Princess, just let it go.
The Answer to high Gas Prices.....
by ThiChi 159 Replies latest social current
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Simon
Can we please knock this on the head ?!
It's not worth falling out over is it?
only the future of the planet ...
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Realist
princess,
sweet of you to defend jim. i am sure he will appreciate it.
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Realist
princess,
have a nice one!
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grows1
The US economy drives the world's economy. If the USA doesn't buy other countries products then more than likely the products don't get sold. Period. France is a good example. When a lot of people in the USA refused to buy France's products because of their ACTIVELY undermining of US policies in Iraq, the French economy slipped, no careened, into the pits by about 20-25%. Where were all of the other buyers in the world that should have benefitted from the price drops and availability??? Nowhere, that's where. Nobody else in the world jumped in to take up the slack because no one else in the world has the money that we have. So our being the 5% that buy's everything up will remain the 5% who buys everything up because most other countries DO NOT HAVE THE DISPOSABLE INCOME THAT WE HAVE- all or most of their income goes to buy their meager necessities or paying for the enormous tax burdens of the socailized European countries. Poor countries of the world are dying to sell us their goods so that they can lift their destitute populations out of poverty. If we don't buy their products who will? Their equally poor neighbors who can't even afford to feed their own families because they don't have good jobs? Maybe you are satisfied with your lot in life (because you have a good job and income) but there are billions around the world who are literally dying to sell us (or anyone) their products so that they can also have enough to eat and maybe offer their kids a better future. I don't feel at all guilty about consuming products that no one else has money to buy- maybe they will in the future if we continue to buy their stuff.
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Realist
grows,
i don't think you know what you are talking about. the economical connections are more complex than what you think.
germany is the country that is most dependant on exports (export world champion). yet only 10% of its exports go to the US. i would assume the impact on the french economy would be very limited if the US would reduce buying their products - do you have a link to your numbers?
by the way ...the US is also dependant on imports. and what you see as philantropic guesture to lets say africa or latin america (by buying their products) is in fact exploitation of these countries by US industry - like american fruit etc.).
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donkey
don't cry out loud...
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Realist
grows,
i read gold's homepage and it really seems he has a strong case. very interesting indeed!
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donkey
Realist,
I am tired of your constant America bashing. When your postage stamp sized country (austria) becomes anything substantial please call back. Until then consider yourself ignored.