Posts by ssrriotsquad

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Recession Coming?

by new boy in

every year john mitchell (the head economist for u.s.bank) gives a talk to us realtors, in portland or.

he talks first about the world economy, then the u.s.a. and ends up with oregon's economy ....he usually is right on.

he perdicted housing prices peeking the third quarter of "06" he this came to pass.

If you look closely at what influences the economies of the major countries, you will get an idea of what is going on.

USA needs war to promote it's economy. It had learnt this from history. Germany under Hitler mobilised the economy by rejecting the sanctions which was imposed upon them. There they started up the industrialising themselves for war. After WW2, the US saw the need to keep its economy going by involving themselves into war. Hence, USSR, Korea, Vietnam, Central America etc where their main sources (basically using communism as the reason as it was in direct opposite to capitalism). If the US is not at war, the economy is declining. Look when Bush Snr was in, it used Iraq as its focal point. The economy was going getting back on its feet. Then Clinton came in power and it didn't use war, but istead, the USSR fell down and the US economy started to go slide back. The Middle East was also getting along with each other nicely too. But when Bush Jnr got into power, war was on his mind to drive his economy forward. Now the war has left a bad taste in many of its citizens mouth and it is now affecting its economy.

USSR used war for the same for reason as USA, but it was badly managed from the top.

British Empire (UK) used the Cold War as part of its reason for the economy. Its resources mainly came from her subjected countries and companies, where it hold its influence.

China and North Korea just followed on after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It also uses war as part of there economy. But it uses cheap labour as it's draw card for manufacturing and also the disregard for intellectual properties and producing cheaper inferior products as their exports. They have just finally realised of what there products are for and now have made there economy more based on supply & demand (although there demand for coal and oil has literally sky rocketed).

There other countries such as Australia, South Africa who has natural resources such as coal, diamonds, ores (iron, copper etc) which base there economies on. But the demand is now much greater then their supply and this is leading to a shortfall of products being met.

The Arabs have the only export that is the driving factor of all other economies - oil. They do not care where the oil goes, but how much they get. Saddest thing is that most of the oil that comes from there are produced from companies that are based in either the US or the UK. So in effect it is not the Arabs controlling the oil, but the two biggest economies.

There will come a time when the brakes will need to be applied, the whole problem is that it is usually a knee jerk reaction and the brakes lock up and the economy comes to a skid. Whether they hit something or swerve around it is up to those who control the economy.

Another factor that drives the economy is politics. US had Republicans (those who preferred some sort of war) and Democrats (charity begins at home). Australia has the Liberal Party (the business minded brains for the economy stimulated growth and investment) and the Labor Party(the workers party that wants to spend the money on other things). It is a see-saw effect when one is in power the other declines, then when enough has been said, the declined party risies again to the top. The only trick is not to bend the see-saw at its fulcrum - that is when it breaks down with too much load on either end.

This is just my understanding.

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"Where's your jacket brother"

by jambon1 in

jw
friends

i remember an elder walking in the hall and it was the 1st thing he said to me as he saw me dealing with the sound dept.

"where is your jacket"!!!!

nice greeting!!

ssrriotsquad

4mylove - Deaconsblue is referring to it as it does not exist. Hezekiah is not a Bible book. Regarding coats to be worn (or even available to you) even when you dont have an assignment, the motto is: NO NOTE, NO COAT!

81

Ahhh, just what is your guilty pleasure?

by FlyingHighNow in

jw
friends

sausage biscuits from mcdonalds.

i broke down and got one today.

come now, tell me about your guilty pleasures.

ssrriotsquad

Nothing, cause I have no sense of guilt.

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Name Things That Jehovah's Witnesses Are NOT

by minimus in

jw
friends

jws are not________________.

ssrriotsquad

1/ Human 2/ Humane 3/ living in a world of reality!

107

Quote of the Day

by purplesofa in

jw
friends

" it is never too late to be what you might have been".

i read this today and thought of you.

purps.

ssrriotsquad

"A good scare is often better then good advice." - Quote on Collins desktop calender dated 11/SEP/2001. "The art of flying, throwing oneself to the ground but missing." "Dont drink and drive, smoke pot and fly." "Can't cope, no hope, smoke dope." "If sex is a pain in the butt, you are doing it the wrong way (or wrong partner)."

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Hypothetical Question

by purplesofa in

jw
friends

i don't pretend to know why the bible has the law about homosexuality being immoral.....the only reason logically is for having babies.. so my question is.. there are two gay couples left on the planet.

will those couples go against their sexual preference to keep humankind from going extinct?.

just askin???.

ssrriotsquad

Wouldn't the world go POOF?

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My Dating horror= You can't have coffee at the mall without a chaperon???

by Witness 007 in

being a pioneer/servant for years, i thought i was very responsible.

when dating a sister whom i later married, i read every publication on courtship the society had.

i then spoke to an elder whom i thought was "resonable" and we agreed as the publications say: "a couple can meet together in a public place, when courting, without a chaperon.

ssrriotsquad

I knew of a JW couple that were dating in my congregation at the time, while they were in there late teens. However, the chaperon imposed upon them by both of their "Godly" parents was a older single pioneer sister (early 30's) that they (both parents) felt comfortable with.

Apparently, this pioneer sister was caught out with a certain brother in a neighbouring congregation several years later. When she revealed how long she was leading this double life, she spilled the beans not only on the young couple that she acted as chaperone for, along with others that she had done so in past. She revealed that she had not only had sex with the brothers that she was chaperoning, but also having ménage à trois with the couples she had in her care.

Well you can imagine how there parents may have felt when they found out what happened on their "outings"?

I wish I was only old enough to date back then, otherwise I would have had her for my chaperon! She was a good sort too.

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Songs that reflect the tower

by jacethespace in

what is everyones favourite song that best describes there experience in the tower and their exit form it?.

this is mine http://http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3744443266557702508&q=pink+floyd+brick+in+the+wall&total=2005&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0.

when i heard the lyrics to this i thought it resembled my experience then when veiwing the vid i thought it definatly did.warning some of the vid might be a bit overthetop.. this is the sort of song i would love to turn up loud in the car and walk out of a meeting with the elders to.

ssrriotsquad

Paul McCartney

Angry

What The Hell Gives The Right To Tell Me What To Do With My Life?
Especially When You Made A Mess Of Every Chance You Had To Success.
Look At You... Just Look At You.
I Said I'm Angry Just Looking At You.

I'm Sick And Tired Of Sitting Back Listening To All Of Your Clap-Trap
If You Could Get Me To Take The Rap I Guarantee
You'd Leave Me With A Backslap.
Push Me To The Left, Push Me To The Right Try To Take Me Out Of The Way
Ven If You Kick Me Off The Edge Of The World,
You're Still Going To Hear Me Say...

When The Hell Gives You The Right To Tell Me What To Do With My Life?
Especially When You Made A Mess Of Every Chance You Have To Success.
Look At You. Oh Look At You.
I Said I'm Angry Just Looking At You.

Shouting Down Again Mahama. Shouting Down Again.
Shouting Down Agaun Mahama. Shouting Down Again.