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Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
Legalize recreational drugs and sell the stash they have confiscated. Then tax mary jane like they do cigarettes. And oh yes legalize consentual sex for money and tax it. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
GalaxyIce Send message Joined: 13 May 06 Posts: 8927 Credit: 1,361,057 RAC: 0 |
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William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
Tax organized religion and organized crime. Close 70% of overseas bases, fire 50% of federal, state, local, gov't workers. Place a 25% tax on all goods from China. |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
I will again point you to Neil Stephensons Snow Crash for the dystopian future that awaits us if you had your way In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
Thank you Skil. Like so many honors i am afraid that it might be suffocating. Actually, I think it would be better to take in each other's washing to help pay for the current debt problem and the bankruptcy which is coming. |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
amen brother In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Darrell Benvenuto Send message Joined: 14 Oct 00 Posts: 23 Credit: 17,457,177 RAC: 58 |
Another scenario, which actually seems more likely to be materializing, is the eventual bankruptcy of nations (US, Greece, etc) and national unions (EU, etc), leading to the privitization of national services (police, military, schools, etc) through various mega-corporations, eventually leading to those corporations becoming the de facto governments and powers-that-be of the world. This has been a common theme in most Cyberpunk-style Science Fiction of past years, but aside from all the news articles we've all seen about the financial woes, bailouts and national economies being stressed to the breaking point lately, some recent news pieces that show things are moving in this direction include the fact that Apple now has more available cash on hand than the US Treasury ($76 Billion vs $74 Billion). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2020490/Apple-cash-USA-Treasury-debt-crisis-continues.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Regardless of the actual outcome, it is becoming increasingly obvious that, to quote the ancient Chinese proverb/curse, we live in "interesting times". |
BarryAZ Send message Joined: 1 Apr 01 Posts: 2580 Credit: 16,982,517 RAC: 0 |
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
How about every nation declare bankruptcy at once and everybody starts over..... Like a new game of Monopoly. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
I like that idea Mark. Yet the Nations with good Stewardship, would cry foul and rightly so. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I like that idea Mark. Yet the Nations with good Stewardship, would cry foul and rightly so. Awww........ Like we as a nation have not been supporting them for decades...... It's all a paper game, after all. Sure, nobody likes the poker player that walks out on the game without paying his debt. But they all sure had fun hootin' and hollerin' while they wuz playin'. And after all, who's gonna make us pay? China? Don't think so. Les jus' deal 'nuther round boyz......shall we? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
I believe Germany paid that back. Berlin could not have survived without the help. Not living in Germany right now, can't comment on Ms Merkel. Her Goverment must be doing something right tho, the economy seems to be improving at a good clip. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
I believe Germany paid that back. Berlin could not have survived without the help. If you are referring to war debts by countries that the USA helped out during and after WW II I read a long time ago that France was the only country that never paid off it's war debt. Maybe we could sell off half our carrier fleet, three to Russia and three to China and wait for them to duke it out and offer our services to whichever side offers the most money. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
bobby Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 2866 Credit: 17,789,109 RAC: 3 |
I believe Germany paid that back. Berlin could not have survived without the help. France is not the only one I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ... |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
The article you linked to only mentioned that GB just recently paid off it's war debt. I didn't find any reference to other countries that didn't pay. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
heh small timers. thats not even a trillion yet In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
[But that is small fry compared to this debt ..... If the link is followed and the dates of the times the UK went semi-bankrupt (1976 and 2009/2010) it was a Labour Government at the helm. Labour are arguing they are competent to run the UK economy and the only peace time near misses have happened on their watch. Gordon Brown, as Chancellor and later Prime Minister, has much to answer for, and should be classified as one of the UK's top three most INCOMPETENT and WASTEFUL Chancellors. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Michael John Hind Send message Joined: 6 Feb 07 Posts: 1330 Credit: 3,632,028 RAC: 0 |
I believe Germany paid that back. Berlin could not have survived without the help. I did a quick calculation here Bob...... Debt + interest due (compounded) + late payment fees + accountancy fees =.... .....(unless debt settled by 31st December 2015) ...France automatically becomes the 51 State of the USA....How do you like that! |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
Tax organized religion and organized crime. Close 70% of overseas bases, fire 50% of federal, state, local, gov't workers. Place a 25% tax on all goods from China. From your own profile: ABD in Operations Research from University of Illinois.From WIkipedia about the University of Illinois: The University of Illinois is a system of public universities in Illinois ...(Emphasis added.) Your professors were state employees. Were you a graduate teaching assistant during that time? Most likely, you were a state employee, as well. I believe you've indicated several times that you have taught, including statistics courses Did any of these occur at a public institution? |
bobby Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 2866 Credit: 17,789,109 RAC: 3 |
[But that is small fry compared to this debt ..... Absolutely. Though the Chancellor that reduced UK Debt as a %age of GDP between 1999 and 2002, was clearly a genius by comparison, right? I wonder what caused UK debt to go up in the years that followed ... I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ... |
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