Harry Krause wrote:

Jonathan Ball wrote:

Harry Krause wrote:


Jonathan Ball wrote:



Harry Krause wrote:



Jonathan Ball wrote:




Paul Schilter wrote:




Steve,
I understand your point and you're right, clothes and electronics are
very hard to buy American.

Why would it be important to do so?
Nativist/protectionist sentiment is a bad thing.


You don't think it important to have manufacturing capabilities?

No. Switzerland doesn't manufacture cars, aircraft,
ships, consumer electronics, or much of anything else.
The Swiss live enviable lives and lifestyles.



You're comparing tiny Switzerland to the United States?

Yes.


Now there's a
giggle for you. Besides, nearly half of the Swiss economy is based upon
manufacturing.

No, it isn't.





You think this nation will survive when the only jobs available are at
Wal-Mart or as a software pussy?

Those won't be the only jobs. You are wrong to think
so; you demonstrate you don't know anything about
economics.

Not having much manufacturing capability doesn't seem
to be hurting the Swiss too much.

If you were able to think it through, which you plainly
are not, you would see that all jobs are service jobs.



Ahh, yes. Tour guides and keeping Nazi money safe.

Thanks for the frank admission you don't know what
you're talking about.



Thanks. Switzerland is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to
live there.

I have lived there, for a year, and I've visited
several times. It's an outstanding place.

In article .net,
says...

I have lived there, for a year, and I've visited
several times. It's an outstanding place.

What happened, couldn't afford to live there? Outstanding it may be but
it's economy is way inflated. Poverty is $50K a year there.

jps wrote:

In article .net,
says...


I have lived there, for a year, and I've visited
several times. It's an outstanding place.


What happened, couldn't afford to live there?

I was an exchange student.


You ran your mouth without the relevant facts. Moron.

In article k.net,
says...
jps wrote:

In article .net,
says...


I have lived there, for a year, and I've visited
several times. It's an outstanding place.


What happened, couldn't afford to live there?

I was an exchange student.

That's a cheap way to live in a country where the poverty rate is about
$50K/yr.

Just how is it Switzerland lives so highly on such a small economy?

Isn't that something they taught you about when you were living there?

The Jewish Holocaust may have been perpetrated by Germans, but many
countries profited be being conduits (and complicit) for arms, money,
looted treasures and other valuables. Switzerlans is just such a
country.

Most people think of Switzerland's neutrality as non-military which is
far from the truth. They are very well armed on all borders. The
closer truth is they collect tolls from whomever and whatever is passing
through.

Why not do a little research, then you can post something of value.

jps wrote:

In article k.net,
says...

jps wrote:


In article .net,
says...



I have lived there, for a year, and I've visited
several times. It's an outstanding place.


What happened, couldn't afford to live there?

I was an exchange student.

You ran your mouth without the relevant facts. Moron.

That's a cheap way to live in a country where the poverty rate is about
$50K/yr.

Just how is it Switzerland lives so highly on such a small economy?

High productivity.

In article .net,
says...
jps wrote:

In article k.net,
says...

jps wrote:


In article .net,
says...



I have lived there, for a year, and I've visited
several times. It's an outstanding place.


What happened, couldn't afford to live there?

I was an exchange student.

You ran your mouth without the relevant facts. Moron.

That's a cheap way to live in a country where the poverty rate is about
$50K/yr.

Just how is it Switzerland lives so highly on such a small economy?

High productivity.

Bull****, they collect tolls off of blood money.

Their fake economy is floated on the backs of people who've been stolen
from and worse.

Do a little research and your eyes will be opened.

Then maybe you can answer to the rest of my claims rather than cherry
picking with a vapid answer.

jps wrote:

In article .net,
says...

jps wrote:


In article k.net,
says...


jps wrote:



In article .net,
says...




I have lived there, for a year, and I've visited
several times. It's an outstanding place.


What happened, couldn't afford to live there?

I was an exchange student.

You ran your mouth without the relevant facts. Moron.

That's a cheap way to live in a country where the poverty rate is about
$50K/yr.

Just how is it Switzerland lives so highly on such a small economy?

High productivity.


Bull****, they collect tolls off of blood money.

Prove it.

jps wrote:

What happened, couldn't afford to live there? Outstanding it may be but
it's economy is way inflated. Poverty is $50K a year there.

How can you say it's inflated, they live on exports and sell in the
world markets. They compete very well without sinking to the level of
Walmart.

It may be a very expensive place for us to live but the percentage of
Swiss living below the poverty line doesn't even rate a decimal place
while ours (US) is around 13 percent. That says something about their
economy and how they use it.

Rick

In article k.net,
says...
jps wrote:

What happened, couldn't afford to live there? Outstanding it may be but
it's economy is way inflated. Poverty is $50K a year there.

How can you say it's inflated, they live on exports and sell in the
world markets. They compete very well without sinking to the level of
Walmart.

It may be a very expensive place for us to live but the percentage of
Swiss living below the poverty line doesn't even rate a decimal place
while ours (US) is around 13 percent. That says something about their
economy and how they use it.

Rick

Anyone making less than $40K/yr. is subsidized by the federal gov't.
They don't allow poverty.

If they had to compete in the world markets without skimming blood
money, they'd be in a different situation economically.

jps