Dump the Dollar, China State TV Tells Viewers

**Silverbird** · 11-16-2007, 05:10 PM

http://www.cnbc.com/id/21829883
"A state news program, quoting unnamed "wealth management experts," told residents with dollar accounts on the mainland to convert their holdings into yuan or a range of other foreign currencies, including the pound and the euro."

**nnuut** · 11-16-2007, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by Silverbird

http://www.cnbc.com/id/21829883
"A state news program, quoting unnamed "wealth management experts," told residents with dollar accounts on the mainland to convert their holdings into yuan or a range of other foreign currencies, including the pound and the euro."

OK, that's it, let's just buy all our stuff from somewhere else! That would fix'em!

**nnuut** · 11-16-2007, 08:12 PM

Let's start a new trend---------buy it from US!!!!! Make'em beg for a dollar!!

**Frixxxx** · 11-16-2007, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by Paladin

Yeah, let's start buying all of our Curious George plush dolls, Aqua Dots, Polly Pocket dolls, Doggie Day Care sets, and OnePiece Triple Slash Zolo Roronoa action figures from some Third World country that can provide us with a ready and cheap supply of lead paint, tiny swallowable magnets and date rape drugs. That about takes care of my Christmas list for this year. Who needs China anyway?

Wow, maybe we can pick a country with no natural occurring lead? Or maybe we can make a Curious George plush doll made in the USA that has nothing wrong with it except it cost 8 TIMES more than China + import tax. Then it will probably be made in a sweat shop by illegal aliens to cushion Mattel's or Hasbro's numbers and Missy will still cry when she gets clothes and books at Christmas.

I could rant on!

**Birchtree** · 11-16-2007, 09:23 PM

Talk about crying at Christmas. My daughter received a nice dictionary from me when she was in the eigth grade and of course she cried "screaming that no one gets a dictionary for Christmas" - to make a long story short it goes with her everywhere, from college to Iraq to Hawaii. She keeps it in her office to correct spelling that passes through her hands. I never felt bad about those tears. Dad's still know best.