The American Empire has already peaked and is on the downhill slide.

[Twangbanger]

He's rolling in his grave, I was in DC a few weeks ago and you drive past the pentagon, then it's Arlington National, then next, practically overlooking Arlington, is the Military industrial park. BAE, Raytheon they all have huge buildings right there.

When I was there a couple years back, I remember being a little frustrated at how hard I had to jockey around, when taking pictures of Arlington and the Iwo Jima memorial, in order to frame a view that didn't show the ugly "BAE Systems" sign on the top of the building in the background. I eventually gave up, and left it in. It seemed a more fitting and cynical statement that way: dead Americans in the foreground, the top-10 contractor HQ in the background. (Thank gawd I'm out of that industry now).

 

[Jludo]

well the US economy is on its all time low and for 2016 and beyond, all official U.S. economic forecasts call for stronger growth ahead. But, economic output is not the only variable on the rise. Inflation, debt levels, interest rates, and market valuations are also increasing. What does this mean for investors?????????????????????


And the economic outlook for 2016 has cleared all the doubts regarding the flatten economy that has created a huge loophole in the system and if the situation continues to be the same unemployment will surely be on the cards.The Federal Reserve is more optimistic. Current forecasts call for unemployment to be in the range of 4.8% to a high of 5.1% by the end of 2017. Therefore, the headline unemployment number is expected to decrease slightly.

How do you figure that?

 

[Alpo]

Mixed diagnosis. Oikophobia is a clinical condition. In the case of some, patriotism can become a psychosis, I suppose.

 

[Thor]

In the case of some, patriotism can become a psychosis, I suppose.

The inverse I suppose also.

 

[Lee11b]

with roughly 33 cents of every dollar of our national debt being owed to China.....something needs to CHANGE in this country and the ANSWER was definitely NOT OBLAMA.....

 

[Jludo]

with roughly 33 cents of every dollar of our national debt being owed to China.....something needs to CHANGE in this country and the ANSWER was definitely NOT OBLAMA.....

Rand was going to cut, Republicans don't, in general, have a plan to actually cut the debt. Hard to expand the military, cut taxes, keep entitlements and still balance the budget.

 

[cbhausen]

Can anyone cite an example of a government which did not grow until destroyed from within or without? Has ANY government actually, voluntarily, shrunk in a peaceful way? And I'm not asking for some token bit of legislation, I'm asking if, taken as a whole, any form of human self-governance has EVER shrunk...

I'll wait right here.

 

[oldpink]

Can anyone cite an example of a government which did not grow until destroyed from within or without? Has ANY government actually, voluntarily, shrunk in a peaceful way? And I'm not asking for some token bit of legislation, I'm asking if, taken as a whole, any form of human self-governance has EVER shrunk...

I'll wait right here.

You'll be fossilized before that ever happens.

 

[Alpo]

England had it forced on them. But at least some parts of the deconstruction were peaceful.

 

[Alpo]

The inverse I suppose also.

Yeah. The voices push people to many different ideas.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Can anyone cite an example of a government which did not grow until destroyed from within or without? Has ANY government actually, voluntarily, shrunk in a peaceful way? And I'm not asking for some token bit of legislation, I'm asking if, taken as a whole, any form of human self-governance has EVER shrunk...

I'll wait right here.

You had better pack a lunch, sufficient for the remainder of your natural life.

England had it forced on them. But at least some parts of the deconstruction were peaceful.

I would argue that we are dealing with to separate phenomena here. While England lost or gave up much of its colonial real estate for one reason or other, it's government NEVER shrunk but rather continued enlarging in terms of the extent to which it imposed itself on the lives of the individual citizens. This is where the measurement needs to take place, not in global real estate.

 

[BugI02]

Rand was going to cut, Republicans don't, in general, have a plan to actually cut the debt. Hard to expand the military, cut taxes, keep entitlements and still balance the budget.

So of those, they'll drop the fourth immediately, then the third; reluctantly the first and defend the second with their dying breath

 

[cobber]

Wait until we get President Trump and the RINOs. That should keep us in stitches for the next four years.

 

[jamil]

Yeah. The voices push people to many different ideas.

Tell me more about these voices. What are they telling you to do?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Can anyone cite an example of a government which did not grow until destroyed from within or without? Has ANY government actually, voluntarily, shrunk in a peaceful way? And I'm not asking for some token bit of legislation, I'm asking if, taken as a whole, any form of human self-governance has EVER shrunk...

I'll wait right here.

Calvin Cooledge's administration did.

 

[indiucky]

Tell me more about these voices. What are they telling you to do?

Mine tell me to drink more Ovaltine and clean my guns....

 

[oldpink]

Mine tell me to drink more Ovaltine and clean my guns....

[video=youtube;t_SuywOociY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_SuywOociY[/video]

 

[T.Lex]

Didn't really think this was worth a new thread, so this one seems good enough.

Obama isn't content with bad foreign policy decisions with our foreign enemies and competitors, but also seems intent on fouling our relationships with friends.

Post-Brexit trade deal with US could take 10 years, Obama warns - BBC News

Mr Obama has previously said the UK would be at the "back of the queue" for trade deals with the US, if it left the EU.
When asked about the comments, he told the BBC: "The UK would not be able to negotiate something with the United States faster than the EU.
"We wouldn't abandon our efforts to negotiate a trade deal with our largest trading partner, the European market."

The man is unwilling or unable to understand foreign policy and the nature of international relationships.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Didn't really think this was worth a new thread, so this one seems good enough.

Obama isn't content with bad foreign policy decisions with our foreign enemies and competitors, but also seems intent on fouling our relationships with friends.

Post-Brexit trade deal with US could take 10 years, Obama warns - BBC News



The man is unwilling or unable to understand foreign policy and the nature of international relationships.

I think it depends on what you mean when you say "friends," the British people, or the British Govt. I believe Scotland and N. Ireland are all for staying in the EU, and outside of the "righties" in England, the govt seems to be leaning that way as well. I think Barry is simply supporting Cam.....AND, he's actually right. If the Britain leaves the UK, that's a LOT of renegotiating, so the EU with their set agreements with us would have the short-term edge.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Didn't really think this was worth a new thread, so this one seems good enough.

Obama isn't content with bad foreign policy decisions with our foreign enemies and competitors, but also seems intent on fouling our relationships with friends.

Post-Brexit trade deal with US could take 10 years, Obama warns - BBC News



The man is unwilling or unable to understand foreign policy and the nature of international relationships.

Oh I think he knows exactly what he's doing...especially with GB.