On Jul 15, 2008, at 5:45 PM, Cedric Chang wrote:

> The dollar is a bad choice since the US Government keeps printing  
> dollars in an attempt to keep afloat.

Alas, most countries seem to do that.  Until quite recently, the  
dollar was one of the more stable currencies.

> It would be great to see a private currency that was stable and  
> universally accepted.

Based on what?  Precious metals and similar are silly.  Everything  
else isn't stable...

BillW

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