"The bigger picture shows that the dollar can NOT go down if all the other crap currencies are depreciating at a faster rate....ESPECIALLY the EURO! We seem to discount relativity.....big mistake."

This is only a matter of perspective and what your measure of the $ is. The $ index is a creation of the US criminals to confuse and obfuscate. If you look to a currency and wish to measure its fundamental value, that has little to do with the intentionally misleading $ index.

As you rightly indicate, all fiat is crap, so in essence the $ index is a measure of smell. To measure its fundamental value it is required to look elsewhere. Monetary exchange value versus goods and services is the simplest measure of monetary value as it relates to what people need. It is obvious that the government has to lie about the price of consumer goods and manipulate hard commodities to give the impression of a $ retaining value. Lies abound the CPI and CRB being prime tools for statistical trickery and manipulation.

With all respect pic, relativity is important, but not fiat relative to fiat. Its fiat relative to commodities, goods, and labor that is the correct relative comparison if you wish to discern value.

The $, as are all "crap currencies" are starting a slow circle around the porcelain fixture.