USA election thread - If you're not interested, then don't look!

[chuckwoww]

Well at least the security industry is booming Hugh. Who pays for that?

 

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/articles/

 

 

[Old Hippie]

Very true' date=' but the main difference between then and now was that at least the country was still growing by leaps and bounds, countless stories of penniless immigrants making it. You could raise a family on one income earner. [/quote']

 

That is difference. But why those differences? Country still grows...but because of immigration. Still have success stories. Opportunity still exists. I see the big problem is too much Government. At least two generations have come to rely on Government rather than their families for guidance and help. When the Government "fails" them, they get their panties in a twist. Also, when the "government" keeps taking money out of your pockets, it reduces incentive to go out and work and go to school. Steve...socialism is EVIL ! Hillary's "It Takes A Village" was aptly titled...but the sub-title should have been "run by the village idiots".

 

Hopefully, when I wake up in 24 hours, that Village of Idiots (currently headed by the "Idiots-in-Chiefs Pelosi and Reid) will have some better ideas.

 

HH

 

 

All that will do is increase the grid lock, I doubt we will see any compromises let alone progress.

[LizardKing]

The funny thing is in regard to too much government, that the public education system is falling way behind other industrialized countries. You will see the negative results in the upcoming years, when Chinese and Indian specialists and entrepreneurs will take over high paying US jobs. For example high-tech industries like aviation industries are already experiencing a shortage of highly educated specialists. China is educating thousands of high skilled engineers more every year than the USA.

 

The US infrastructure in the US in shambles: No bullet trains; terrible, outdated airports; outdated subway systems (see NY); collapsing bridges; outdated waterworks, eg.. They can't even agree to build a new tunnel below the Hudson river anymore.

The times when anything was possible are long gone.

 

Europeans (except the Greek, Irish and Spanish) and Asians from Tiger countries (Korea e.g.) would be stupid to immigrate to the US at moment, because in the US you have to work much more for much less benefits.

 

But of course the military/industrial complex is expanding since decades. There billions are vanishing, but no politician or bureaucrat will touch this. Those who did lost their jobs/positions within months.

And we have a winner! Take apart that argument HH. Couldn't have said it better myself!

[Guest lazyphil]

india has collapsing bridges, did you see the commenwealth games shambles!!!

[LizardKing]

But India are not the lone world superpower with all the arrogance HH espouses. Arrogance is fine if you can walk the talk. Sadly the US no longer can and folks like HH need to wake up and help fix it!

[Guest lazyphil]

honestly LK, i dont know whats going on in the USA.....playing the blame game, all partys, doesn't get anyone anywhere....

[LizardKing]

The problem is that one party has ZERO interest in the welfare of the whole and all interest in themselves.

[Guest lazyphil]

there you go again....then HH replys saying something similar....i see a pattern developing here!

[Bangkoktraveler]

The USA is proud of our weapons .... bought and paid for from money borrowed from the Chinese - communist who some hate to the core.

 

Funny world.

[LizardKing]

there you go again....then HH replys saying something similar....i see a pattern developing here!

But all you have to do is look at facts to see who's correct. HH's GOP has failed to do anything in the past two years, and is on record saying that they are not going to do anything these next two either. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/126873-top-republican-obama-might-force-gop-to-shut-down-government as an example. Petulant children, they are.