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So Mr. Human… you own a business and are going to school in Japan, and you are not a citizen?
And if you are so disgusted with the direction that the U.S. is taking…why do you feel the need to let others know it…is the fact that you bailed out of the country not enough?[/quote]
I said I live semi-permanently in Japan. I own a business in the U.S. where I have been a citizen my whole life(since 2 y/o actually).
I am transitioning to Japan as I earn my Graduate degree there and wait on permanent residency status.
Again, stop throwing out straw men. I never said I was “disgusted”. I was just pointing out how I see the U.S. to be. I post every so often in my free time just to strike up a conversation when I’m stuck indoors. I don’t really have any compelling reason to “let others know”. I’m just killing time while I do mundane filing on my other monitor.
Also…
I plan on returning to the U.S. after I’ve established myself economically abroad. After the U.S. undergoes a monetary correction and regains it’s productive path I hope to return and live close to my family(mom, grandparents, sister). Staying in the U.S. would just be crippling my future and leaving myself just as helpless as they might be.[/quote]
How sad for them and your business…the U.S. will not undergo a “monetary correction” until the Chinese allow the Yuan to correct to the dollar…and that is never going to happen.
And people that repeat “straw man” three times in the mirror get bitchslapped by SKLUD goddess of the interwebz…
You have one more chance to say it…use it wisely my friend.
You know that the Gulf of Tonkin incident was a false flag, right?
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Debatable.
Some say in essence this happened due to jumping off the gold standard but a default did not happen.
This confirms you are a student who has done nothing more than sit under the wings of some dingbat liberal professor in oooooooniversity.
I agree with you to an extent here.
However, “zero” is incorrect.
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The U.S. closed the gold-exchange window. We owed gold. We refused to pay it back. That is a default. “Going off the gold standard,” is the way in which we restructured the default.
Further, my undergrad was ME so I didn’t give 2 shits about my non-science electives or my teacher’s opinions. I came to class. I did my work. I put on a smile for my teachers when they were pushy. I graduated.
In fact my core macro-econ class had a professor who advocated Reagan’s approach, so I actually threw out the laffer curve every chance I could when talking taxes with “liberals”.
I can talk about the mistakes in deficit spending vs. direct taxation if you want.
There’s nothing “liberal” about them. Just my free-market understanding of monetary economics.
[quote]UtahLama wrote:
So Mr. Human… you own a business and are going to school in Japan, and you are not a citizen?
And if you are so disgusted with the direction that the U.S. is taking…why do you feel the need to let others know it…is the fact that you bailed out of the country not enough?[/quote]
I said I live semi-permanently in Japan. I own a business in the U.S. where I have been a citizen my whole life(since 2 y/o actually).
I am transitioning to Japan as I earn my Graduate degree there and wait on permanent residency status.
Again, stop throwing out straw men. I never said I was “disgusted”. I was just pointing out how I see the U.S. to be. I post every so often in my free time just to strike up a conversation when I’m stuck indoors. I don’t really have any compelling reason to “let others know”. I’m just killing time while I do mundane filing on my other monitor.
Also…
I plan on returning to the U.S. after I’ve established myself economically abroad. After the U.S. undergoes a monetary correction and regains it’s productive path I hope to return and live close to my family(mom, grandparents, sister). Staying in the U.S. would just be crippling my future and leaving myself just as helpless as they might be.[/quote]
How sad for them and your business…the U.S. will not undergo a “monetary correction” until the Chinese allow the Yuan to correct to the dollar…and that is never going to happen.
And people that repeat “straw man” three times in the mirror get bitchslapped by SKLUD goddess of the interwebz…
You have one more chance to say it…use it wisely my friend.[/quote]
That seems to be the important point of disagreement between us.
Ah, I see. That’s an important point of contention.
I believe that a revaluation of the Renminbi by the Chinese Central Bank is a near certainty within a 10 year time period.
If you’re right, then my family will still be fine as they are in the U.S. since they don’t have a way of emigrating like I do anyway.
Only I will be the worse off, having left a better business environment in the U.S., right?
I’d be alright with that gamble if that’s how it turned out. I don’t think it’s much of a gamble, though.
I was referring to your disrespectful spelling of the name of our country…you may hate America, that’s your right…but show a titch of respect to the country that allows you to piss all over it’s name.
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Yawn, yourself. Why do conservatives get so fired up about stupid shit? I spell America with a “k” because of an intrusive government and economic (fascist) system that exists for the benefit of a very small percentage of Americans (and their cronies in government), while the rest of us are forced to work more hours and for less wages (and benefits). And that is for those who are lucky enough to have a job.
I’ll show respect for the government when it lives up to the principles it is supposed to, and claims to uphold.
Back in March 2008 a man whose IQ “is off the charts”, whom Valarie Jarrett said “No one would ebate his intelligence” and Oprah told us was brilliant assured us that “Iran is just a little country—no threat
to us.” I think that was about the time Chris Matthews wet his pants but I could be off a few months on
that one.
We have absolutely nothing to worry about. The POTUS will just “sit down with” his opposite
number in Iran and we’ll all live peacefully ever after. Maybe Holder could “walk” a few ICBM’s with
nuclear warheads into Iran. The possibilities are endless.
And spelling “Amerika” with a “k” is a very accurate depiction of the government and the direction it is heading. Sorry if that upsets your delicate sensibilities. [/quote]
I was referring to your disrespectful spelling of the name of our country…you may hate America, that’s your right…but show a titch of respect to the country that allows you to piss all over it’s name.
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Yawn, yourself. Why do conservatives get so fired up about stupid shit? I spell America with a “k” because of an intrusive government and economic (fascist) system that exists for the benefit of a very small percentage of Americans (and their cronies in government), while the rest of us are forced to work more hours and for less wages (and benefits). And that is for those who are lucky enough to have a job.
I’ll show respect for the government when it lives up to the principles it is supposed to, and claims to uphold.
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So at what point in history would you feel comfortable giving the U.S. the bare minimum respect that it deserves? I am assuming that you benefit from many of the benefits that this country provides for you…yet you chose every opportunity to degrade it.
And spelling “Amerika” with a “k” is a very accurate depiction of the government and the direction it is heading. Sorry if that upsets your delicate sensibilities.
Is it? What does the “k” denote exactly?
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It denotes exactly what the Tea Party or the Occupy groups are protesting. Taxation, intrusion, Patriot Act, the corporate-government relationship, Guantanamo, wars of aggression, etc. A government that can now, apparently, kill U.S. citizens without a trial (even Tim McVeigh got a trial).
Basically, the shit I have been griping about for the last ten years I have been posting here.
So at what point in history would you feel comfortable giving the U.S. the bare minimum respect that it deserves? I am assuming that you benefit from many of the benefits that this country provides for you…yet you chose every opportunity to degrade it.
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Why do you insist that I give the government any respect? The government of the people, by the people, for the people no longer exists. And it has been many moons since it has.
So at what point in history would you feel comfortable giving the U.S. the bare minimum respect that it deserves? I am assuming that you benefit from many of the benefits that this country provides for you…yet you chose every opportunity to degrade it.
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Why do you insist that I give the government any respect? The government of the people, by the people, for the people no longer exists. And it has been many moons since it has.
What more is there to say?
Sorry if what I say offends you.
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And is still is good sir…again I ask, why do you take things from a government that you seen to hold in such contempt…just walk away.
If I don’t like something about my government, I vote and try and change it.
You seem to have not noticed that in other countries (Egypt anybody?!?) people get their asses shot for saying the things you do.
You need to go outside and thank your lucky stars that you were born in a free country…that’s my point.