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Smith_3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 11:46 AM
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"Ending the Dollar's Tyranny" - by Mike Whitney
“The real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise power from behind the scenes.” Felix Frankfurter, United States Supreme Court Justice

09/18/06 "Information Clearing House" -- -- The U.S. dollar is the very heart of the empire. The military, the media and the political establishment are merely the tributaries which flow away from the center. Any plan to restore America’s democratic values and end our foreign wars must focus on the dollars’ dominant role in the global economy and its adverse affects on the people at home.


http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15014.htm
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 12:01 PM
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1. it's a simple solution: take the money out of politics
and presto, problem solved.

Political offices should not be power positions. They should be more like serving on jury duty: something most people don't want to do. They shouldn't pay well, they shouldn't be glamorous, and most of all, they should not have power. The power should be with We, the People to decide on things, and not on pols who are so far removed from reality.
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Smith_3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 12:32 PM
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2. Agreed. On a side note: Is it true that China does not have a national debt? nt
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 12:38 PM
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3. I thought they didn't use currency. Just traded guys named Juan.
:hide:
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Karenina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 05:20 PM
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4. Mike Whitney is always worth the read.
K&R! :kick:
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wildbilln864 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 05:36 PM
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5. A great movie is...
"America: Freedom to Fascism" by the late Aaron Russo. I highly recommend it regarding understanding our currency and current state of affairs. :hi:
video link
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