,[18] * A limit or repeal of the itemized deduction for medical expenses,[19] * A limit on the Qualified Medical Expense definition,[20] * An increase in the payroll taxes on students,[21] * An extension of the Medicare payroll tax to all state and local government employees,[22] * An increase in taxes on hospitals,[23] * An increase in the estate tax,[24] * A tax on drug companies,[27] * An increase in the corporate tax on providers of health insurance,[28] and * A 0000 deduction …

little more than one-tenth of the value of the US gold reserve, the world’s biggest. It also means gold has slipped as a share of China’s total reserves from about 2%, based on end-2003 prices. Only six countries hold more than 1000 tonnes, and China is ranked fifth, having leap-frogged Switzerland, Japan and the Netherlands with its announcement. However, the International Monetary Fund and the SPDR Gold Trust exchange traded fund are even bigger, leaving China with the world’s seventh-biggest …

Dollar has done so well in the short run. Peter feels once the selling is over, the dollar is going to take a big hit. Bruce asks about gold, silver, interest rates and oil and where Peter sees them in the coming year. Good show, worth watching.