Hey Bruce,In reply to your post-- http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/sep2008/brucew929-2.htmIn the event that the Amero were to be placed on par with the Euro, then you're right, Americans would be losers in the switch.Below is the current conversion rate at the time that I read your post.For Canadians, who would also be losers, below is your the conversion rate.100 US Dollar = 68.45892 Euro100 Canadian Dollar = 66.25976 Euro