Govt isn't supposed to grow. It's not a business
It's not nonsense. We are all speeding through space on the same rock.
The EU tried to force Greece to do that. Stop spending and manage the debt. Trouble is the economy would fall over totally. Greeks have a similar aversion to paying taxes and a lot of them think they don't have to work either. But I don't think the problem is unmanageable. As I pointed out earlier there are a number of solutions, but it will take a bit of G&D on behalf of your representatives to stand up to the corporate giants who are bleeding you dry.
The corp. Giants are not bleeding anyone. Its the bottom 50% of Americans that don't pay anything and take a lot.
It's not nonsense. We are all speeding through space on the same rock.
We do have overseas aid programmes but I'm not sure that the US fits the guidelines.
No you want the Govt to get the hell out of the way and let the economy fix itself.
No it doesnt. You dont need to blend economies to trade. It was done as a power grab. The US forced itself into everyones economy after WWII as a power grab. It works fine when times are good. Not so much when your running 600 million deficits and a 17 trillion in debt.
Respectfully I think that you are putting too much importance on the US economy. Trade has been occurring between states for thousands of years. Economies are not blended. The US relies on the rest of the world to buy its goods. The US is no longer the top dog. That mantle is now with China. The US used to be the biggest manufacturer of cars. Now Japan and Korea are supplying the world and the Chinese are hot on their tails. If China fails, you go down the drain with the rest of us. No, the reason the US is important is because the $US is the world's reserve currency. If your economy goes down the currency goes down and worldwide people will not be able to repay their loans. That was what happened with the GFC.
You refused to acknowledge the video elder posted and I reposted on this thread. It shows the bottom 50% of Americans have nothing to give. It shows the top 1% own 40% of the nation's wealth and the bottom 80% have just 7%. For what it's worth I'll post it again. It shows the core of the problem and as the video points out, the situation has worsened dramatically over the past 30 years and will get worse unless it is addressed.
because its BS. I have nothing to give either but I still do. What did Obama say we all need some skin in the game
So what? they also pay 90% of the income taxes. Everyones so damn Jealous of the 1%. I say good for them Im happy for them.
and how do we address it? ban the 1%? take more of their money? but still refuse to require the bottom 50% to be more responsible with other peoples money
Im not you are the one givng the US too much importance. It was you that said if our economy tanks so does yours and the rest of the worlds
I guess we better start cutting back on our spending
OK, I can accept that. Just a couple of questions. Do you accept that that is the actual situation and are you happy with that situation?
Is it an actual situation? Sure the rich are rich and the poor are poor not a shock. I will say our poor are alot better off then the poor in other countries so they really cant complain.
I would have thought America and the wealth of America should be the property of the people. The inequality is extreme, a little like what has happened in Russia where the cronies of the politicians have snapped up all the nation's resources.
