To: Alberta's Child
I may be wrong about this, but I believe the notion that the U.S. was a self-sufficient nation before World War II is a myth.
You believe a lot of things. What I remember is trade being 5% of our economy back then
Would a rational person call that self sufficient? Ask yourself that
190 posted on
11/02/2007 8:16:56 AM PDT by
dennisw
(Four and a half acres of sovereign U.S. territory,anytime,anywhere ---- US aircraft carrier)
To: dennisw
The United States could go back to those "self-sufficient" days anytime it wants.
Of course, we'd also have to adopt a standard of living comparable to what we had in the 1930s. You think you'll get many takers on that one?
220 posted on
11/02/2007 8:43:32 AM PDT by
Alberta's Child
(I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
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