Big Mac and large fries that will be 45 MOP, please pull forward.

When Supermodels’ don't want our money, maybe it's time to take a close look at our economy.

Today while listening to my favorite podcast, Feast of Fools, they mentioned a news item about a supermodel not wanting to get paid in US dollars any more. Bloomberg’s website has an article talking about supermodel Gisele Bundchen, the world’s richest model, no longer wants to be paid in US currency. The dollar has fallen more then 34% since 2001 and the model is demanding (the actually statement was she is insisting, but I took some artistic license to make it more diva-ish) that she be paid in almost any currency but US dollar. What do you think she charges for a photo shoot, 700,000 MOP? That’s Macau Official Pataca, thanks Deb!

The dollar is at its lowest value ever against the euro, Canadian dollar, and Yuan.

The supermodel signed a contract with Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble as a spokes model for Pantene. She insisted on being paid in Euros. Is that even legal, how does that even work? Will this work for any of us? Can my check out lady at Wal-Mart get paid in Pounds? My gas station will only take Canadian dollars? This is crazy.

I thought we are the economic leader of the world, what happened? Well bush happened. But the blame can’t be totally placed on him, but still a good part. Natural disasters and the housing crisis played there part. But because it doesn’t directly affect the people in Washington, only the people they represent, nothing was done. Politicians only pay attention to scandals that involve them, or think involve them. So I suggest start naming things with gate, to get Washington’s attention. Home Loan Gate, and Katrina gate, sounds really catchy, maybe they won’t wait till after the problem maybe they will do something to prevent it! I guess we will have to wait till after this country is months into a depression before anything happens.

Well that’s enough for now; I need to go pay my cell phone bill. Its 699.90 Hong Kong Dollars, I went a few minutes over.