tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post5057484637249845532..comments2024-02-14T02:28:27.585-07:00Comments on a fear of flying: China AgainAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466860937596192472noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-31318015678490809422009-12-02T14:45:51.765-07:002009-12-02T14:45:51.765-07:00Without saying more than I know, there IS a differ...Without saying more than I know, there IS a difference between sovereign wealth and individual wealth. We as individuals have to follow rules established in this country. Governments, as creators of money (by definition), have a little more free will with this than we do. Also, selling debt isn't as equal as you or I getting a mortgage. The global marketplace has a lot more built in Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16318056886420896448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-25022439504834878802009-12-02T10:25:58.139-07:002009-12-02T10:25:58.139-07:00hey my comment isd unlucky 13 and now 14hey my comment isd unlucky 13 and now 14Putzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480109111920196513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-61420043788294824982009-12-02T10:25:33.893-07:002009-12-02T10:25:33.893-07:00back to heqlth care....i visit rhymes with plauge ...back to heqlth care....i visit rhymes with plauge dail;y and yorkshire from england said how wonderful universal health care has been for his country....and i personally believe it would be wonderful for our country, sure there afe many poor who walk into emergency rooms and get help, but it is not built into our health system for them to officially have care as is their right, and many let theirPutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480109111920196513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-30882129605235658682009-12-02T10:09:03.090-07:002009-12-02T10:09:03.090-07:00I don't know, Steve. OK, I take your point an...I don't know, Steve. OK, I take your point and concede that china has far more resources than most other nations at this time (in fact, possibly all nations? How is Russia doing lately? Not too well, I'd guess, but maybe better than we are?) <br /><br />Anyway, the problem is that we think we can overspend (purposeful overspending) when we reach the end of our own dollars. And even Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466860937596192472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-89130016024237208572009-12-02T08:11:52.602-07:002009-12-02T08:11:52.602-07:00Back to China, David has some points about China. ...Back to China, David has some points about China. But also, China DOES have plenty of money and resources to buy our debt. They could choose to use that money for healthcare, but don't. In fact, they are using TONS of their money to buy influence via humanitarian aid in places such as Africa and South America, sometimes surplanting us there. Besides, most people in the world don't seeStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16318056886420896448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-52685978462504213562009-12-01T12:49:41.655-07:002009-12-01T12:49:41.655-07:00Skywalker...
that article was hilarious. I never...Skywalker...<br /><br />that article was hilarious. I never thought I'd read the words "Marxist" and "Libertarian" next to each other in a sentence, much less to describe, together, a political stance.<br /><br />Hmmm... Maybe not pure direct democracy. But I think we could definitely use more of it. I think we should be able to have the states' actual votes Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466860937596192472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-8693650695000687962009-12-01T12:41:45.698-07:002009-12-01T12:41:45.698-07:00Whom do you agree with? None of the Founding Fathe...Whom do you agree with? None of the Founding Fathers. They all knew a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy#United_States" rel="nofollow">pure democracy</a> wasn't dependable, scalable, or sustainable and would quickly infringe upon individual liberties and eventually become tyrannous. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy#Discussion" rel="nofollow">A direct Skywalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640894169170110107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-63924028005387561992009-12-01T11:26:40.355-07:002009-12-01T11:26:40.355-07:00BTW, I just realized I had things exactly opposite...BTW, I just realized I had things exactly opposite. I thought Madison was for direct demcoracy, but he was not. he was the big advocate of federalism. So I guess it's not madison I agree with... whom do I agree with? I'll have to go do some more reading...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466860937596192472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-89270536569187973672009-12-01T10:39:27.914-07:002009-12-01T10:39:27.914-07:00And you, tracy. I'd vote for you, too. Anyone...And you, tracy. I'd vote for you, too. Anyone who discusses politics in a reasonable, intelligent way in our current political climate is head and shoulders above the rest!! lots of donkey and elephant poo being flung about right now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466860937596192472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-53134000689948013212009-12-01T10:37:11.492-07:002009-12-01T10:37:11.492-07:00For some reason my comments aren't translating...For some reason my comments aren't translating into pulication. Let me try this one again.<br /><br />I agree, Dave, that it started out that way with China. But I feel that the reason they started buying our debt (with the pretty strong assurance it would be a good investment) is different from the current reason they're buying it... eg because they have to... for reasons mentioned in Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466860937596192472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-59539541332755725342009-12-01T10:34:20.245-07:002009-12-01T10:34:20.245-07:00Really? Because I know a lot of conservative-mind...Really? Because I know a lot of conservative-minded republicans who think we should abolish the welfare system altogether. <br /><br />And the democratic system is different from a republic system, which is a "representative" democracy and not a true democracy... though of course the republican and democratic platforms have both hugely varied from their original purposes. <br /><br /Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466860937596192472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-29234836738151185012009-12-01T10:23:36.028-07:002009-12-01T10:23:36.028-07:00My husband says: "You just described the exac...My husband says: "You just described the exact same views of the average conservative-minded Republican."Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332758219986740126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-44323171423160359512009-12-01T09:44:28.152-07:002009-12-01T09:44:28.152-07:00I agree, Dave, that it started out that way with C...I agree, Dave, that it started out that way with China. But I feel that the reason they started buying our debt (with the pretty strong assurance it would be a good investment) is different from the current reason they're buying it... eg because they have to... for reasons mentioned in my other post.<br /><br />I feel like we don't need to hold another country to our expectations of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466860937596192472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-6501319009294657802009-12-01T09:17:52.291-07:002009-12-01T09:17:52.291-07:00Regardless of China I have never thought the healt...Regardless of China I have never thought the health care bill was a good idea. It's just more narrow views being forced upon the population. The less the government gets involved in our lives the better, aside from the basic role of the government in practical matters like protection and shared resources.Anthony Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007667087338478890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13455938.post-87968293289558372042009-12-01T08:21:57.998-07:002009-12-01T08:21:57.998-07:00Not necessarily donkey poo, but I have some issues...Not necessarily donkey poo, but I have some issues with the general feeling I take from this post that we are forcing our debt on China. We're not. They buy it of their own will. That doesn't necessarily make it right for their government to spend their money that way, but to put the blame on us is like blaming the credit card companies for Americans having too much credit card debt. We David Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09124254332235174997noreply@blogger.com