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Thought Experiment
by Senthil Kumar on Oct 05, 2007 12:28 AM

Lot of people do not understand the devastating
effect of rupee depreciation on common man.

In mathematics they call it boundary condition
analysis. Similar approach can be used to find
the appropriate value of Rupee.

For a theoretical case :
Lets Assume 1$ = Rs. 1000

Now practically all your goods would be
exported to outside world. Export would
be so profitable, common man wont get any
products (whether it is grains or gadgets).

1 Liter petrol would be Rs. 1000
1 gram gold would be Rs. 16,000


Oil would be so expensive, that even oil
reserve we have in India would get exported.

What effectively happened is, we are giving
all our minerals and work force of every
Indian man to the betterment of people in
USA (or other countries). What do we get for
that?? USA will print their own currency and
give it to you.

In bottom line, It is plain old Slavery.

In boundary condition analysis.
Lets look at the other side.

Lets assume $1 = Rs. 1

Now every thing in world will get imported.
1 Liter petrol will be less than Rs. 1.
1 gram gold would be Rs. 20.
You can buy a good computer for Rs. 150.
You can have a round trip for USA for less
than Rs.1000.

You can buy a nice private jet for
Rs. 50 lakhs.

But You can not export any thing now.

*Unless* the product you export is
really really needed by the importing
country.

USA is importing like mad.
They run huge deficit.
And they have been running huge deficit
for years.
Why do they do that??

Importing improves people lives.
N

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