tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post4875301828840648388..comments2024-03-16T08:04:53.086-05:00Comments on Dredd Blog: The States of War BudgetsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-58868466023877256752014-02-16T04:00:36.091-06:002014-02-16T04:00:36.091-06:00Without "politicians," (actually, laws) ...Without "politicians," (actually, laws) there's no reason that big-box retailers won't trick you into believing that goods that are 99% foreign-made and trivially processed in the US (by robots, perhaps) are "Made In The USA!" Without controlling the politicians who are borrowing the money, how will the public debt ever be paid? Instead, perhaps you could encourage others to get online and get a clearer sense of what's really happening. Once people get exposed to a variety of non-mainstream, non-"media" viewpoints, I'm certain that better tactics will reveal themselves. (Watching the news and reading the paper were never really enough, even back in the pre-Internet era.)<br /><br />in response to Forget politics. A grassroots economic fix is what we need. America consumes more than any nation in the world... So what's the problem? Anyone? It's our trade deficit. How far does your dollar go? All the way to China? Ouch! I don't think that stimulates our economy. We can do this. If we as Americans re-focus our buying power back into our own economy, we shouldn't have any problem at all putting everyone to work. Lower our deficit and debt? A better economy will produce more revenue, lower the deficit, and if we're as good as they say Americans are, we can even pay off our debt. No politicians needed. It's not always easy to find an American made product these days, so we need to let our retailers know that the American worker is back in demand. Listen for the question while your standing in line... "Did you find everything you were looking for?", by Pittsburgh Steelers Fan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-25447100293648676912010-03-06T06:09:52.986-06:002010-03-06T06:09:52.986-06:00Pittsburgh Steelers Fan,
You pretty much set fort...Pittsburgh Steelers Fan,<br /><br />You pretty much set forth the common notions advanced in the MSM.<br /><br />War is irrelevant to the budget they say. <br /><br />Dream on.<br /><br />Credit card <i>war has a high cost</i>, high interest rates, produces nothing, destroys most everything, including reputation, and causes bankruptcy conditions.<br /><br />It is like saying a credit card does not come with the obligation to pay the debt.<br /><br />Making more money then spending even more than that does not solve the problem either.<br /><br />If the richest 1% were farmers instead of warmongers we would not have the wars or the debt but everyone would have plenty to eat.Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-2776145521461772362010-03-05T22:27:30.614-06:002010-03-05T22:27:30.614-06:00Forget politics.
A grassroots economic fix is wha...Forget politics. <br />A grassroots economic fix is what we need. America consumes more than any nation in the world... So what's the problem? Anyone?<br /><br />It's our trade deficit. <br />How far does your dollar go? All the way to China? Ouch! I don't think that stimulates our economy.<br /><br />We can do this. <br />If we as Americans re-focus our buying power back into our own economy, we shouldn't have any problem at all putting everyone to work.<br /><br />Lower our deficit and debt?<br />A better economy will produce more revenue, lower the deficit, and if we're as good as they say Americans are, we can even pay off our debt.<br /><br />No politicians needed.<br />It's not always easy to find an American made product these days, so we need to let our retailers know that the American worker is back in demand. Listen for the question while your standing in line... "Did you find everything you were looking for?"Pittsburgh Steelers Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-1404552737003885942010-02-18T12:54:38.997-06:002010-02-18T12:54:38.997-06:00Burkeman1,
Yes sir, things are getting "curi...Burkeman1,<br /><br />Yes sir, things are getting "curiouser and curiouser" ...<br /><br />Keep up the good work.Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-51294827493504561362010-02-18T10:48:43.790-06:002010-02-18T10:48:43.790-06:00Meanwhile- what passes for "conservatives&quo...Meanwhile- what passes for "conservatives" these days actually cheer on the extreme belt tightening of local governments while DC prints money out thin air to pay for these sick criminal wars of choice (and for bailouts of elite thieves).Chris Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506819384867696967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-124229480704223282010-02-16T16:38:40.523-06:002010-02-16T16:38:40.523-06:00disaffected,
The mystery about how people who fan...disaffected,<br /><br />The mystery about how people who fancy themselves as sentient beings can go on and on glorifying madness of the warmonger sort is <a href="http://ecocosmology.blogspot.com/2009/10/mysticism-of-failure.html" rel="nofollow">a great mystery</a> of our generation.Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-8865017213874442292010-02-16T15:01:33.251-06:002010-02-16T15:01:33.251-06:00The Book of Revelation? Now THERE'S a lighthe...The Book of Revelation? Now THERE'S a lighthearted romp suitable for uplifting bedtime stories!<br /><br />Regarding budget shortfalls: I'm just trying to get a line on Uncle Sugar's default plans. I no longer believe that it's even possible or that anyone in power even plans to dig out from this mess.<br /><br />Regarding messianic warmongering Commanders in Chief: Unfortunately, I think we'll look back one day soon at the Bush II era as just a relatively innocuous prelude to the major fireworks yet to come. If nothing else, we've still got a doomsday nuclear arsenal that's been gathering dust for quite some time now. I don't expect that to last too long once the wheels start coming off the empire in earnest however, a process that to my mind at least, is already pretty well underway.<br /><br />The good news is, Super Bowl XLIV was a by all accounts a resounding success and New Orleans is now officially healed from Katrina because of it, and yes, NASCAR has returned once again for those who enjoy watching things going in circles very, very fast. And really now, doesn't that make all the rest of it bearable after all?NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.com