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Re:Jim Rogers - China's the future, dollar is doomed and the... by bprater on Thursday July 10, 2008 @03:41PM (#242816)
Wow, I didn't realize that Japan's population was similar to the US. You really do learn something everyday...

I agree, the desire for India and Chinese to bolster the middle class is at the heart of the problems we will face in the next few years.

We balk at paying $4/gallon for gas, but the folks in the East who have no historical frame of reference like we do, may easily accept $8/gallon. (I hate saying we, since some Y!Hackers aren't from the US, you know what I mean...)

If this is true, then Eastern oil importers can bid much higher prices, pushing our prices higher.

Re:Jim Rogers - China's the future, dollar is doomed and the... by MaysonL on Thursday July 10, 2008 @03:53PM (#242830)
Actually, Japan's population is less than half of US: ~127 m vs ~301 m.