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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:07 PM Original message |
Seriously - what would happen if the USA went bankrupt? |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. I don't understand.... |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. But China is still lending us money - what if they turn off the faucet |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
47. They could march in and permanently "protect" the regions they've invested in. |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. This. |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. the global economy would stop |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. The only other precedent we have is the USSR |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Or England or France or Belgium or pick a European imperial power... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. But they quit before they went under |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. Same thing that happened to the USSR |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. We have far more natural resources than Russia |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Yes - I was going to say |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. It is Russia. Since you are so educated how about you post a link |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #23 |
45. Natural resources include far more than oil |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
30. Don't forget the green-mail. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. You know those pics of starving people in Africa scratching the dry earth? nt |
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torbird (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. Are you high? |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. We would have to become much more dependent |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Like the Amish have been doing since forever! |
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TexasLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
11. We'll be Argentina in 2000 |
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TACstrat (190 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
12. Read "Grapes of Wrath" ... |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
13. Picture Madmax, but a whole lot more violent. |
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TACstrat (190 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Yeah, but will the music be as good? |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Depends on what you have in your collection. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. That's why we have ipods now. ;) lol |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
49. I don't want to wear shoulder wings |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
16. what do you mean "if"? |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
20. Start learning Chinese. They have half a billion folks I'm sure they'd have no trouble dropping off. |
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2speak (382 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
21. Emotional are we? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
25. Imagine the USA as road kill, then imagine all the other nations as the vultures. nt |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:48 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Can you be more specific? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:54 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Well this is just my view and not really based on reality because |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Are you thinking something akin to the Saudi buyout of London in the 80's? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #32 |
40. more along the lines of a buyout of the state of, say, Rhode Island. nt |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Who would buy it and what would they do to it? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. what would they do with it? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. I'll take what's behind door #3 also. |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
28. Nothing special would happen. Why would it? |
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gopbuster (715 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
29. We would go to a more global currency or something like the Amero.... |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
31. Just a guess... |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
34. We won't go bankrupt. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
35. You're Not The First To Ask That |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
36. You are looking at it... |
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UK populist (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
37. The worst and easiest thing that could happen is |
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gopbuster (715 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. I'm pretty sure people are waking up to this.... |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Exactly. And the stage is set to turn the U.S. into the North American Union-a NEW country |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Yeah, that's what the folks at WorldNutDaily think as well |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
38. We can just print more money. n/t |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. A look to Zimbabwe is a good reason why we won't do that |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
48. Define Bankrupt |
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