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Oh, great! Now my kids crying...I can't understand her. It's something about not wanting to grow up in a has been third world socialist banana republic with stifling unmanageable debt, hyperinflation and an idiot at the helm. Hold on.....Oh no....I just told her we don't grow bananas in the US. Now she's really upset.
Yeah, because improving America's education system; ensuring that all Americans, especially children, have access to quality healthcare; improving the environment and creating a more modern infrastructure is going to hurt your kids! I can understand why you'd prefer the status quo which led to this mess: a continued rise in the gap between the rich and poor; environmental degradation; an education system that ranks as one of the worst in the developed world; a health care system that leaves a higher percentage of the population without access to quality healthcare than in any other developed county... all that would be so wonderful for your children's future...
Finally we have a congress thanks largely for the Democratic Caucus we are getting it done. Next Health Care Reform, Green Energy Alternatives, and Education. Going to be a busy year but looking forward to the accomplishments.
Do you also still dream of winning the lottery too? The odds of your dreams being successful are about the same.
Oh, great! Now my kids crying...I can't understand her. It's something about not wanting to grow up in a has been third world socialist banana republic with stifling unmanageable debt, hyperinflation and an idiot at the helm. Hold on.....Oh no....I just told her we don't grow bananas in the US. Now she's really upset.
Yes we are a Banana Republic. We are one of the only countries in the free world among the G-20 that does not have a nationalized Health care Program. Thanks in large to the GOP and there ignorant ideologies... But on a positive note, things will be a changing.
The USA is still largest manufacturer by far. China is catching up quickly though.
Oh great, now I will never get to sleep tonight - the House and Senate vote - now this.
Wonder how the %s are now since we have had such craziness the last couple months (unemployment, etc.)
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China to overtake US as largest manufacturer
By Peter Marsh in London
Published: August 10 2008 22:37 | Last updated: August 10 2008 22:37
China is set to overtake the US next year as the world’s largest producer of manufactured goods, four years earlier than expected, as a result of the rapidly weakening US economy.
The great leap is revealed in forecasts for the Financial Times by Global Insight, a US economics consultancy. According to the estimates, next year China will account for 17 per cent of manufacturing value-added output of $11,783bn and the US will make 16 per cent. FT.com / China / Economy & Trade - China to overtake US as largest manufacturer
Something Americans(especially Americans who have never known any differently) will need to get used to is that the USA is failing and will lose its place as the preeminent nation on earth.....
A lot of Americans find this idea unsettling and deny it is possible.
To me it would be a blessing in disguise except for the fact of the incredible amounts of debt that have been run up to maintain the illusion of being on top...that will be difficult to impossible to overcome without some major upheavals.
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