Kunstler: "We're at a dead end...and a lot of Americans are paralyzed with fear about what's next." | |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 437781 Canada 05/26/2008 08:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Kunstler: "We're at a dead end...and a lot of Americans are paralyzed with fear about what's next." There was even a wan overtone to the late-night sports news about the Indy 500 race -- as though the spectacle of cars droning round and round a speed oval epitomized the futility of American life in this moment of our history. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 437919Wow I love that...so true. |
Rota User ID: 439543 United States 05/26/2008 08:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Kunstler: "We're at a dead end...and a lot of Americans are paralyzed with fear about what's next." There is way more productive ag. land that is not in production today than there was in 1933. I have nothing to support that claim other than my own eyes. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 440323Yeah...the government owns most of the land west of the Mississippi. Then again they probably used it as collateral on the national debt so who knows for sure who owns it now. |
Solar Guy User ID: 272356 United States 05/26/2008 08:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Kunstler: "We're at a dead end...and a lot of Americans are paralyzed with fear about what's next." this economy is debt based Quoting: Anonymous Coward 409684that is the problem debt never produces wealth Exactly right! Poor people do poor people things, and rich people do rich people things. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it! when you rob Paul to give to Peter ... ... ... you will always get Peters support! :Brieffromnativea: |
malu User ID: 421073 United States 05/26/2008 08:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Kunstler: "We're at a dead end...and a lot of Americans are paralyzed with fear about what's next." There is way more productive ag. land that is not in production today than there was in 1933. I have nothing to support that claim other than my own eyes. Quoting: RotaYeah...the government owns most of the land west of the Mississippi. Then again they probably used it as collateral on the national debt so who knows for sure who owns it now. it is my understanding that it was used for debt, along with concessions to the UN Biosphere program, which includes many of our national parks there is one thing different about the food which comes from any farmland we use today , as opposed to 1933, the trace minerals are long gone we have yet to fully understand the health risks that has created "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
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Ernest User ID: 376759 United States 05/26/2008 10:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Kunstler: "We're at a dead end...and a lot of Americans are paralyzed with fear about what's next." ECONOMIC REALITY..... has arrived...... It seems to me that the Chinese and just about everybody else have the ability to use oil *more efficiently* than the US of A. This means they can bid a higher price for it than we can. That's --->economic CHECKMATE! Not only can they bid more they've already got most of our money, trillions setting there waiting to buy more contracts. The part of "the dollar is redeemable in oil" that we just didn't get was the part about *when* it is redeemed for oil the price of oil goes sky high. Unfortunatly for (the) US money really does work the way money is supposed to work....it measures and meads out value. We got the value (and blew it) now we have to pay the money. No way out. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 376759 United States 05/26/2008 11:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Kunstler: "We're at a dead end...and a lot of Americans are paralyzed with fear about what's next." There is way more productive ag. land that is not in production today than there was in 1933. I have nothing to support that claim other than my own eyes. Quoting: maluYeah...the government owns most of the land west of the Mississippi. Then again they probably used it as collateral on the national debt so who knows for sure who owns it now. it is my understanding that it was used for debt, along with concessions to the UN Biosphere program, which includes many of our national parks there is one thing different about the food which comes from any farmland we use today , as opposed to 1933, the trace minerals are long gone ------------------------------------------------------------- we have yet to fully understand the health risks that has created Health risks? Welcome to 2008. In 2008 "health risk" translates into "a thriving health care industry". It adds to the national Producer Index and "helps to expand our economy". Which is of course a barge load of shit but we're supposed to lap it up all the way to the voting booth. |
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PrisonersDilema User ID: 433468 United States 05/27/2008 01:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Kunstler: "We're at a dead end...and a lot of Americans are paralyzed with fear about what's next." American's need to pull together, and hang tough.... I believe what's next is a long period of Chaos, instability both politically and economically... There may be shortages of fuel, food, crime, fire, flood, shootings.....all happening at once.... all this has been planned, because there won't be adequate response from our elected officicals..... There are going to let us simmer for a while.... Then just when things seem to be hopeless.... a political figure.... Will tell the world the he can restore order, he or she will offer to restore the world to an orderly state.... That will be the begninning of the end for mankind unless we resist... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 440526 United States 05/27/2008 03:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Kunstler: "We're at a dead end...and a lot of Americans are paralyzed with fear about what's next." this economy is debt based Quoting: Solar Guythat is the problem debt never produces wealth Exactly right! Exactly wrong. Given enough time, it concentrates ALL wealth into the hands of the creditors. |