North America Overtaken by Europe as the World?s Richest Region

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Vic

Elite Member
Jun 12, 2001
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Originally posted by: yllus
It's almost as if there was a major economic crisis and North American banks were the most affected.

The devil you say! :Q
 

miketheidiot

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Sep 3, 2004
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Originally posted by: Blackjack200
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
So there we have it. The decline of America is in full swing. And we have the money for a new healthcare system? Now?

I say everyone concentrate on shoring up their financial position (from the feds down to you and me), cut spending, pay off debts, strengthen the USD, and THEN we might have some money left over to start talking about taking over 1/6 of the US economy.

We just can't afford this right now.

It's going to be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

Well, let's look at the kinds of policies that helped Europe rise to the top:

- Universal Health Care
- Socialist taxation/redistribution policies
- Functional Mass Transit
- Environmental Policies
- A strong public education system

Hey, all those things that we're told we can't afford/will make us poor are the things that made Europe rich!

Hmmm...

Wonder why some want us to be against those policies.

don't forget generous vacations and sick/maternity leave.
 

miketheidiot

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Sep 3, 2004
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Originally posted by: DesiPower
Originally posted by: Blackjack200
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
So there we have it. The decline of America is in full swing. And we have the money for a new healthcare system? Now?

I say everyone concentrate on shoring up their financial position (from the feds down to you and me), cut spending, pay off debts, strengthen the USD, and THEN we might have some money left over to start talking about taking over 1/6 of the US economy.

We just can't afford this right now.

It's going to be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

Well, let's look at the kinds of policies that helped Europe rise to the top:

- Universal Health Care
- Socialist taxation/redistribution policies
- Functional Mass Transit
- Environmental Policies
- A strong public education system

Hey, all those things that we're told we can't afford/will make us poor are the things that made Europe rich!

Hmmm...

Wonder why some want us to be against those policies.

EU is a collection of independent nations, each one has significantly lower population than us. It makes things much easier for them to manage and control corruption. Find out the these facts there 1st
- % of illegal immigrants
- % of ppl below poverty line
- % of ppl who dont pay taxes
- corporate taxes
- % of jobs outsourced
- ratio of consumption to imports
of course many of these are lower in the EU as a result of constructive policies to combat them.
 

jpeyton

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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
So there we have it. The decline of America is in full swing. And we have the money for a new healthcare system? Now?
We don't have money for the current health care system.

I think the disconnect with the teabaggers is that they think if the health care costs are off the federal balance sheet, it doesn't exist.
 

IndyColtsFan

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Sep 22, 2007
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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
So there we have it. The decline of America is in full swing. And we have the money for a new healthcare system? Now?

I say everyone concentrate on shoring up their financial position (from the feds down to you and me), cut spending, pay off debts, strengthen the USD, and THEN we might have some money left over to start talking about taking over 1/6 of the US economy.

We just can't afford this right now.

It's going to be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

So what do you propose, keeping the Republican status quo that brought the country down to begin with?

Fucking idiot.

Instead of hurling insults, tell us what you would do instead.
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
So there we have it. The decline of America is in full swing. And we have the money for a new healthcare system? Now?

I say everyone concentrate on shoring up their financial position (from the feds down to you and me), cut spending, pay off debts, strengthen the USD, and THEN we might have some money left over to start talking about taking over 1/6 of the US economy.

We just can't afford this right now.

It's going to be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

So what do you propose, keeping the Republican status quo that brought the country down to begin with?

Fucking idiot.

Instead of hurling insults, tell us what you would do instead.

Should be pretty plain and simple by now, kick every mother fucking America hating Republican out of the country. Problem solved.
 

GTaudiophile

Lifer
Oct 24, 2000
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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
So there we have it. The decline of America is in full swing. And we have the money for a new healthcare system? Now?

I say everyone concentrate on shoring up their financial position (from the feds down to you and me), cut spending, pay off debts, strengthen the USD, and THEN we might have some money left over to start talking about taking over 1/6 of the US economy.

We just can't afford this right now.

It's going to be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

So what do you propose, keeping the Republican status quo that brought the country down to begin with?

Fucking idiot.

Instead of hurling insults, tell us what you would do instead.

Should be pretty plain and simple by now, kick every mother fucking America hating Republican out of the country. Problem solved.

Or just set up camps? Gas chambers? Ovens?

I am sure you would love that.

Please, dmcowen674, enough with the Hitler envy.
 

seemingly random

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Oct 10, 2007
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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
So there we have it. The decline of America is in full swing. And we have the money for a new healthcare system? Now?

I say everyone concentrate on shoring up their financial position (from the feds down to you and me), cut spending, pay off debts, strengthen the USD, and THEN we might have some money left over to start talking about taking over 1/6 of the US economy.

We just can't afford this right now.

It's going to be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

So what do you propose, keeping the Republican status quo that brought the country down to begin with?

Fucking idiot.

Instead of hurling insults, tell us what you would do instead.

Should be pretty plain and simple by now, kick every mother fucking America hating Republican out of the country. Problem solved.

Or just set up camps? Gas chambers? Ovens?

I am sure you would love that.

Please, dmcowen674, enough with the Hitler envy.
Your people don't have any qualms about accusing the democrits of being nazis. I don't see you chastising them. Smells like a double standard.
 

DivideBYZero

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May 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: CanOWorms
Don't worry. As the Europeans continue to wallow in their xenophobia and racism, their populations will continue to decline and lower the overall wealth of the region. Plus, their former colonized Slaves are developing and will look to their former Masters for the return of the wealth that was extracted (plus interest).

Unfortunately, the only future for Europe is one of war and destruction.

Get out much? :laugh:

Get a passport and then I'll let you post again in this thread.
 

Whitecloak

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May 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: CanOWorms
Don't worry. As the Europeans continue to wallow in their xenophobia and racism, their populations will continue to decline and lower the overall wealth of the region. Plus, their former colonized Slaves are developing and will look to their former Masters for the return of the wealth that was extracted (plus interest).

Unfortunately, the only future for Europe is one of war and destruction.

Get out much? :laugh:

Get a passport and then I'll let you post again in this thread.

what he says is right. give me back my money, you imperialist pig. :laugh:
 

exar333

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Feb 7, 2004
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Nothing to read here.

This "wealth" was paper wealth based on overinflated property values, not real money.
 

b0mbrman

Lifer
Jun 1, 2001
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In other words, in order to catch up to the continent that has just passed us, we should do exactly the opposite of what they did to get there :)
 

Red Dawn

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Jun 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: CanOWorms
Don't worry. As the Europeans continue to wallow in their xenophobia and racism, their populations will continue to decline and lower the overall wealth of the region. Plus, their former colonized Slaves are developing and will look to their former Masters for the return of the wealth that was extracted (plus interest).

.
How, by immigrating there?

 

BeauJangles

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I don't understand people that see everything as a competition -- we must be #1! What matters is the quality of life in this country and, as long as that keeps increasing for the majority of people, I don't care what happens to the rest of the world.
 

Red Dawn

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Jun 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: BeauJangles
I don't understand people that see everything as a competition -- we must be #1! What matters is the quality of life in this country and, as long as that keeps increasing for the majority of people, I don't care what happens to the rest of the world.
True.
 

IGBT

Lifer
Jul 16, 2001
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Originally posted by: Brainonska511
The sky is falling!

Yeah, Asia with their 2 billion + people is going to overtake the US.... it might be the 'richest' region soon, but that doesn't mean squat with their standard of living in the dump.

cap and tax(trade) will assure squalor comes to the US. the secular progressives will greatly lower US standard of living to "level the playing field".