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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 04:58 PM Original message |
CIA: USA worst economy in the world!?! |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's a measure of current account balance. n/t |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Read Krugman on current accounts deficits and vulnerability to hedge fund attacks on |
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IndyPragmatist (556 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. That's not exactly what it is saying, but it's still a scary sight |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. Negative $500 Trillion - were Fucked |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Looks like we're going to have start thinking in terms of quadrillions pretty soon. |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. That or starting thinking Green Tech, FAIR Trade, and American MFG |
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CleanGreenFuture (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. That would be "billion", with a "b". But still...not good. |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. You know, if you add in the derivatives, the number is something like that |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. adding derivatives to a current account balance wouldn't make any sense, though |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. It's NOT trillion...it's BILLION. and a billion isn't what it used to be. eom |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. still more then you'll ever see in a 100 life times |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. That makes no sense in this context. What do you mean? That I'll never make that much??? |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 12:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. Half-trillion, that bad part is that is ONLY ONE YEAR. Each year adds those deficits together. |
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Jim Warren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. billion |
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SlipperySlope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. You are just now learning we have the largest trade deficit in the world? |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. Well at least we're still #1 in something, #1 at the bottom of the list. Go USA! n/t |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. #1 at putting people in prison. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Oops, that's right, we've got two #1 spots. n/t |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. Should send that to Congress and ask them WTF they are doing!?! |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Send it to the American public |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. What should they do? Tarifs on foreign imports? eom |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Stop all the waste in govt? |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
12. Wow n/t |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
13. And the RATpubliCONs want to pass more Free Trade Agreements |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. 30 Years of Tax Breaks for the Rich, Corporate and Wealthy |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
20. Thanks, kpete. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
24. But, we have this really cool military that loses wars regularly. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 02:08 AM Response to Original message |
28. Kick! |
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