2006-12-18 13:47:48 · 8 answers · asked by hey there 115 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
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2006-12-19 01:21:19 · update #1
Now that we have the Republican 'talking points'. Anyway that they spin the numbers, this deficit of debt and trade is the downfall of America. Countries are exposed to danger by their economies, we are borrowing more money from the Asian countries while carrying an enormous trade deficit from them. It is a formula for disaster. The greedy politicians have sold their souls to the Chinese, starting with Nixon and Kissinger and Bush is following in their footsteps. Don't believe that hogwash about the Soviet Union collapsing because of reagan, their economy collapsed, and that's where we're going. If you think your job is tough now, wait until the Chinese become boss!
2006-12-18 14:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they know these "problems" are not in fact serious. The so-called trade deficit is just a number based on imports/exports but does not take into account, for example, an American owned company in Japan selling goods to the Japanese. The national debt is lower in real dollars today than it was in the 1950's. And it's a number configured incorrectly, as every govt. outlay is considered debt, so that if the federal govt buys a new building, the cost of the building is simply added to the national debt, with no consideration given to the building being as ASSET of the federal government. Should I go on? They are not major issues because the "politicos" know they aren't real issues.
2006-12-18 13:57:11 · answer #2 · answered by The Scorpion 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because the vast majority of the population can't follow it. Economics doesn't incite a nationalistic fervor; terrorism, however, does. The odds that a citizen of the US will encounter global terrorism versus the odds of being affected by the national debt are not ever considered. The government likes it that way.
2006-12-18 17:42:01 · answer #3 · answered by Webber 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The trade defecit is an issue because manufacturing is predominantly overseas.
Outsourcing is a problem because of high taxes and regulation. The Fair Tax supporters talk about it all the time.
National Debt is an issue also. There are many conservatives in Congress that talk about it all the time. The liberal media does not give them the time of day.
2006-12-18 14:41:27 · answer #4 · answered by Chainsaw 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No one wants to associate themselves with something negative, even to speak up against it. People will always vote for the person who denies reality in favour of a happy delusion, as if they could by voting change reality.
2006-12-18 13:52:44 · answer #5 · answered by dane 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
the uncomplicated American contains ideas for me. on the finished of the day, the uncomplicated American has sucked the country dry. using massive autos luckily, paying for houses that were unaffordable, yet by skill of "inventive financing" they suddenly grew to develop into a million/4 value. operating up charge playing cards to purchase luxury products that they could no longer discover the money for. Racing the friends into chapter 11 to fake one yet another develop into more beneficial rich than the subsequent. Borrowing adverse to fairness to purchase depreciating resources, and pay activity on them too! What did all of us imagine may ensue? it may merely proceed on unchecked? We were fortunate to get a era of prosperity when we did. Now that it crashed (which develop into one hundred% predicted, in truth, certain), all of us claims lack of understanding and blames the President? that is a classic case of "who cares about all of us else". at the same time as some thing takes position to all of us else, no individual cares. at the same time as *you* develop into "all of us else", suddenly you're fed on by technique of anger for those round you who did the same belongings you probably did. properly, look contained in the reflect my dears, you probably did it to yourselves. and also you recognize it.
2016-11-27 19:10:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because most of the ones that have been in office, are the ones who created the problems. and the ones who tried to put a stop to it were ridculed as unpatriotic.
2006-12-18 13:51:04 · answer #7 · answered by bata4689 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
well one most of the outsourcing was caused by clinton and not all outsourcing is bad, dont forget we've got plenty of jobs here that come from japan. the war on terror and war on iraq matters, it matters to president tom in iran and osama, it should to you
2006-12-18 14:15:22 · answer #8 · answered by rizinoutlaw 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋