Yeah it is called the dollar

noooooooo

do it but not with the united states

zeitgeist

really, really bad idea

chill I think yours is the the kind of mind that the Islamo terrorists like to get a hold of and turn into suicide bombers....very small and will believe anything they are told ....I am glad you cant fly an airplane

I can fly one, I use to help "HERMANOS AL RESCATE" I got a rich friend mine to lend me a Grumman G-73 "Mallard"... I love that plane

We are not going to destroy our nationalities by surrendering our currencies and passports and then honoring somebody elses martyrs and freedom fighters! Not in the name of economic progress or to combat financial crisis, we are not going to drop Duarte, Sanchez and Mella! F*K Washington and its freaking stupid values! We fought Haitians, Spaniards, French, English, and Yankees so that for economic convenience we are now to welcome american crap? In 15 years, the U.S. will not longer be an economic power so don't compromize the future generation and the survival of our cultures and acttitudes to the stupid americans!

chill I am skeptical.... I have spent 100s of hours in that airplane flying throughout the Caribbean on the old Antilles Airboats

Yeah it is called the dollar
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You mean the "Amero"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hiPrsc9g98

there nice right GC, I think they still make them. well at least replacement pieces. I want one so bad.. I love flying that plane do you know anyone selling one?

wow chill they havent made one since the 30s or 40s but they are amazing and keep getting rebuilt....Antilles Airboats was the largest seaplane airline in the world at one time and owned by Charley Blair a true hero{ who died in one of his planes} and his stunning wife the actress Maureen OHara of St Croix USVI...he was an aviation legend

Anyway, I have not flown one in a Long time. By the way there was a time that DR used the Dollar. at around the same time the Americans INvaded in 1904. when Trujillo cam into power we once again had or own currency. In my Uncles Casa de Cambio we have Coins dated from the 1800's and spanish coins found at sea..... Does anyone know why this would be a huge problem ? just ask some one from panama

they like it just fine saves them a ton of money ...they have their own coins

chill if you are qualified to fly a multi engine seaplane I would be stunned ....can you drive a car ?

DR should unite but with the union now being form in South America... We share many qualities that are not present with North Americans.

I'm a nationalist and damn proud of it. I don't care what anyone says or calls me for being a nationalist, but let's get real, someday the whole of latin america will adopt a single currency, a single passport, a single military, and a single nationality. Yes, I think someday latin america will become one nation. Just imagine, one nation from Argentina to Mexico.

no chance for a thousand years unless you guys start speaking Portuguese

GC I have a class A drivers lic. and I am going for helicopter.... Warrant officer school in the military ... anything else you would like to know ?

I think greed will be our Down fall not just DR but the world, Greed is a sin for a reason

Well if Hatians can pass freely in to DR it's all over.

But a common currency as long as it's backed by something like gold, then I'm all for it.
But just another stupid fiat currency is not going to help anyone.

chill there is not a snow balls chance in hell you will get a warrant with your lousy anti American attitude....maybe nutty hugo will hire you to drive a truck....fly an airplane not a chance

nothing I said was anti american, Every country in the world uses fiat currency, yes the U.S. is the worst, but all fiat currencies fail.

Im swimming to anctarctica

A common currency may work, the EC Dollar has not budged in the 13 years I have been dealing with the Eastern Caribbean. Don't ask me why because i I don't know the answer and am too lazy to look it up.

I hope it happens. For a couple of years now I've been dreaming about the day that Latin America starts to look more like the European Union. We will achieve this step by step!!!

This a great idea. The Euro has helped most nations in Europe. The dollar is a bad currency for developing nations. Russia is also proposing a new currency for its main trading partners. This new currency will surely be essential in the future to manage the block economy and prevent a repetition of current dollar problems.
S.

nada

Globalization began 30 years ago who are you kidding ....get out of the way if you dont want progress and the inevitable

you people are funny, first read all news than comment them and the reality is that nobody other than bankers knows what is goin to happend. Some of you should become politicians or something...

ambion, I don't want the DR to unite with Haiti either. Other countries will probably never get it, but that won't be allowed. I wasn't thinking about Haiti when I was talking about latin america.

Polish dude, learn to read.

The dollar may soon be a dangerous place to be: Credit for importers in the US may dry up. China is pressing the US to take action:
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During meetings between US and Chinese finance officials in Beijing, China called on the US to boost its savings rate and to protect Chinese assets and investments in the US.

"The important reasons for the US financial crisis include excessive consumption and high leverage," China's central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, told US officials.

"The United States should speed up domestic adjustment , raise its savings rate and reduce its trade and fiscal deficits," he said.

He also said the US needed to "take the initiative... and reduce its trade and fiscal deficits".
"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7766333.stm
De-dollarisation should be very urgent. Trade with Europe, China, Russia, S America and import substitution of US products is vital.
S.

one thing for sure ...the UK is small change

One word "AMERO".

Thank you

Caricomm, Central American Union, North American Union, South American Union etc are all precursors to a Union of the Americas probably by 2035.

2035 What planet are you from I say 2010

Why are we trying to repeat history? All the regions were once one kingdom and eventually broke up into nation states. Even if there is unification, nationalism will never die and as differences become abundant, greedy politicians will recreate them for their own benefit. And by the way, if the open borders and common passport happens, forget Haitians going to DR (by the way, notice how they were missing from the list), millions making it to the northernmost central american country to eventually try to come to the US is more like it.

Are we blind to what is happening?
The imf meeting here and then this articule lets make one currency.
Lets do are research bush signed an agreement with canada and mexico with no knowledge in 2005 for a one currency called the amero which will happen.
What a great idea not taken from us our soverinty,all goverments now and will suggest a new one world currency soon.
Our presidents dont control anything the imf and the private banking families rockfeller rothschild etc are the powers that be.
it is a lie and a scam ,we must wake up.
Lou dobbs cnn anaylist talks about the amero.
Little by little they are changing the future and installing fear and worry very cleverly

Yes, I am sure the moderately successful CA economies will gladly tie their boats to the likes of failed states like Nicauragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatamala so they can also make their own people poorer.

right on corky !

No-one should have any fear. Although there is a temporary setback German Auto workers get double the pay, better health service, bettter pensions, better holdiays, shorter working week etc. than Americians. This is althugh the country is poorer in natural resources. The Euro and the European system of socially responsible companies with supervisory boards can take much credit. Why they let the likes of Dobbs airtime without debate give out his rubbbish with every second statement exposing his extreme Xenophobia, narrow mindlessness and economic illiteracy. He seems to support people who run private huting parties for immigrrants.
S.

Let's wait and see if the Euro survives a global downturn. As it stands I've read some Europeans are hoarding German minted Euros and passing on Spanish, Italian, etc bills.

I'd have to read more about this but at first blush sounds like a bad idea for DR, especially if there really is some sort of South American currency on the horizon which would be a better option.

Its called AMERO and its not going to be just a south American currency. Its for the whole Americas. Get it Amero for America. Now the US dollar has to crash first so that people will better accept this new currency that is one of the reasons why they are going to let the auto companies fail. They are not really failing but they are the easiest scapegoat big industry they can find. Second they had to get raid of the gas guzzlers somehow. GM-FORD-CHRYS are going to merge sort of and they will start producing more Hybrids ect....anyway you get the point.

Too many people wasting time on reading about Ameros guys. Not going to happen

One latin nation stretching from Chile to Mexico and the Carribien....One Passport,....One Currency...Sounds nice but i believe the reality of things are that this would not work...we need are individuality from latin nation to latin nation... to pull to together and over come this ever growing global crises is one the best ideas i have heard come from any goverment so far...

But not are passports..I am a very proud Dominican

You passport will always say that you are Dominican its just going to look like all the other passport expect maybe the color might and some different Logo perhaps but your passport will be like every one elses basically. Think about it its the next best thing since slice bread.

That does make sense, but i truely do hope this pulls together, cuase if i am not mistaken this should give are latin nations the financail power we need to survive this ever dying global economy.

You need a strong and mature legal system for anyone to even start thinking about unified legal tenders in latin america. What Latin american country do you know has a strong legal system?
What latin american country imports less than they export? Don't get me wrong guys.... I love being Latin.... unfortunately we are not even close to being like European nations... and they are having their own issues. Italy is way down. Iceland is way down... Russia is a huge threat.
Not to say Latin America has a Russia breathing down its neck, it does not; what it does have is fragile legal systems; low literacy and high poverty.

In the mean whiile the british sterling and the us dollar will remain king. Lets work on literacy, strong legal systems and social programs first; when we have 92% literacy across the board then we will stop electing cronies into government, improve our living standards and then it will otherwise be in a position to support Ameros or whatever.

An interesting article on how the US dominated IMF has led to inequality and poverty. It is now urgent to set up new currency,trading and loan arrangements.
In a previous time when the US was up to its usual manipulative mischief a local company managed to trade radio sets for Polish( then communist ) bacon. This proved of benefit to both sides. With respect I believe jacavedo is putting the egg before the chicken. His good things will follow when the region breaks free of the US, IMF etc. I have traded with unstable countries with poor governments. One win-win situation leads to another. It is also good that both Russia and Europe are wanting to increase ties. One can only hope that the Monroe doctrine and corrupt companies such as Wal-Mart that have held Caribb and S. America in near servitude can now be defeated..
"That is, unless it is replaced by regionally integrated financial support systems. Latin American leaders better work fast."

http://davisiaj.com/content/view

That is, unless it is replaced by regionally integrated financial support systems. Latin American leaders better work fast.
http://davisiaj.com/content/view/337/95/
Interestingly I recently bought a fridge manufactured by Bosch in Peru. In today's climate no-one would knowingly buy a US product, If a common currency is established quickly then this type of import will become easier.
S.

Is not going to happen.

respectfully abc200 forget about the monetary aspects for a minute.

As long as we have weak legal systems, High iliteracy, no qualitative or quantitative social programs, and oligarchy in the latin american regions the main obstacles will continue.

What time frame is required for these fitness criteria mentioned to materialize in Latin America...

To deal with the likes of the IMF your ethics need to be very high otherwise cable TV and Fast food will be the status quo.

Then back to the hard facts: How many Peruvian nationals living in peru can purchase a refrigerator made in Peru?

Latin America needs to work on Its literacy, social programs and ethics first. The rest will come afterwards as a result of....