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Have you seen this video about the Amero?

Asked by 2late2be (2292points) October 23rd, 2008

Do you think it will really happen?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewXwP7Zuz2U

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TaoSan's avatar

Nah, the Amero idea originated in Canada from a guy called Herbert Grubel or Gruber from the Fraser institute in 1999 but never picked up. Mexicans discussed it in their cabinet as a hypothetical option.

It was theorized that with the Euro coming up, and Nafta being relatively new the Amero would be a natural extension.

He’s talking a lot about things he doesn’t know squat about, e.g. a “Force Majeure” is by definition an act of god or nature. Say, fire, storms etc. You can’t declare “Force Majeure” on your currency lol.

Further, he says buy French Francs not Euro, idiot, the Euro replaced French Francs as France and Germany were the driving force behind the Euro. This guy is a nutjob.

I’d say paranoid delusional that guy, typical conspiracy theorist.

Judi's avatar

They do have an Amero concept coin (I bought one for my husband for his birthday) but the video os a fake, an urban legend.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/amero.asp

TaoSan's avatar

@Judi

Oh wow!

Thank god it’s only some collectible coin sales company making it up lol. On the other hand, at the current stage of the Dollar I think not even the Mexicans would want it anymore, haha.

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