Posted on 01/26/2015 5:24:39 AM PST by Theoria
At least that'll give us a break from the endless loop of Smokey the Bear PSAs.
"Rafts of proposals" like that helped destroy the middle class in the first place.
The middle class used to be able to afford things like college, housing, and health care until the government stepped in "to make it affordable."
The flood of government money into these markets naturally drove prices up as everybody scrambled to get their share of the booty. In a short time, the government drove the prices so high that only the very rich (like just about every federal politician) can afford these things without government assistance.
They fitted everybody with yokes, as intended.
Lenin said it: To achieve communism, we must first destroy the bourgeoisie.
And Obama is following the recipe'.
Generally, I agree with your thoughts
However Europe may not have really caught up. Europe including Russia was traumatized so badly that it might take centuries to recover. During that long long recovery process events from outside might intervene to prevent real recovery. The deterioration of Europe’s place in the world economy is shifting. what were their markets are now their competitors. Europe has recovered only to become very very sick.
The concept of no war ever is detrimental to existence. Russia is a basket case that is beyond recovery. There must be revolution to start all over. Alas, the Russian people lack the starch .
That’s fundamental transformation for ya. Who knew?
OK, we did.
It was once frowned upon to trade with commies.
1980's USSR evil empire.
2000's China good for business.
Europe, as a whole makes our problems something to look forward to.
Consider these photos
Dubai
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Shanghi
Paris
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Antwerp
Milan
The pictures are the basis for my point
” Globalization, global wage arbitrage, immigration, debt spending, national debt, taxes, etc will finish US off. “
With the UNIPARTY dividing up the spoils.
They spend a lot of time shipping jobs to other nations, too.
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