächste Währungsrefom ist auch hierzulande gewiss! ... 1 oz , 999,9 Silver ... wie wird denn dann hierzulande die nächste Währung heißen?? Globo etwa??? ... Ein Globo = 50 Cent, wäre doch passend zur grassierenden Inflation... Natürlich bleiben die Preise gleich, nur die Löhne werden wieder halbiert !!! Oder bricht unter der Schuldenlast engültig alles zusammen? Und es gibt eine neue goldgedeckte Währung? Und alles fängt bei Null wieder an? ... Meinte natürlich 2 € = 1 Globo ... Und wann soll die Reform kommen? [...] Vielleicht noch dieses Jahr ... Ich weiß natürlich auch nichts genaues, nur man hat Ohren zum Hören und Augen zu sehen! Und das Gefasel einer boomenden Wirtschaft ist der beste Indikator dafür! Boomen tut nur eines: Und das ist die galoppierende Inflation!! Oder warum hat man aus dem Warenkorb zur Ber. der Inflation Lebensmittel herausgenommen?

Source: Wallstreet-Online

Google Translate'd:

The strength of the euro against the dollar sugeriert a higher value of our common currency. One should not forget, however, that the euro almost ungedecktes paper money. The next Währungsrefom is certainly here! ... 1 oz, 999.9 Silver ... How is this country because then the next hot currency? Globo around? ... A Globo = 50 cents, it would be fitting to rampant inflation ... Of course, the prices remain the same, only the wages will be halved again! Or breaks under the debt burden engültig everything together? And there is a new goldgedeckte currency? And everything starts from scratch again? ... Meinte course € 2 = 1 Globo ... And when is the reform? [...] Maybe even this year ... I know nothing of course, accurate, but one has to listen ears and eyes to see! And the drivel of a booming economy is the best indicator for that! Boomen does only one thing: This is the runaway inflation! Or why did you get out of the cart to Ber. Inflation foods removed?