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As more and more countries develop strong economies, they will outbid us and force us to pay more for resources (oil, minerals, etc.) How should we meet this challenge?
why not stop giving money to other countries? we have what we need to be self sufficient here at home. I say screw it. be friends with countries and meet with them. provide equal trades. that is how we can compete, not by providing welfare to countries who hate us. man, we could probably cut most of the world off from the freaking internet.
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Originally Posted by jtur88
As more and more countries develop strong economies, they will outbid us and force us to pay more for resources (oil, minerals, etc.) How should we meet this challenge?
North America, first, and then south America to join later, will become one large sphere under a common government, with a common currency. This will allow the lesser developed areas, to benefit from the technology of the northern areas to explore, and exploit natural resources, as yet unavailable. The other by products will be a larger geographical area, and huge military for any would be attackers (example,china) to conquer. This would be called the "Prosperity and security partnership for the Americas". AKA, "Strategy 2016"/"Strategy 2018"
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As more and more countries develop strong economies, they will outbid us and force us to pay more for resources (oil, minerals, etc.) How should we meet this challenge?
We need to be able to compete. I think dealing with US-China trade is step 1. We cannot import everything from China, and have China buy nothing from us. That is dumb and not-doable, that is a no-brainer.
We also need to invest in technological innovations, restrict mass immigration, and keep money inside the USA. That means stop sending money overseas to "help feed people", which we all know gets stolen by dictators who arm guerrillas to kill the people we were trying to feed!
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Originally Posted by jmarquise
why not stop giving money to other countries? we have what we need to be self sufficient here at home. I say screw it. be friends with countries and meet with them. provide equal trades. that is how we can compete, not by providing welfare to countries who hate us. man, we could probably cut most of the world off from the freaking internet.
I am 100% for that. Cease 90% of US money remittances to 3rd world countries, end all US funding from the UN. Use US financial contributions to strengthen USA and use it as bargaining tool.
I also agree on equal, free trade. China trade MUST BE RESTRICTED /TAXED, even if ti means slightly higher costs to consumers. I am a free trade guy, but with China it ain't free trade. It is China-benefit-only trade and screwing up the USA.
I also agree on equal, free trade. China trade MUST BE RESTRICTED /TAXED, even if ti means slightly higher costs to consumers. I am a free trade guy, but with China it ain't free trade. It is China-benefit-only trade and screwing up the USA.
Yep.. what's the actual tax numbers? It's something like 2% on Chinese goods being imported to the US, and around 25% for USA goods to be imported to China. No wonder there's a massive trade deficit with them - few people there can afford to buy American goods at a 25% tax markup!
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Use US financial contributions to strengthen USA and use it as bargaining tool. 
