HawaiianGal

As far as I know, Allah and God are the same being. I haven't been reading good things about the New Century version of the bible. I'll stick with the King James if I need a reference. Well, except of course for the missing chapters...

Cost of food is coming down because the holidays are over. They always spike food prices just before a major holiday. I think that's all it is.

Here I am, through your whole post thinking that you were talking about the president. Sheesh!

There wasn't an "update cart" option. I ran into this last night.

I think everything has to be read three times before it can become law, so that makes us that much closer.

Do we have any idea WHEN this becomes a taxable event, is it upon cashing it in, or when it revalues? My guess is upon cash in, and I am certainly no expert. Anyone have thoughts on this?

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So they are saying now that they won't grant immunity to any US troops who remain in Iraq after December 31, 2011. Doesn't that mean that there IS immunity before then? I guess that is on each individual soldier rather than the US Government. Don't we already have millions of dollars in our budget (if not billions) for the rebuilding of that country? My understanding is that you want to be the losing side of an American war because we ALWAYS rebuild.

Wow Pudge, Welcome to the forums! That's quite an introduction!

We'll deduct it from the amount of money we have already put back into Iraq, and send them a bill for the rest!

I think I just figured out one of the reasons Sadr and others want our soldiers out of Iraq. Once the soldiers are out there will be a lot less US dollars floating around the markets, and at that point it will be easier to "force" Iraqis to use their own currency. Does this idea make sense? It has to rankle that everyone wants our currency instead of the Iraqi currency there...

I still go with the 1 to 1 idea. They will want to make it as easy as possible on the general population who is horribly under-educated.

Maybe this is why exports from Kurdistan have been getting smaller, building up a reserve to sell locally! Some percentage of this money does go right back to the Iraq, if not the Iraqis, yet...

I evened it out!

I don't care what color he is, and never have. I voted for him! I was wooed by his educational credentials and promises, and I have been sorely disappointed. We got change alright, well on our way to socialism which most of us don't want. Somewhere along the road we went from a work to achieve a good life to everything is a right. Basic health care is a right. If you walk into an emergency room, (or are driven by ambulance) they cannot refuse service. Health insurance is not a right, it is a privilege that you pay for with your hard earned money. Want a better life for your family? Work For IT That is what created our country, what's wrong with it now? Now everything has become a right. No, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are rights. What ever happened to personal responsibility??? Where did that go? Its so much easier blame it on someone else rather than doing it yourself... Let the negatives collect!

Lets hope they were working with Interpol and grabbed the guys in Beirut as well.

The currency won't be printed in Iraq, they don't have the capability. It would be printed elsewhere. However, I think that Parliament has to approve the funding to pay for the printing. I'm guessing Shabibi can push the button for the RV (or whatever is going to happen) without their approval. I'm guessing (and this IS just my opinion) that he was waiting for them to pass the bill to get the money printed. He may be limited in what he can do when the bills only go down to 50s and 100s (from what I remember they were never released to the general public). Then again, he may decide it isn't his problem and make them run to catch up!

Hey, the humor is mightily appreciated!

I'm guessing full sovereignty also means an internationally traded currency!

We rectify this by putting through this bill. Francie26, you are absolutely correct. There's a lot of stuff we don't make here any longer and it WILL take a while to get it up and running. Part of that will be to take the uncertainty out of our business environment. Most companies are sitting on money rather than investing it because they don't know where the tax laws are going and they don't want to get burned. I hope the powers that be finally figure that out and fix it.

Why can't we invest in this fund as US Citizens? Where is it located?

I'm a little confused, and I read a lot in these forums and through the news agencies. I'm hearing that Shabibi can pull the trigger, or push the button on the RV/RD at any time now (due to a meeting on August 14, or 15th potentially.) I hear that he has the power to do this. I also remember hearing and reading multiple times here that this can't happen until Erbil is signed, HCL is passed, and Iraq is out of chapter 7, then there is the seating of the ministers for a full GOI. So, which is it? Does anyone really know?

That;s very interesting. I was under the impression that people had no warning when Kuwait revalued. Now I'm going to have to look it up.

I'm no expert. This is not advice, however, I remember reading some tax forms (as I do research on this) where you put down how much you have in other currencies and equivalent amount in US dollars I think. You are also supposed to put down what you have in gold and silver as well (although I don't think the average person does.)

I posted an article (or a response) about the amended HCL bill, and I don't think anyone wants it passed with the changes they made to it. It was way too ambiguous as to who had the power over the hui that controls the contracts and regulations.