Well, I guess I know that I'll be flipping a few extra burgers in the future. If I work nights and weekends for the next 65,536 years, I think I could lend it to us. No problem.
I believe the figure is something like 38% of American securities are owned internationally. (I.e. debt.Story here. As for the source, I can't vouch for it. But I picked the page with the lowest number I could find in the first 30 googs, just for the sake of argument.
But this page shows the change in holdings of U.S. Treasury Securities for the year 2003. I noticed a huge spike for China and I wonder if that is debt we are accumulating from within the U.S., or if they are buying the debt from other countries. As it stands now, they probably own about 25% (roughly) of the total debt. (Pause for reflection.)
I find it sadly ironic that the biggest communist country, China, owns one quarter of the bastion of capitalism, the U.S. (Using the "popular" definitions of the systems we have, respectively.)
What do you all think would happen if they bought up ALL of our debt?
Do what I do when this happens. Delete any bullshit desktop icons, install regcleaner and remove extraneous entries, turn of that stupid tiled pattern they have on as a background and switch it with an image that suits the owner, then play solitaire for 2 hours. They will never know the wiser, it looks cleaner if not faster, and it seemed to take a really long time. (Therefore, you must have worked really hard and done a really good job because it doesn't even LOOK like it did before.) The important thing is to create a really technical response they won't understand that is really a simple routine.
For example, you don't say you defragged the HD. You say, "I rearranged the data bits on the primary master medium to be concentrated in a more linear fashion, thereby decreasing the data seek time." They think you are a friggin genius; you clicked 6 times. And you can usually get a good meal out of it, in the case of reletives. (Disclaimer: some reletives have notoriously shitty cooking, it is up to you to know the meal would be bad and pre-emptively strike by requesting take-out.)
I believe the point of the files, in theory, is that if you are a dissident, they pull your file and arrest you for whatever they have on you. It equates to totalitarianism. You disagree with Big Brother, you go to jail. That way, the proles never have a chance to step out of line. The KGB had files on many of its citizens. Do you know much about how the KGB ran Russia? It's fascinating stuff, I must tell you. Do you know what KGB stands for?
KGB = Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (Committee for State Security, USSR)
It's not a matter of if the files will be seen by people.
For more information, read "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy". But I wouldn't if I were you, it's too disturbing for words. Sometimes, ingorance IS bliss. I wish there was a viable way to 'unread' something. I would in a hearbeat.
Thirty spokes share the wheel's hub, But it is the center hole that makes it useful. Shape clay into a vessel, it is the space within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a house, it is the emptiness that makes them useful. Therefore, profit comes from what is there, usefulness from what is not there. ~Lau Tsu, Tao te Ching
Just to clarify a bit, I must add a few things to your arguments. Bush getting re-elected?!?! Yup, probably, unless of course we get any answers about anything, before the election.
I would further your point by stating that the bounds of ("wild") capitalism are now far beyond the concept of borders or allegience. The HQ is in, say, Detroit, but there are branches and offices and networks to 16 other countries, 120 partners, etc. Globalisation may not have hit your home country, but I bet it has, and hard. Oh your gonna make the pollution laws stricter? Well, let's get us NAFTA passed and move ourselves to Mexico where they don't care about such things. What? I have to pay people at least $5.75!!?? Well fuck that, Ill move the manufacturing to China where the kids work practically for free! WTF is the government gonna do to stop them? Raise tariffs?
The Bush administration may be controlled by neo cons, but I believe that it is just about keeping corporations prices down. Certainly we all have felt the pangs of remorse after some of us and our collegues were fired or outsourced. I believe they see everything in terms of money, and power being a secondary bonus to the primary goal. If I was a money hoarding company I would put my branches where they keep costs down and numbers up. If a local law in Detroit makes the manufacturing plant undesirable there, move the fucker to Mexico or wherever keeps the costs down. If your lobbies to keep new cost raising laws from being passed do not work, then you need to explore other options. I just think it should be a crime to reap huge profit margins at the expense of people, but hey, at least we don't have plague.
1) Executive Branch may be too strong, as you suggest, however I believe it is more that the Judicial Branch has no spine or has become loyal to the whims of the Executive branch. If any two of the three branches of government fall perfectly into line, the system is not working as intended. These guys are supposed to check and balance each other, not make the government stronger as a whole. (As I understand it.) As a matter of personal opinion, I believe the President is a schmuck regardless of which party he is.
2) Two party system. Aww, fuck it man, say it like it is. We have the Masons. (Remember the "secret shadow government" Bush stupidly talked about way back...)Doesn't matter if your vote R or D, it still comes down the secret societies. So sit back, have a coke and a big mac and watch a movie to get your mind off things cuz it ain't changin' soon. (The Free Masons came out of England, historically. Who was it that backed us during this past war? The country eludes me...)
Moving right along... the main difference between Republicans and Democrats in my experience is the following. The democrats say that "everything will be fine!", and then they fuck you. The Republicans say "Hey! We're gonna fuck you!", and then they fuck you. I don't lean to the left or right but I have to admire the Republicans candor regarding that kind of behavior.
3) I think you are right. I disagree with why they reside here though, as I believe that it just has the most money and chance to get things off the ground. I would say the the American monopolists have already invaded your home country with deadly efficiency. From my understanding, (See Jihad vs. Mcworld, by Benjamin Barber) there are only 2 or 3 countries that don't have MTV. Think about that for a minute. We are force feeding our culture, values, etc to these countries quite easily and efficiently. Borders mean nothing anymore. Ultimately, I guess my point is that the power no longer resides with government. The power or the world is in the hands of the capitalists you and I disagree with so much. This could be changed if the American people had enough spine to stand up for certain rights, but who can risk jail time when there are car payments, house payments, bank payments, child care, day care, health care, electric bills, gas bills, and not enough of the green bills to go around.
It basically uses all search engines and lists your search accordingly. While google can be picky sometimes, I have found it to be better than most anything else. I have to admit I still use altavista a lot for media searches however.
I have my email openly posted on other boards on the internet and I also have very very little junkmail. I have gotten 2 bulk mails ever from yahoo, I wonder why this is?
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That was my experience exactly. Amen brother.
But this page shows the change in holdings of U.S. Treasury Securities for the year 2003. I noticed a huge spike for China and I wonder if that is debt we are accumulating from within the U.S., or if they are buying the debt from other countries. As it stands now, they probably own about 25% (roughly) of the total debt. (Pause for reflection.)
I find it sadly ironic that the biggest communist country, China, owns one quarter of the bastion of capitalism, the U.S. (Using the "popular" definitions of the systems we have, respectively.)
What do you all think would happen if they bought up ALL of our debt?
I stand corrected. Thank you for enlightening me.
Lord knows I've been there.
For example, you don't say you defragged the HD. You say, "I rearranged the data bits on the primary master medium to be concentrated in a more linear fashion, thereby decreasing the data seek time." They think you are a friggin genius; you clicked 6 times. And you can usually get a good meal out of it, in the case of reletives. (Disclaimer: some reletives have notoriously shitty cooking, it is up to you to know the meal would be bad and pre-emptively strike by requesting take-out.)
AMERICAN catholic priests... you don't hear much about molesting priests in other countries...
Ever notice that Republicans are always the first ones to resort to name calling?
KGB = Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (Committee for State Security, USSR)
It's not a matter of if the files will be seen by people.
The first thing they teach you is whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt.
-Ronin
For more information, read "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy". But I wouldn't if I were you, it's too disturbing for words. Sometimes, ingorance IS bliss. I wish there was a viable way to 'unread' something. I would in a hearbeat.
Would you please outline what parts of the election were 'perfectly legal'?
Unreal.
It is in San Francisco.
Stay in view of the camera at all times. Reading is strictly prohibited. All is well. Big Brother loves you.
Thirty spokes share the wheel's hub,
But it is the center hole that makes it useful.
Shape clay into a vessel, it is the space within that makes it useful.
Cut doors and windows for a house, it is the emptiness that makes them useful.
Therefore, profit comes from what is there,
usefulness from what is not there.
~Lau Tsu, Tao te Ching
Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?
I would further your point by stating that the bounds of ("wild") capitalism are now far beyond the concept of borders or allegience. The HQ is in, say, Detroit, but there are branches and offices and networks to 16 other countries, 120 partners, etc. Globalisation may not have hit your home country, but I bet it has, and hard. Oh your gonna make the pollution laws stricter? Well, let's get us NAFTA passed and move ourselves to Mexico where they don't care about such things. What? I have to pay people at least $5.75!!?? Well fuck that, Ill move the manufacturing to China where the kids work practically for free! WTF is the government gonna do to stop them? Raise tariffs?
The Bush administration may be controlled by neo cons, but I believe that it is just about keeping corporations prices down. Certainly we all have felt the pangs of remorse after some of us and our collegues were fired or outsourced. I believe they see everything in terms of money, and power being a secondary bonus to the primary goal. If I was a money hoarding company I would put my branches where they keep costs down and numbers up. If a local law in Detroit makes the manufacturing plant undesirable there, move the fucker to Mexico or wherever keeps the costs down. If your lobbies to keep new cost raising laws from being passed do not work, then you need to explore other options. I just think it should be a crime to reap huge profit margins at the expense of people, but hey, at least we don't have plague.
1) Executive Branch may be too strong, as you suggest, however I believe it is more that the Judicial Branch has no spine or has become loyal to the whims of the Executive branch. If any two of the three branches of government fall perfectly into line, the system is not working as intended. These guys are supposed to check and balance each other, not make the government stronger as a whole. (As I understand it.) As a matter of personal opinion, I believe the President is a schmuck regardless of which party he is.
2) Two party system. Aww, fuck it man, say it like it is. We have the Masons. (Remember the "secret shadow government" Bush stupidly talked about way back...)Doesn't matter if your vote R or D, it still comes down the secret societies. So sit back, have a coke and a big mac and watch a movie to get your mind off things cuz it ain't changin' soon. (The Free Masons came out of England, historically. Who was it that backed us during this past war? The country eludes me...)
Moving right along... the main difference between Republicans and Democrats in my experience is the following. The democrats say that "everything will be fine!", and then they fuck you. The Republicans say "Hey! We're gonna fuck you!", and then they fuck you. I don't lean to the left or right but I have to admire the Republicans candor regarding that kind of behavior.
3) I think you are right. I disagree with why they reside here though, as I believe that it just has the most money and chance to get things off the ground. I would say the the American monopolists have already invaded your home country with deadly efficiency. From my understanding, (See Jihad vs. Mcworld, by Benjamin Barber) there are only 2 or 3 countries that don't have MTV. Think about that for a minute. We are force feeding our culture, values, etc to these countries quite easily and efficiently. Borders mean nothing anymore. Ultimately, I guess my point is that the power no longer resides with government. The power or the world is in the hands of the capitalists you and I disagree with so much. This could be changed if the American people had enough spine to stand up for certain rights, but who can risk jail time when there are car payments, house payments, bank payments, child care, day care, health care, electric bills, gas bills, and not enough of the green bills to go around.
Vox
nah, i watched his show for 2 years during the clinton presidency.... he hates. Boy does he hate... he just has good writers. blah
IIRC, A 1984 cover of time magazine shows dead Iraqis. We did not give Iraq WMD, but chemical weapons. (i.e. The gas they used on the Shiites.)
Do you know of any scams from the centuries you listed? (I am not confronting, I am just curious.) Vox
Sometimes I have found it useful to go to Dogpile
It basically uses all search engines and lists your search accordingly. While google can be picky sometimes, I have found it to be better than most anything else. I have to admit I still use altavista a lot for media searches however.
Vox
Just thought to tell you that you are not alone.
Vox
While I admire your spirit, tying to code something as complex as Photoshop by yourself is laughable. Vox