On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:25:02 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:38:48 -0700, wrote:

On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:21:41 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:28:20 -0700, wrote:

On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:39:27 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:08:34 -0700, wrote:

The fact remains our exports are far exceeded by our imports.
Until we start repatriating more of our dollars, we are just moving
the deck chairs around on the Titanic.

As usual, you can't even support your own arguments. Our exports
exceed our imports? Actually, it's the reverse, but it's not "far
exceeded". It's about $1.3T export to about $2T import.

Read what I wrote again

"The fact remains our exports are far exceeded by our imports."

It is easy to say I am wrong if you can't ****ing read.

Using your numbers ($700B more in imports) I think 153% is "far
exceeded".

My apologies. I'm just used to you muddling the facts when you try to
make your "****ing" arguments. Thanks for being civil.

As I said, there an imbalance, but it's not out of line historically,
as per 2002.

http://www.marktaw.com/culture_and_m...deDeficit.html

Try again.

When did I say this was a recent problem?
You do notice when the current slide really started tho.
(1997-1998)

You didn't, but you implied that it somehow has to be fixed
immediately. It doesn't. It's a long term problem that needs long term
solutions.

The short term problem is unemployment, which is easily fixed if the
Republicans were actually interested in anything more than the next
election.


Easily fixed? You better call Washington because I have not seen any
easy fixes coming from them. This "infrastructure" thing is just
****ing on the fire. FDR and Hoover did infrastructure projects for 10
years and we still had a hell of a depression 10 years later.

No, Hoover did it in 1930 for a few years. Then, he pulled back,
restricted the money supply, etc. FDR did infrastructure also, but
pulled back on it too soon. FDR's infrastructure projects reduced
unemployment significantly, and they would if continued have
eventually got us out of the Depression.

As usual, there's no comparison between the Depression and what's
going on now. But, that doesn't stop you from making it a comparison
to deny the fact that we need a massive, gov't instigated jobs
program.

Now if we just could trick the rest of the world into blowing
themselves up in a war that does not touch us like FDR did for his
great success we would be able to recreate our success of the 50s and
60s.

As I said, you're mixing two different things, which seems to be your
style.

The post war Americans were born on 3d base and think they hit a
triple.

No idea what this is supposed to mean. Some kind of put down for
people who worked hard between the end of the war and now?