# Why is the U.S dollar sliding?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-u-s-dollar-sliding/516976>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 10, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-u-s-dollar-sliding/516976 "2009-11-10T01:05:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Honesty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f04885/32.png) [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-u-s-dollar-sliding/516976/21 "2009-11-10T16:24:30Z")

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> [@wmfellows](#):
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> You are essentially - because you want a cheaper European vacation I guess - arguing for a policy

No, not at all. I’m not arguing for anything. I thought that having a weak dollar was ‘bad’ in every sense of the word. I genuinely was asking a question. Consider my ignorance fought.

> [@wmfellows](#):
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> Our friend here is having trouble with far simpler concepts. I am trying to keep it simple.

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**Author:** ![wmfellows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@wmfellows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wmfellows)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-u-s-dollar-sliding/516976/22 "2009-11-10T16:57:43Z")

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> [@Honesty](#):
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No need to frown, the fellow I was replying to was bringing in added complexity which seemed to me rendering the question more confusing, and money supply questions can already be terribly confusing.

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