# Goldman Sachs betting on economy to stagnate or crash in near future...

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**Created:** [October 8, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldman-sachs-betting-on-economy-to-stagnate-or-crash-in-near-future/556438 "2010-10-08T01:04:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldman-sachs-betting-on-economy-to-stagnate-or-crash-in-near-future/556438/41 "2010-10-11T13:54:49Z")

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If I could make money by shorting the dollar, I’d do it. Why wouldn’t you? If I really think the dollar is going to drop in value, am I supposed to go down with the ship? Thank-you, sir, may I have another!?

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**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldman-sachs-betting-on-economy-to-stagnate-or-crash-in-near-future/556438/42 "2010-10-11T14:06:10Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> If I could make money by shorting the dollar, I’d do it. Why wouldn’t you? If I really think the dollar is going to drop in value, am I supposed to go down with the ship? Thank-you, sir, may I have another!?

Well, [short](http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=UDN) away!

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> The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Deutsche Bank Short US Dollar Futures index. The index is comprised solely of short futures contracts. The futures contract is designed to replicate the performance of being short the US Dollar against the Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Swedish Krona and Swiss Franc.

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**Author:** ![Kearsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kearsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kearsen)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldman-sachs-betting-on-economy-to-stagnate-or-crash-in-near-future/556438/43 "2010-10-15T20:21:11Z")

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“In addition, you can be a “deemed qualified alien” if, under certain circumstances, you, your child, or your parent has been subjected to battery or extreme cruelty while in the United States.”

wtf?

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