As far as I understand the whole idea of currency is that it allows you to compare different goods from the economical point of view, based on their monetary value. Which reflects (among other things) amount of the resources spent in making them. Otherwise I don't know what is the reason for you to say that making a bottle of wine require spending less resources than 10 bushels of corn meal.
From the practical point of view I very much doubt that USA is exporting more raw resources than Hi-Tech products (like copies of Microsoft Windows or drugs, for example).
About the value of dollars - I don't understand what you mean. Because if the dollar on the world market is overvalued (i.e it doesn't worth those resources it's being used to buy) then it means that USA is doing a very cool trick of exchanging goods and natural resources for wortless pieces of green paper (which is what is going on actually, but it is not the topic I am going to discuss here). -- Excuse my English.
Considering that NSA probably have your emails anyway, no need to crack your email account. Just a simple automatic check if your coresspondents have names like 'Bin Laden':)
Well, most of the deathes related to smoking are going to be in developing countries (China) anyway: http://www.wpro.who.int/media_centre/press_release s/pr_20050830.htm "Tobacco claims 4.9 million lives a year, and if the present consumption patterns continue, the number of deaths will increase to 10 million by the year 2020, 70% of which will occur in developing countries."
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So, the message is: fellow American, wait until it becomes unbearable in the USA, then run away - bankrupt and chased by authorities.
Here is a newsflash for you: United States public debt
As far as I understand the whole idea of currency is that it allows you to compare different goods from the economical point of view, based on their monetary value. Which reflects (among other things) amount of the resources spent in making them. Otherwise I don't know what is the reason for you to say that making a bottle of wine require spending less resources than 10 bushels of corn meal.
From the practical point of view I very much doubt that USA is exporting more raw resources than Hi-Tech products (like copies of Microsoft Windows or drugs, for example).
About the value of dollars - I don't understand what you mean. Because if the dollar on the world market is overvalued (i.e it doesn't worth those resources it's being used to buy) then it means that USA is doing a very cool trick of exchanging goods and natural resources for wortless pieces of green paper (which is what is going on actually, but it is not the topic I am going to discuss here).
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Excuse my English.
According to Foreign Trade Statistics USA imports much more than it exports, at least since 1971.
Article in NY Times from 2004: US Is Losing Its Dominance in the Sciences , or directly from NY Times. Also Tracking Achivement
Considering that NSA probably have your emails anyway, no need to crack your email account. Just a simple automatic check if your coresspondents have names like 'Bin Laden' :)
Well tovarisch, the comunist party warned you that USofA is Evil, didn't it?
And don't buy any American products or services, this is the only way you can show that you don't like what they are doing....
Well, most of the deathes related to smoking are going to be in developing countries (China) anyway:e s/pr_20050830.htm
http://www.wpro.who.int/media_centre/press_releas
"Tobacco claims 4.9 million lives a year, and if the present consumption patterns continue, the number of deaths will increase to 10 million by the year 2020, 70% of which will occur in developing countries."
I think simple polarizing filter will do the job.
Another option is mylar tape.
Alhough, you loose sensetivety either way.
Sure, here is an example: http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/