All that glimmers is not Gold. The old west is full of stories of greedy men with dashed dreams from their fools gold. During the last election I got in a debate with some co-workers about the the number one priority for voting on a candidate. I said Morality in the white house most everyone else said money in their 401k. We took a poll all week and found about 9 out of 10 people we asked took the money in the 401k over the morality in the white-house. I was shocked but 4 years later as I watch my 401k take an all time low and gas prices take a all time high I reevaluated my idea and came up with the same answer. Morality, despite the old saying its the economy stupid. I may be stupid, but I can still see we are in big trouble in this nation, RECORD TROUBLE MAY BE AROUND THE CORNER.
Tonight I was thinking how many record highs are going on right now and could that be a reflection of the pointing of the moral compass of America. Below you will see what I found on google news search. The Love of Money is the root of all Evil and absolute power corrupts absolutely. One day maybe will will trust in God and not the coin but until then ?
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Global Movie Ticket Sales Hit Record
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Moviegoers around the world pushed global box office revenues to a record $26.7 billion in 2007, but rising ticket prices and a weakening dollar accounted for much of the increase, the Motion Picture Association of America said Wednesday.
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Gold Hits Record High on Weak Dollar
NEW YORK (AP) — Gold prices shot up Wednesday, briefly surging to a new record just below $1,000 after the dollar tumbled lower and crude oil hit an all-time high, boosting the metal’s appeal as a hedge against inflation.
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Breaking News:
Obama rakes in record money for Feb.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/
Sen. Barack Obama raised $55 million during the 29 days of February. That’s fully $20 million more than his competitor for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton,and an apparent presidential fundraising record for a single month.
That works out to collecting about $79,000 every hour around the clock for February’s 29 days.
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Oil hits record near $106 on weak dollar, OPEC
By Matthew Robinson
http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-32325920080307
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil hit a record high near $106 on Thursday, fueled by the weak dollar and OPEC’s decision to hold crude output steady.U.S. oil settled up 95 cents at $105.47 a barrel after hitting a record $105.97 a barrel during the session. London Brent crude rose 97 cents to settle at $102.61 a barrel, after hitting a record $102.95.
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Home Foreclosures Hit Record High
WASHINGTON (AP) — Home foreclosures soared to an all-time high in the final three months of 2007 and probably will keep rising, evidence of homeowners’ suffering and the economic danger from the meltdown.
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Euro Advances to Record High Against Dollar
Before ECB Meeting
By Gavin Finch and Kosuke Goto
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aOBo_x9aAzvo&refer=home
March 6 (Bloomberg) — The euro rose to a record against the dollar on speculation the European Central Bank will keep its key interest rate at the highest in more than six years while the Federal Reserve reduces borrowing costs.
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3/6/2008
Record-high grain prices bolstering rural economy
http://www.hdnews.net/wirestories/k1029-BC-KS-GrainPrices-03-06-0812
AP KANSAS CENTERPIECE
By ROXANA HEGEMAN
Associated Press Writer
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Record-high grain prices are fueling a rural economic boom in U.S. farm states such as Kansas.
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Platinum sets record high 2,279.25 dollars per ounce
LONDON (AFP) — Platinum prices spiked to an all-time peak close to 2,300 dollars on Tuesday as the white metal got fresh support on the back of a weak dollar and supply worries in key producer South Africa.
