Hi. The US economy as a whole is a consumer of foreign goods, in addition the goods it buys are usually low quality un- or semi- menufactured goods. A rise in the US dollar rate would mean these goods are cheaper to import in US dollar terms but exports are more expensive t the rest of the world, in rest of the world terms. Also, US exports tend not to be made anywhere else in the world (financial products through TV programs through micro chips) so demand on them is less 'elastic' on prices - i.e., if prices of these goods increase it wouldn't affect demand much.
Yes, a high US dollar is bad for low quality exports such as steel, agricultural products or even generic cars, but a high dollar means high quality goods such as micro chips or software can be exported and more relative money gained than if the exchange rate were low (and more low quality goods imported).
Because value of goods exported must equal value of money paid for them, if the US demands Chinese or Mexican goods (as they produce them cheaper) it will naturally mean those currencies rise in value (dollars are passed to them in payment).
Economic statistics lag... a rise in US growth has been caused by postponed corporate investment building up and being released and stong consumer spending... the import/export component of recent growth figures was tiny in comparison. Also not the stock market is lagging projecting poor earnings of companies) and although some investment will pickup there will not be phenomenal economic grwoth in coming quarters due to the high debt burden consumers and the government ( increased government debt = increased taxes to service it) are under, constraining their spending.
The dollar falling to its weakest levels is simply reflecting the poor fundamental factors (high debt, lower future spending) the US faces, compared to the rest of the world seeing a glimmer of light.
Hi. That is not what value added means, FYI. Value added means adding value in the end product which may mean crafting it delicately over a lathe or adding loads of gizmos... but value is determined by the consumer and drawn back to the input to decide if the input process was a value adding processes.
You can add a lot of production costs without adding to the value of the end product. Adding quality that is paid for means adding value, cutting or adding costs does not mean adding or taking away from value... the value is simply what someone will pay.
They spent the whole $2B Japan (mostly) subsidized them this year on a space program, while they're living on international handouts. Time to give back to the people who actually paid for it.
Let us deconstrust this:
"They spent the whole $2B Japan (mostly) subsidized them this year on a space program," "they" and "them". This is your opening sentence but your "they" and "them" are undefined. Is China or Japan the subject and is China or Japan the object of your sentence, if so which way round?
"while they're living on international handouts." Neither Japan (a prosperous nation albeit in some short term economic woes) nor China (which has bought much of recent US government debt, and is by far subsidising the US government and has a vast international monetary surplus) is being subsidised. The country being most subsidised in the world, at the moment, is the USA.
"Time to give back to the people who actually paid for it." So who paid for it? The Japanese taking a commerical interest in a small minority of Chinese companies? The international investor [read Western European and North American] by pumping investment into Chinese companies and investment vechiles? The US and European governments selling their debt (this is the opposite of taking an interest, it is taking a liability)?
No doubt you know China!=Japan (and my reply was deliberatly patronising, though it is a shame you are coward enough not to show a UID).
But "Time to give back to the people who actually paid for it."???? If you mean give money to Japan then remember Japan have not volunteered this money, they have commercially invested and should take the hit if their investment does not pay off (and of course should be allowed to take the reward if it does). This has been a matter of few years in which time it is silly to expect repatriation of income. IMHO China is genuinely appreciative to accept international investment as it brings with it international expertise, something China needs.
China has not defaulted on its debt (unlike most of S.America or Russia), is showing strong growth and is followwing fair international trade laws (more so than the US). Yes it needs to develop its internal competitiveness and raise more of its population from poverty and develop a more democratic government. Tis cannot be done overnight but steady steps are being taken.
As far as repaying debt goes, China has a faultless record. Surely your post was a troll?
I do not understand the term "$2B Japan" is not USD. Do you mean yen the equivalent of USD2bn or YEN2bn (and don't know what Japanese currency is)?
Besides, you seem to be arguing economics and are also mentioning China.
Firstly China != Japan
Secondly, Chine has been buying US government debt at a large rate in the last year. This creates demand for USD which increases the price of USD. Yes, China has been subsidising the US economy (buying the US government's debt means providing financing the Bush budget deficit). US government expenditure is subsidised by China (and other Asian economies too). If these countries did not want to buy US government debt it means the demand for USD would fall, therefore the value of the USD (a function of demand and supply) would fall, i.e., the USD would cost less in overseas currencies, meaning anything bought from overseas would cost more. Increased import costs are not good for the US economy because the US (being a developed economy) benefits most from value-added (adding quality) to goods and services so it sells rather than consumer. If the currency falls that means it sells for less.
Please feel free to reply to this to discuss economics, since the vast majority of 'economics' discussed on/. is not economics but flawed opinion.... I am happy to add something back from the economics geekdom to the tech geekdom as i truely don't like to see prejudice masked up as expert opinion (any economics discussion on/. seems to degenerate to prejudice opinion).
No no no! WMD is just another way of saying they have oil. No way we're going to radiate all that oil. Better we use conventional force (young redneck males enrolled in the army) to further our USA-corp greed and USA-leader's power trip.
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A fantastic idea which may run into trouble from copyright (read RIAA). Once the RIAA get sorted (I'm an optimist, I think this will one day happen... one day!) this could be a great opportunity.
Errrr.... you are wrong on the UN/WTO point as communist countries have as much say in the UN/WTO as if they were capitalist (and China is most defiately a capitalist country with socialist infrastructure that happens not to be a democracy). Infact, it is the USA which have the history of defying the UN/WTO, more so than any other countries in the world today.
Just thought I'd point that out incase you get modded interesting or insightful, which you are not, you are just wrong.
Also note this was announced last menth (http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=ev d&btnG=Search+News) and that these EVD systems will also be capable of playing DVDs (somewhere on news.bbc.co.uk) hence will likely be able to play VCDs (MPEG2 n all).
The finer point, possibly above your intelligence, is that the protests are against Bush, not America, the British net like Americans, so go suck on some Humble Pie.
No. You are wrong about Europe, at least as a generality. Don't know about Canada or France, but the bulk of Europe doesn't.
Zed is correct if you speak British English (yes it is English but I am differentiating it from the bastardisation), different European languages have different pronunciations.
Of course, doctors are paid bonuses (indirect with the occasional direct) by insurance companies if they don't prescribe treatments that eat into insurance companies.
It is a site that has pictures on the link page of no-hair young males posing portraying to be underage (by the text banners). The site bubble-text says "welcome to the biggest pre-teen boys site".
As for saying "pornography is in the eye of the beholder", take a look t that site's front page. Innocent pictures of your children in the bath are one thing, pictures of pre-pubescent young males posing (and probably more if your pay the CC) alongside the text "more than 20000 photos, online games, erotic library and much more" is another.
Shame on the AC (post #7477408) for claiming otherwise. Clearly a nonse.
Uh... if you live in rural Britain then pay the extra. Broadband is not a social priority, hospitals and schools are. It costs more to enable broadband in rural areas, so pay for it or don't have it and don't expect taxpayers or those from urban areas to subsidise you. You are an adult; if you want it pay for it then don't. 2MBb/sec satellite services are available for around 50/month (much cheaper than average Canadian prices for example). Telecom companies exist to make a profit, don't expect them to be a charity, someone will have to pay in the end.
Bummer. But I have had stories rejected as well as accepted and they usually turn up by someone else within a couple of days. No problem. The big news will still make it out even if by a different oracle.
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Hi. The US economy as a whole is a consumer of foreign goods, in addition the goods it buys are usually low quality un- or semi- menufactured goods. A rise in the US dollar rate would mean these goods are cheaper to import in US dollar terms but exports are more expensive t the rest of the world, in rest of the world terms. Also, US exports tend not to be made anywhere else in the world (financial products through TV programs through micro chips) so demand on them is less 'elastic' on prices - i.e., if prices of these goods increase it wouldn't affect demand much.
Yes, a high US dollar is bad for low quality exports such as steel, agricultural products or even generic cars, but a high dollar means high quality goods such as micro chips or software can be exported and more relative money gained than if the exchange rate were low (and more low quality goods imported).
Because value of goods exported must equal value of money paid for them, if the US demands Chinese or Mexican goods (as they produce them cheaper) it will naturally mean those currencies rise in value (dollars are passed to them in payment).
Economic statistics lag... a rise in US growth has been caused by postponed corporate investment building up and being released and stong consumer spending... the import/export component of recent growth figures was tiny in comparison. Also not the stock market is lagging projecting poor earnings of companies) and although some investment will pickup there will not be phenomenal economic grwoth in coming quarters due to the high debt burden consumers and the government ( increased government debt = increased taxes to service it) are under, constraining their spending.
The dollar falling to its weakest levels is simply reflecting the poor fundamental factors (high debt, lower future spending) the US faces, compared to the rest of the world seeing a glimmer of light.
Hi. That is not what value added means, FYI. Value added means adding value in the end product which may mean crafting it delicately over a lathe or adding loads of gizmos... but value is determined by the consumer and drawn back to the input to decide if the input process was a value adding processes.
You can add a lot of production costs without adding to the value of the end product. Adding quality that is paid for means adding value, cutting or adding costs does not mean adding or taking away from value... the value is simply what someone will pay.
No there isn't. You just posted that to ride on the crest of the wave. You are a sad sad troll.
Johnny Wilkinson drop-kicked in the last minute breaking the 17-17 deadlock into England's win.
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They spent the whole $2B Japan (mostly) subsidized them this year on a space program, while they're living on international handouts. Time to give back to the people who actually paid for it.
Let us deconstrust this:
"They spent the whole $2B Japan (mostly) subsidized them this year on a space program," "they" and "them". This is your opening sentence but your "they" and "them" are undefined. Is China or Japan the subject and is China or Japan the object of your sentence, if so which way round?
"while they're living on international handouts." Neither Japan (a prosperous nation albeit in some short term economic woes) nor China (which has bought much of recent US government debt, and is by far subsidising the US government and has a vast international monetary surplus) is being subsidised. The country being most subsidised in the world, at the moment, is the USA.
"Time to give back to the people who actually paid for it." So who paid for it? The Japanese taking a commerical interest in a small minority of Chinese companies? The international investor [read Western European and North American] by pumping investment into Chinese companies and investment vechiles? The US and European governments selling their debt (this is the opposite of taking an interest, it is taking a liability)?
No doubt you know China!=Japan (and my reply was deliberatly patronising, though it is a shame you are coward enough not to show a UID).
But "Time to give back to the people who actually paid for it."???? If you mean give money to Japan then remember Japan have not volunteered this money, they have commercially invested and should take the hit if their investment does not pay off (and of course should be allowed to take the reward if it does). This has been a matter of few years in which time it is silly to expect repatriation of income. IMHO China is genuinely appreciative to accept international investment as it brings with it international expertise, something China needs.
China has not defaulted on its debt (unlike most of S.America or Russia), is showing strong growth and is followwing fair international trade laws (more so than the US). Yes it needs to develop its internal competitiveness and raise more of its population from poverty and develop a more democratic government. Tis cannot be done overnight but steady steps are being taken.
As far as repaying debt goes, China has a faultless record. Surely your post was a troll?
I do not understand the term "$2B Japan" is not USD. Do you mean yen the equivalent of USD2bn or YEN2bn (and don't know what Japanese currency is)?
/. is not economics but flawed opinion.... I am happy to add something back from the economics geekdom to the tech geekdom as i truely don't like to see prejudice masked up as expert opinion (any economics discussion on /. seems to degenerate to prejudice opinion).
Besides, you seem to be arguing economics and are also mentioning China.
Firstly China != Japan
Secondly, Chine has been buying US government debt at a large rate in the last year. This creates demand for USD which increases the price of USD. Yes, China has been subsidising the US economy (buying the US government's debt means providing financing the Bush budget deficit). US government expenditure is subsidised by China (and other Asian economies too). If these countries did not want to buy US government debt it means the demand for USD would fall, therefore the value of the USD (a function of demand and supply) would fall, i.e., the USD would cost less in overseas currencies, meaning anything bought from overseas would cost more. Increased import costs are not good for the US economy because the US (being a developed economy) benefits most from value-added (adding quality) to goods and services so it sells rather than consumer. If the currency falls that means it sells for less.
Please feel free to reply to this to discuss economics, since the vast majority of 'economics' discussed on
No no no! WMD is just another way of saying they have oil. No way we're going to radiate all that oil. Better we use conventional force (young redneck males enrolled in the army) to further our USA-corp greed and USA-leader's power trip.
A fantastic idea which may run into trouble from copyright (read RIAA). Once the RIAA get sorted (I'm an optimist, I think this will one day happen... one day!) this could be a great opportunity.
Bullshit.
Errrr.... you are wrong on the UN/WTO point as communist countries have as much say in the UN/WTO as if they were capitalist (and China is most defiately a capitalist country with socialist infrastructure that happens not to be a democracy). Infact, it is the USA which have the history of defying the UN/WTO, more so than any other countries in the world today.
v d&btnG=Search+News) and that these EVD systems will also be capable of playing DVDs (somewhere on news.bbc.co.uk) hence will likely be able to play VCDs (MPEG2 n all).
Just thought I'd point that out incase you get modded interesting or insightful, which you are not, you are just wrong.
Also note this was announced last menth (http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=e
Oh well, bummer.
Hello Patriotic Coward.
The finer point, possibly above your intelligence, is that the protests are against Bush, not America, the British net like Americans, so go suck on some Humble Pie.
Say that to a nuke GlobeNet launches against you.
No. You are wrong about Europe, at least as a generality. Don't know about Canada or France, but the bulk of Europe doesn't.
Zed is correct if you speak British English (yes it is English but I am differentiating it from the bastardisation), different European languages have different pronunciations.
Of course, doctors are paid bonuses (indirect with the occasional direct) by insurance companies if they don't prescribe treatments that eat into insurance companies.
Link to child porn.
you could do this:
http://www.patrick.fm/boobies/
I like to bite the heads off, then the legs, then finally comsume the torso. Black ones are my favourites and no GNAA comments please.
It is a site that has pictures on the link page of no-hair young males posing portraying to be underage (by the text banners). The site bubble-text says "welcome to the biggest pre-teen boys site".
As for saying "pornography is in the eye of the beholder", take a look t that site's front page. Innocent pictures of your children in the bath are one thing, pictures of pre-pubescent young males posing (and probably more if your pay the CC) alongside the text "more than 20000 photos, online games, erotic library and much more" is another.
Shame on the AC (post #7477408) for claiming otherwise. Clearly a nonse.
This is not OT or OR. Anyone that mods as such clearly condones male child porn. Sickos.
Maybe HAL.DLL is just starting?!
Please be aware that a site which seems to be a male child porn site. Do not click on that link.
Uh... if you live in rural Britain then pay the extra. Broadband is not a social priority, hospitals and schools are. It costs more to enable broadband in rural areas, so pay for it or don't have it and don't expect taxpayers or those from urban areas to subsidise you. You are an adult; if you want it pay for it then don't. 2MBb/sec satellite services are available for around 50/month (much cheaper than average Canadian prices for example). Telecom companies exist to make a profit, don't expect them to be a charity, someone will have to pay in the end.
And the FCC have no authority in rural Britain!
Bummer. But I have had stories rejected as well as accepted and they usually turn up by someone else within a couple of days. No problem. The big news will still make it out even if by a different oracle.
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