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March 25, 2013 at 1:34 pm #159157SailorMember
kwhite1
I am a three tour combat vet, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. I agree, in terms of American’s caring, or lack there of! I for one, in light of the ongoing cashless society, chose to build a portfolio of diamonds. The FED is currently on a monetary engineering agenda. Diamonds are easy to secure, carry, resell and no reporting requirement.March 25, 2013 at 2:08 pm #159158aguirrewarMember6 million of the USA citizens have left the USA
Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and even Mexico
and the trend continous, more are leaving
that means, 6 million people are not paying
property taxes
gas
groceries
food
mortages
loans
etc.and I wonder WHY??
March 25, 2013 at 2:16 pm #159159DavidCMurrayParticipantTrue, I suppose, but the six million who departed left some 314.69 million behind (November 2012 U.S. Census Bureau’s figure). That’s a net increase of 2.26 million Americans over July of 2011. What’s more, today’s news relates that one million new U.S. citizens were naturalized last year, so the net effect is dampened still more. Bottom line: There are plenty of folks left to buy gas and pay taxes.
By the way, in what time period did the six million leave? Was that last year? Last month? Since 2005? And how many of those were naturalized citizens who returned to the countries of their birth? It matters.
It would also be helpful to know the influx of people to the U.S. from Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Mexico for comparison. Which way do you suppose it goes, more Mexicans coming to the U.S., or more U.S. citizens going to Mexico. Didya ever wonder why?
The newcomers contribute to the economy, pay taxes, etc, too.
March 25, 2013 at 2:59 pm #159160aguirrewarMemberSo;
if 6 million leave
and 10 arive
we would be + or –
don’t think so
when you lose a share of the market
you still LOOSE
the 10 than arrive have to work 40-50 years to reach what the 6 have done in all thos years
people are leaving for a REASON
March 25, 2013 at 3:33 pm #159161DavidCMurrayParticipantWell, 98% of Americans are not dissatisfied enough to leave. It’s true that if 6 million leave and ten arrive the population would be down 5,999,990, but it’s not; it’s up. And why the influx of foreigners? Do they know something the six million don’t?
You’re right: “people are leaving for a REASON”. Likewise, people are arriving, also for a reason.
There will always be population movement, but without serious, in-depth analysis, we don’t know the significance of it. Raw numbers alone tell us nothing, so why quote them?
March 26, 2013 at 6:47 pm #159162claytonMemberCan you say “Nanny State”.
March 26, 2013 at 6:59 pm #159163DavidCMurrayParticipantSure, if it’ll make you happy . . . Nanny state.
March 27, 2013 at 12:48 pm #159164Kwhite1Member[quote=”DavidCMurray”]Well, 98% of Americans are not dissatisfied enough to leave. It’s true that if 6 million leave and ten arrive the population would be down 5,999,990, but it’s not; it’s up. And why the influx of foreigners? Do they know something the six million don’t?
You’re right: “people are leaving for a REASON”. Likewise, people are arriving, also for a reason.
There will always be population movement, but without serious, in-depth analysis, we don’t know the significance of it. Raw numbers alone tell us nothing, so why quote them?
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David, to answer your question, why are more people coming the US than US citizens leaving? Simple, come to the US and poof, you get food, housing, medical, pretty much everything you need. Interesting though, US citizens moving to a different country, you get nothing, not allowed to work, no government assistance at all, AND you have to prove to the host country you can support yourself via bank deposits or proof of a retirement account deposited monthly into a host country bank account.
I assure you, that if the US implemented those regulations on Mexicans, Ticos, Belizeans, Panamanians, ect, the dash across the border would seize. Imagine that if the Mexicans coming across could not work, would not receive benefits right off the bat, they would not come over.
We have 51% of the population on some sort of government assistance. I am NOT bashing people on SS, or miliatry pensions. There are far too many people that work the system and make more money from the system than they can from actually working. The unemployment hourly rate is $26 hr, the average hourly rate for a job is $20 hr. Do the math.
March 27, 2013 at 1:26 pm #159165aguirrewarMemberThe US likes to quote that 11 million illegals are in this country and they have the low paying jobs
they are not teachers, policemen, Gov workers, etc. they have to work in the fields collecting the fruit, vegetables that we eat, manual cheap labor and they DO NOT make MIN. wages
just like the Nicas in Costa Rica don’t make the same income as the AVE. CR citizens
VS. the people that are leaving the USA have a nice retirement
the ones leaving are the ones with the cash flow is 3 times bigger[u]We have 51% of the population on some sort of government assistancegger[/u][b][/b]
that is a true statement
March 27, 2013 at 2:22 pm #159166spriteMemberThe US stopped making things decades ago when the globalists in the government shipped our manufacturing jobs overseas. Citizens had to scramble for jobs in the service sector, too many of which have to do with financials….shuffling paper and wealth around. A country has to make things to thrive otherwise it becomes dependent upon other countries for survival…unless it has a huge military and a global currency. Then it can just take what it wants and print all the money it needs. But this can only go on for so long.
So we baby boomers retire to Costa Rica with SS pensions which are two and three times the average Tico salary. I am so curious to see what is going to happen when those pay outs stop coming. WE LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES.
March 27, 2013 at 7:17 pm #159167VictoriaLSTMember“Interesting times?” Good old Chinese curse.
March 28, 2013 at 12:51 am #159168jmcbuilderParticipantI would add that banks are joined at the hip with government for controlling people, they may call themselves independent but that is false. Look at what the Fed now has as a mandate, unemployment. I wish I could be convinced that metals are the answer but sure don’t see it. The dollar will survive as long as the US does, although worth less as we are taxed to death in the form of money printing.
March 28, 2013 at 12:58 pm #159169DavidCMurrayParticipant[quote=”sprite”]The US stopped making things decades ago when the globalists in the government shipped our manufacturing jobs overseas. [/quote]
Ah, but for a look at actual facts, see the following article from Industry Week, a source that actually knows what it’s talking about . . .
March 28, 2013 at 3:42 pm #159170costaricabillParticipant[quote=”DavidCMurray”]
Ah, but for a look at actual facts, see the following article from Industry Week, a source that actually knows what it’s talking about . . .http://www.industryweek.com/resources/us500/2012
[/quote]David – You should know that this is no time to be using actual facts as a scare tactic! False claims and rumors work much better!
March 28, 2013 at 5:23 pm #159171DavidCMurrayParticipant[quote=”costaricabill”]
David – You should know that this is no time to be using actual facts as a scare tactic! False claims and rumors work much better![/quote]Slap me, Bill. Just slap me!
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