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[JACK-2]

So, I have to take into account inflation? I guess Countries with strong currency are "richer"?

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Mar 25, 2014 16:55:30 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

So, I have to take into account inflation? I guess Countries with strong currency are "richer"?

A stronger currency is based off of a sound money, and preferably some sort of standard to keep the money from inflating.

What you'll often have happen is people will look at money and not what it can buy, or it doesn't take into account substitution. They also look at more spending as strength in a lot of these and not savings.

[JACK-2]

Does schiff have a ranking of countries? Which ones have sound currency and all that?

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Mar 25, 2014 17:09:44 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

Does schiff have a ranking of countries? Which ones have sound currency and all that?

Check this out.

[JACK-2]

Most of the decline we have is social. Are material standards have gotten better, but society and people have become mind numbingly decadent. To the point where it might affect our material prosperity.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Mar 25, 2014 18:55:57 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

Most of the decline we have is social. Are material standards have gotten better, but society and people have become mind numbingly decadent. To the point where it might affect our material prosperity.

Well we're definitely much poorer now, we were once the largest creditor nation in the world and the richest by far. We are now the largest debtor nation in the world with trillions of dollars in debt (almost 100 trillion if you count unfunded liabilities) that's a tremendous amount of money we'll never pay back. We're broke and the "prosperity" we have died long ago. We do have better technology from past times, but that's the case in every nation. We have more people living off of the system than ever, and we've lost many of our rights and freedoms. Our biggest decline is definitely economic, which is what I'm the most worried about. I'd prefer a totally free and prosperous country of course.

[JACK-2]

Yeah, many countries have the same technology we have: Tv, Cars, Microwaves, etc. I hate how politicians compare us to 3rd world countries to make a point.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Mar 25, 2014 22:54:17 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

Yeah, many countries have the same technology we have: Tv, Cars, Microwaves, etc. I hate how politicians compare us to 3rd world countries to make a point.

Well a lot of the common lies they tell is they'll mention a country with lower wages, but not mention the standard of living. They love to do that with China. China has some issues, but it is rapidly growing, while we're rapidly declining. It's all propaganda and to scare people into staying here.

[JACK-2]

Even if china wasn't growing we'd be declining. We've slowly turned our backs on everything that made us great.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Mar 25, 2014 23:45:15 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

Even if china wasn't growing we'd be declining. We've slowly turned our backs on everything that made us great.

We'd decline faster since they are lending us trillions.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Mar 25, 2014 23:45:15 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

Even if china wasn't growing we'd be declining. We've slowly turned our backs on everything that made us great.

People don't understand that in a dumbocracy though.

[JACK-2]

We won the cold war, but lost the culture war.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Mar 26, 2014 8:37:25 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

We won the cold war, but lost the culture war.

Have you heard what's been going on with Russia in the news?

[JACK-2]

With them invading Ukraine or something like that?

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Mar 26, 2014 16:48:37 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

With them invading Ukraine or something like that?

It seems like a bunch of trash talk atm.

[JACK-2]

Mar 26, 2014 19:19:34 GMT -5 The Big Daddy C-Master said:

It seems like a bunch of trash talk atm.

What do you mean?

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Apr 1, 2014 12:55:06 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

Mar 26, 2014 19:19:34 GMT -5 The Big Daddy C-Master said:

It seems like a bunch of trash talk atm.

What do you mean?

Just the US trying to make ultimatums and nonsense like that.

[JACK-2]

Apr 1, 2014 15:17:08 GMT -5 The Big Daddy C-Master said:

Just the US trying to make ultimatums and nonsense like that.

If bush was in office would be over there already.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Apr 1, 2014 16:23:25 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

Apr 1, 2014 15:17:08 GMT -5 The Big Daddy C-Master said:

Just the US trying to make ultimatums and nonsense like that.

If bush was in office would be over there already.

We're already spread out thin enough as it is really, lol.

[JACK-2]

Apr 1, 2014 18:14:14 GMT -5 The Big Daddy C-Master said:

We're already spread out thin enough as it is really, lol.

Plus all the entitlements at home.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Apr 2, 2014 6:37:37 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

Apr 1, 2014 18:14:14 GMT -5 The Big Daddy C-Master said:

We're already spread out thin enough as it is really, lol.

Plus all the entitlements at home.

This warfare/welfare state is crushing us.

[JACK-2]

What's funny is the warfare might be excusable with 9/11 and all. There is no excuse for welfare state. I honestly would have war if it ment less entitlements. At least bush doesn't say "you didn't build it".

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Apr 2, 2014 13:40:53 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

What's funny is the warfare might be excusable with 9/11 and all. There is no excuse for welfare state. I honestly would have war if it ment less entitlements. At least bush doesn't say "you didn't build it".

The whole 9/11 thing was an excuse to grow the government. That's why they say we've lost every war. We gave up our rights each time, like we did with the patriot act.

[JACK-2]

Apr 2, 2014 14:02:17 GMT -5 The Big Daddy C-Master said:

The whole 9/11 thing was an excuse to grow the government. That's why they say we've lost every war. We gave up our rights each time, like we did with the patriot act.

I don't support the extra powers given by the patriot act. But, as for the bolded. You think bush and republicans are congurent with obama and dems with their aim for big gov?

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Apr 2, 2014 14:06:53 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

Apr 2, 2014 14:02:17 GMT -5 The Big Daddy C-Master said:

The whole 9/11 thing was an excuse to grow the government. That's why they say we've lost every war. We gave up our rights each time, like we did with the patriot act.

I don't support the extra powers given by the patriot act. But, as for the bolded. You think bush and republicans are congurent with obama and dems with their aim for big gov?

I think it's congruent in the sense that politicians will use anything they can to further their own goals. The amount of spying we have now on citizens was a big breach in our freedoms and turned many agencies and banks into unpaid IRS agents. I think a politician is a politician at the end of the day.

The income tax, witholding tax, plus several other things have occurred during war time, when people are the most desperate.

[JACK-2]

Republicans also voted for bailouts. Which is disgusting. Yeah, politicians are only after their own interest. I'm mostly concerned about principles not party loyalty. When obama killed osama bin laden I popped the champagne even though he's a dem. People follow party lines too much.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Apr 2, 2014 15:20:12 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

Republicans also voted for bailouts. Which is disgusting. Yeah, politicians are only after their own interest. I'm mostly concerned about principles not party loyalty. When obama killed osama bin laden I popped the champagne even though he's a dem. People follow party lines too much.

Republicans are just big government in a different flavor. It's really fascism either way and I don't really care about colors. I'm more libertarian than anything, but I think 99% of politicians are bad, they're just glorified welfare recipients.

[JACK-2]

Apr 2, 2014 15:40:07 GMT -5 The Big Daddy C-Master said:

Republicans are just big government in a different flavor. It's really fascism either way and I don't really care about colors.

Are you anarcho-capitalist?

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Apr 2, 2014 15:50:09 GMT -5 JACK-2 said:

Apr 2, 2014 15:40:07 GMT -5 The Big Daddy C-Master said:

Republicans are just big government in a different flavor. It's really fascism either way and I don't really care about colors.

Are you anarcho-capitalist?

I believe in a limited government overall, I just think that they grow and become big governments over time. Peter Schiff had a very good show today on this issue. A guest came in and talked about the "libertarian manifesto" of his in his book.

[JACK-2]

Apr 2, 2014 16:03:38 GMT -5 The Big Daddy C-Master said:

I believe in a limited government overall, I just think that they grow and become big governments over time. Peter Schiff had a very good show today on this issue. A guest came in and talked about the "libertarian manifesto" of his in his book.

You feel mainline republicans make government too big as well? I'm more of a Larry Elder Libertarian. I think the bailouts for example are wrong. What things do you disagree with mainline conservatives.