Predict the Future

Hiptastic · Nov 1, 2009

And unemployment rate, pffft 5.7%, you and your optimism
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Aristartle · Nov 1, 2009

What do I win? Do I get a prize?

Hiptastic · Nov 2, 2009

Does a rep point count? Everyone give Ari a + rep point.

OlderWaterBrother · Nov 8, 2009

OlderWaterBrother said:

Now with tongue fully planted partially in cheek!

1. Who is president?
That would be GWBush aka Monkeyboy. He’ll declare martial law just before the elections and make himself President for Life.

2. Where is the S&P 500 (index level or % change from today) (S&P currently 1,288 for reference)
It’s going down and continue to set record lows.

3. Where is the $/Euro (value or % appreciation/depreciation of DOLLAR vs. today) (for reference it is about $1.57/Eur 1 today)
N/A since the dollar will no longer exist (see question 13)

4. What is the price of a barrel of oil (% change or $ value, today it is pretty close to $110/barrel)
The price will go up another 10 to 20 dollars before dollars are a thing of the past.

5. What is the price of an ounce of gold (% change or $ value, today it is about $1,000/ounce)
Once again you use dollars instead of Ameros but I’ll say $2,000/ounce

6. Have we attacked Iran? Yes/no.
No.

7. How have civil liberties changed? Give some specific examples, no vague ranting.
Well in the spring we all get our NIDs after that we’ll be hearing “papers please” a lot more and with the declaration of martial law civil liberties will pretty much a thing of the past.

8. What is the unemployment rate? Currently it is 4.8%.
You can double or triple that.

9. What is the inflation rate? Currently CPI is around 4.3%
Likewise double or triple it.

10. Will there have been another major terrorist attack against the US? Yes/no
No, they won’t need to unless Monkeyboy needs it to declare martial law.

11. Will China's economy still be booming? yes/no
Yes and will own most of the US.

12. Has a draft been implemented? Anti-war activists keep warning us about it. Will it have arrived yes/no?
Yes, mostly in an attempt to get the unemployed off the streets.

13. Is there a NAU or an Amero?
Yes.

14. Bonus question: fill in your own surprising prediction, whatever, cure for cancer/global plague/aliens arrive/ etc theory, but don't say it unless you mean it.
Next year about this time we will be in the middle of Armageddon!

15***Late addition: Please provide GDP growth forecast for 2008. I think current forecasts are for about 1% in 2008. Keep in mind a depression means a contraction of at least 10%; the worst the US has seen was an 18% contraction in one year (1937-8) or a 33% contraction between 1929 and 1933
If valued in dollars the GDP will increase 10,000% (actually a contraction of about 50% in real currency) because when China and the rest of the world begin dumping their dollars on the market, we'll be using a wheel barrow to carry our dollars to the store to buy a loaf of bread. The coming depression is going to make the 30s look like a cake walk!

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