The US's debt to GDP ratio is in line with most every other western country. But, since we have the largest amount of debt people think that we somehow are in the biggest trouble.
Country | National Debt England: 51% of GDP (2003) US: 62.4% of GDP (2003) Spain: 62.7% of GDP (2003) Germany: 64.2% of GDP (2003) France: 68.8% of GDP (2003) Canada: 77% of GDP (2003) Italy: 106.40% of GDP (2003) Japan: 154.60% of GDP (2003) Ranked by National Debt/GDP ratio: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ranko rder/2186rank.html
That's what I was thinking to. The 97% number is interesting and is the type of number that would only impress those who are impressed by meaningless statistics. There are so many bugfilled and worthless DVD copying packages out there, killing 97% of them menas nothing. The 3% is most likely the few that are actually worth using.
How is this interesting? The parent post is the mad, worthless ranting of some idiot.
Basically he's stating that you should speak loudly into your cell phone so that cops (who because they are underpaid have hearing problems) can steal your jewelry.
From sig: US & allies kill most Iraqis [bbc.co.uk]
It appears you haven't followed the link in your sig recently. The BBC has come out and issued an apology for incorrectly reporting the deaths. They have updated that page with the apology.
More info from Reuters. The BBC apologised on Saturday for erroneously reporting that U.S.-led and Iraqi forces may be responsible for the deaths of 60 percent of Iraqi civilians killed in conflict over the last six months.... Iraq's health minister said the BBC misinterpreted the statistics it had received and had ignored statements from the ministry clarifying the figures.
Wired had a fairly good article on this recently. Burning hydrocarbons is a luxury that a planet with 6 billion energy-hungry souls can't afford. There's only one sane, practical alternative: nuclear power.
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Nothing for you to see here. Please move along
Newer rootkits can intercept system calls that are passed to the kernel and filter out queries
Do you think pulling random, false, and made up statistics out of your ass makes you look smart?
The US's Debt to GDP ratio is no worse than pretty much any western democracy
The ratio of debt to GDP is what matters, not the net amount.
The US's debt to GDP ratio is in line with most every other western country. But, since we have the largest amount of debt people think that we somehow are in the biggest trouble.
o rder/2186rank.html
Country | National Debt
England: 51% of GDP (2003)
US: 62.4% of GDP (2003)
Spain: 62.7% of GDP (2003)
Germany: 64.2% of GDP (2003)
France: 68.8% of GDP (2003)
Canada: 77% of GDP (2003)
Italy: 106.40% of GDP (2003)
Japan: 154.60% of GDP (2003)
Ranked by National Debt/GDP ratio:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rank
We Neo-Cons are just watching (and learning from) the incredible effectiveness of the EU and UN in dealing with these (and other) matters.
Or, like Senator Joe Biden said, maybe we just need to consider Iran's "emotional needs".
Now why would you put down just a small token amount when everyone else puts $0. You must have bought something big! AUDIT!
I think an oversight committee elected by members of Parliment to oversee the members of the unelected commission is clearly in order!
Ughh... that thing is awful. Why again does it take an incredible amount of machine power to just open the damn thing in a tab?
Of course, some of those sites could simply be multiple companies purchasing the same cheap web template.
I guess I was wrong, the NY Public Library is for New York City
And people wonder why the city of NY has a government 1/7th the size of the federal government...
Why does a a state need a Assistant Director for Digital Information and System Design for their library system?
That might be correct. I thought I had read that the date was 1992, but either way the industrial production of Russia has decreased significantly.
Is it still good to be a leader when leading countries into a badly formed treaty?
And the treaty is based on levels established in 1992. Russia signed on only because they will make billions selling their polution credits.
It had absolutely nothing to do with the treaty having any sort of merit.
My oh my... where did YOU go to school?
That's what I was thinking to. The 97% number is interesting and is the type of number that would only impress those who are impressed by meaningless statistics. There are so many bugfilled and worthless DVD copying packages out there, killing 97% of them menas nothing. The 3% is most likely the few that are actually worth using.
How is this interesting? The parent post is the mad, worthless ranting of some idiot.
Basically he's stating that you should speak loudly into your cell phone so that cops (who because they are underpaid have hearing problems) can steal your jewelry.
That's profound.
Entirely Off Topic:
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From sig:
US & allies kill most Iraqis [bbc.co.uk]
It appears you haven't followed the link in your sig recently. The BBC has come out and issued an apology for incorrectly reporting the deaths. They have updated that page with the apology.
More info from Reuters.
The BBC apologised on Saturday for erroneously reporting that U.S.-led and Iraqi forces may be responsible for the deaths of 60 percent of Iraqi civilians killed in conflict over the last six months.
Iraq's health minister said the BBC misinterpreted the statistics it had received and had ignored statements from the ministry clarifying the figures.
I think I get it.
One question though: Are there any MBAs in the NBA with NDAs?
MBA? Or NDA?
Which one?
Can you break a MBA?
Michael Sims, is that you?
You might want to find a new friend that can teach you grammar and spelling. Seriously man, that was horrible.
Wired had a fairly good article on this recently.
Burning hydrocarbons is a luxury that a planet with 6 billion energy-hungry souls can't afford. There's only one sane, practical alternative: nuclear power.
Ok, spill the beans.
What's "doorknobs" your secret word for?
uhmm...
They've already done this.
Where have you been?