On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 09:56:40PM -0500, John D. Giorgis wrote: > That's why I'm proposing measuring our bet in 2003 US $'s, and then > making whatever exchange adjustments we need to twenty years from now > to settle up. Basically, the US$ is a unit of measure - the bet can > be settled by any other currency of equivalent value.
Any currency could be devalued greatly in 20 years for various reasons. Why not bet something other than currency? Like an ounce of gold, say? Or if you want something worth $100 today, I guess it would be more like a quarter ounce of gold. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
