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Old 02-09-2009, 12:05 AM
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To hell with Mexico, I'm more worried about the USA collapsing. Sooner than later, the Chinese are gonna stop buying US debt. When that happens, our economy today is gonna be considered the good ole day's by comparison.
And if we try to stop tacitly supporting China's industrial model -- major pollution, starvation wages, no employee protection -- by buying American instead of Chinese, they'll quit buying our debt for sure.

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Old 02-09-2009, 12:13 AM
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Tiny swine, when will they see the light?
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Old 02-09-2009, 12:42 AM
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And if we try to stop tacitly supporting China's industrial model -- major pollution, starvation wages, no employee protection -- by buying American instead of Chinese, they'll quit buying our debt for sure
Yep, they got us by the balls. If we don't keep importing their goods, they won't buy our debt. Basically, we've become subservient to our Communist Chinese Big Brother.

How do we get out ouf this mess?
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Old 02-09-2009, 07:20 AM
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Old 02-09-2009, 08:59 PM
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What we believe to be true becomes the truth.
And denying the obvious nets us what?
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Old 02-09-2009, 09:00 PM
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Yep, they got us by the balls. If we don't keep importing their goods, they won't buy our debt. Basically, we've become subservient to our Communist Chinese Big Brother.

How do we get out ouf this mess?
A long fast.

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