How Many Libertarians Out There?

[Hudsonvalley82]

That nice strong dollar would do wonders to out export industry!

Well, it is my understanding that 3 trillion dollars of it is IOU's to the social security system.

The rest of the hundreds of trillions is promises in benefits from social security, medicare, medicade, employee pensions, etc...

Alot of the debt is held by private companies who have bought those governnment bonds.

Defaulting on some of it might happen but all of those dollars are promised to somebody and the money we cut is going to have an effect.

 

[NoDrama]

That nice strong dollar would do wonders to out export industry!

What do you mean by this?

 

[Carthoris]

I would assume the stronger the dollar gets the most things we will import. If the dollar rises, foreign goods will cost less. Where as it would cost more foreign dollars to buy the goods from us. Leading to more imports and less exports.

If the dollar tanked, it would actually increase out exports. However, its not exports we need, but a reduction of imports. Just buying things made in America would fix or at least dramatically slow the leaking.

 

[londonfog]

I would assume the stronger the dollar gets the most things we will import. If the dollar rises, foreign goods will cost less. Where as it would cost more foreign dollars to buy the goods from us. Leading to more imports and less exports.

If the dollar tanked, it would actually increase out exports. However, its not exports we need, but a reduction of imports. Just buying things made in America would fix or at least dramatically slow the leaking.

I'm glad we can agree on something...lol

 

[medicineman]

He never said being white made them a good farmer. What he was saying is the people who had been doing the farming were white and were kicked out, and people who don't know how to run the farms are running them now, and happen to be black. The white people had all the farming skills and money(to buy equipment, ect), they left, and now the country is poor and has crappy farming.

This I agree with. There is such a thing as reverse racism in the Black Vs white saga. Many white farmers were maimed or killed in the black backlash. It may have been justified in a historical context, but to those white farmers that "Owned" their land, it was complete chaos and fear for their lives and their families lives. Also in historical context, it may be justified that the black takeover has left the farming industry Kaput.

 

[doc111]

This I agree with. There is such a thing as reverse racism in the Black Vs white saga. Many white farmers were maimed or killed in the black backlash. It may have been justified in a historical context, but to those white farmers that "Owned" their land, it was complete chaos and fear for their lives and their families lives. Also in historical context, it may be justified that the black takeover has left the farming industry Kaput.

Awe shit med! You took my quote out of your sig!

 

[UncleBuck]

Awe shit med! You took my quote out of your sig!

the disclaimer was the funniest part

 

[doc111]

the disclaimer was the funniest part

I figured he'd keep it up a little longer than he did.

I liked the disclaimer part too.