So who controls the global economy? Is it the US empire? I don`t think so. The whole idea is that the power is shifting from the US empire to global corporations that have no ties to a specific nation, who make profits from using cheap labor where it can be found. Hence the fall of the US empire, because the US standard of living is a draw to the global economy that cannot be sustained anymore. When union workers make $100k/year of money borrowed from the chinese, and borrow 80% of the paper value of their houses, while exporting nothing, things are not sustainable. The present cash flow has been: USA borrows and consumes, China lends and produces. How sustainable is that?


Aurel

To continue my train of thought, I have come to the conclusion that the only thing the USA can now export is military order. In other words, using its military to keep the world economy working. I would rather see GM build electric cars and Delphi make batteries for them, but when all you have left is weaponry, your self assigned responsibility is to be the cop of the world. And if you got no job, then create a war or two and you are in business...

Aurel

You want answers?

Issues that VOTERS can impact:

Term limits...good for the pres, good for all and the key to ALL relevant reform.
Cap on election spending (no PAC money) for candidates AND the political parties. The financial barriers to running a successful campaign are too high, event with term limits.
Federal Budget Reform:
- Line item veto
- Eliminate all riders on the fed budget.
- Federally fund only those activities specifically outlined
in the Constitution. I love the Arts, I just don't think
the Feds should be involved in the funding.
- Eliminate any specific budget language unless included by
5 or more representatives.
Stop illegal immigration, period.
Return those rights specifically granted in the Constitution to the states...get the Federal Circuit judges out of the picture.
Pass significant tort reform, to include penalties in frivolous lawsuits.
Meaningful, non-PC education reform, which must staff by eliminating the federal government and the NEA from the process.


Other:

Eliminate seperate branches of the armed forces...we could save billions in the elimination of the various staffs alone, to say nothing concerning the redundant DoD infrastructure across the various branches.
Failing that, reduce all DoD staffs in half. Reduce service specific HQ staffs by 75%.

Cultural:

Too much for this post:) .

Stalin, Joseph Vissarionovich
Mao Zedong

BTDT

To stop placing blame, to have an open mind, to accept that we are all different and deal with it ....


All wars are fought over land and money, period.

Not exactly...You are forgetting one war that has yet to be fought.


KT

KT

Simplify it. All wars are fought for power, whether that power be in the form of land, resources (including wealth) or men's souls(hearts and minds, as our Washingtonians keep reminding us).

I'm talking about Armageddon, of course.

Not about money or land at all.


KT

I kinda figured, and that is the "hearts and minds" aspect of war....Every war is Armageddon to those directly involved.

The ultimate power, persuant on an individual's point of view is "good" versus "evil".

Everything is coming together...


KT

The US Model of Capitalism is now the model for the Global Economy. American ideas and culture has been transposed unto the world as well as business methods...thus I have said we use Mickey MOuse, McDonalds, Coke Cola etc as our method of conquering the world instead of armies of occupation. We use military force to keep those who don't go along in line. So in a sense it is an American Empire....

I'm down with that!
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Trekkor... are you still trying to make this pig fly? Please list all the attributes that make this time the correct time, when all the other prophesies were just plain wrong.

I talk to a lot of people, I read a lot of news and opinions.
No *person* has any solution for lasting peace. Period. End of discussion.

Just because what I am saying is unpopular, doesn't mean it isn't true.


KT

+1 Seahawk.
But that last part is to prevent Caesar(sp) from marching the tropps back into Rome.
'Course with a stagnent economy, which won't support excess porkbarreling, that may become the default. By design. Chess strategy isn't reactionary.

Trekkor,
Just because what you are saying is unpopular (and unsupported), doesn't mean it is true.