On Sun, 25 Nov 2001, Gabriel Rocha wrote:
On Sun, Nov 25, at 03:05PM, Tim May wrote | Thus, what is the "reputation of the dollar"? Is it because of foolproof | anti-forgery measures? Is it because of the laws of the U.S.? Etc.? | | No, it is a kind of collective hallucination.
It is not a "Collective hallucination"
If you use the work 'reputation' to mean that the past behaviour is a reasonable indicator of future behavior (as most CACL use it) then it is most certainly a shared hallucination. In fact it's not even 'economic', it's 'emotional' in nature. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Day by day the Penguins are making me lose my mind. Bumper Sticker The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------