ISIS is Muslim, right?

[Herd Fever]

And everything you just said, whose fault is that?? This government has sold out its own citizens for cheap labor and bigger profit margins overseas and now it's all coming back to haunt us domestically and internationally

 

[herdfan06]

And everything you just said, whose fault is that?? This government has sold out its own citizens for cheap labor and bigger profit margins overseas and now it's all coming back to haunt us domestically and internationally

The government or big corporations?

 

[Herd Fever]

The government, Big corporations took advantage of the cards they was given. And whenever they ****ed up they was given tax breaks and bailouts to take away more jobs from the American people. The chickens have came home to roost. If our government didn't sell out the American people from the 50s there would be a strong and wealthier middle class, less crime, and much less drug use

 

[herdfan06]

The government, Big corporations took advantage of the cards they was given. And whenever they ****ed up they was given tax breaks and bailouts to take away more jobs from the American people. The chickens have came home to roost. If our government didn't sell out the American people from the 50s there would be a strong and wealthier middle class, less crime, and much less drug use

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2. Less crime vs what time period?

 

[Herd Fever]

Look at crime from 1930-1970 then 1970-2010. I used 1970 because that is when most of the blue-collar jobs started leaving for cheap labor in SE Asia and Latin America

 

[Herd Fever]

Also most of the people that had those jobs didn't have the education or the means to work in the information based America. Most of the people that worked those jobs also came from within the black/minority communities and the poor white communities. These demographics now make up the majority of the prison population in America or live on some sort of government assistance.

 

[extragreen]

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2. Less crime vs what time period?

vs.
Notice the period behind the abbreviation.

 

[herdfan06]

vs.
Notice the period behind the abbreviation.

That pesky little bugger.

 

[i am herdman]

Let's sat we pull out of japan. What would happen if the chinese blockaded Japan?

That is one example.

 

[banker6796]

RHF, you can get passed the currency issue once you accept that money really only has the value we assign to it anyway. I wouldn't propose an immediate, 100% conversion, but a methodical 10 year move during which you start phasing back in what we need here. Give companies time to retool and move, give the time for the psychology of the situation to be absorbed.

 

[ohio herd]

If not number 1 we are pretty close but you do know we have a ban on exporting domestic oil don't you?

According to an article in the NY Times we are now #1 in oil production.

 

[raleighherdfan]

RHF, you can get passed the currency issue once you accept that money really only has the value we assign to it anyway.

Thus the reason I believe what I do. Without a belief (which the markets determine) that the US govt is willing to conduct trade, or stand behind those that wish to use US$ for exchange internationally, there is no point in holding a particular fiat currency globally like the US$. And globally is why and how we have continued the charade of trillions $$$ of debt while maintaining "reserve" status IMO.

I wouldn't propose an immediate, 100% conversion, but a methodical 10 year move during which you start phasing back in what we need here. Give companies time to retool and move, give the time for the psychology of the situation to be absorbed.

That's probably the only way it could work, but as I also said, I think a whole lot of regulation would have to be rolled back for industry reboot to occur....and I pessimistically don't see that happening for various reasons.