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Instead of crying about Armageddon, you need to understand that in order for America to be what it was, meaning people with 8th grade educations getting decent paying job , we would have to knocked the rest of the world’s economies down a few notches because we would only buy American. Now the cost of goods would sky rocket because average Joe American would go on strike every 2-3 years because he wanted to be paid 50k a year have a company paid health plan and a liberal vacation plan all to make widgets that can be bought from China for a workers wage of say 8k a year (or less). The rate of inflation would kill the poor. No one but the rich could afford to buy any luxury items. Makes more since to me that instead of funding this huge universal health care program we should spend that money to educate our youth. That is how America stays great. The world is going thru a huge change on how it allocates resources. Its not up to our Government to figure out how we make out in this new venture , its up to us. As the worlds economies start to mature , who but America , the home of Capitalism , were amazing sums of money are made over night, where our Government encourages free enterprise, can create and manage the type of wealth that will be made. Once we create consumers all over the world instead of just a few pockets here and there. The tax revenues will be unbelievable. China has to be a major player in all this as they have the largest population in the world. They are the next big consumer of American goods. The only reason 90% plus of Americans are living in Costa Rica now is because the American system made it possible for them to profit. That is not going to change anytime soon.
Sprite,
Its not the bible thumping flag waving people that have gotten us into the financial situation that we are in today. Its the people that buy more then they can afford , then expect the government to step in and take care of them after things fall apart. Not everyone lives beyond their means. Not everyone lives for today and forsakes tomorrow. Its the huge number of godless selfish people that believe the government should take care of them, that are ruining this country. That is why we have elections , that is why the Rep swept back in. You need to turn toward countries that have communist governments that take care of their people… oh wait there aren’t any left!!!!! …. Over spending and over using is a choice … no one holds a gun to your head to make those decision … That is why America is great, because here you have a choice. Its so easy to point a finger at the government when in reality its giving money to people that have no means to pay it back that has knocked us to our knees (you can thank the Dems for that). You talk about how good it will be to leave America , maybe it will be good for America if more people like you left.
Have you heard the term “To BIG to fail”? Who would buy from the Chinese if America didn’t. Most people in this thread do not understand the resiliency of democracy and capitalism. Truth is with the amount of net worth in the US the government could tax its way solvent. But that’s not how things are played now. Do we have a messed up system? Sure but there are is no better place on earth to get ahead faster then the US. Everyone wants a check. People here are talking about getting Soc Sec … I am 53 , odds that I get in on any of that cash are slim. Instead of freaking out on the government and looking for someone else to take care of me , I put out the effort to cut expenses and raise my revenue so that I can take care of myself when its time.
To say that everyone around is to blame for your over spending and self centered behavior as if your forced to make bad decisions with no thoughts of your own cuts to the very core of whats wrong in America today.
Why is it I can tell who the Dems and who the Reps are in this thread. I cant count the times that the US has been counted out only to rebound to something better. The biggest part of your national debt is entitlements. Better think about ways to save your money instead of keeping up with the Jones.You can call over you computer using a service called skype witch is owned by e-bay. They charge .02 per minute to call anywhere in the world. If both your wife and her relatives have internet connections they can both join skype and talk to each other over the internet for free. I was turned onto skype by a Realtor in Costa Rica who told my it was free to join and free to talk to any other skype user worldwide. I have since picked up there outbound service for my business where I call anywhere in the US or Canada to any kind of phone (land or cell) for $30.00 per year. They also have a service where you can call internationally for .02 per minute… hope this helps
