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PlasticPole   
17 Jan 2011
Life / The rising costs of food and fuel in Poland and the effects on disposable income/economy [177]

then you would get the real per capita income,

A lot of times the real per capita income is lower. It's like that with unemployment. The figures in the media are conservative. In reality, the rate is higher.

If people are complaining about the price of gas that's all the evidence you need. If they aren't able to do what they need to because of it, that's even more.

People are generally willing to pay a fair price they can fit nicely into their budget.
PlasticPole   
16 Jan 2011
News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]

it's not even about that PP, he was talking about China, the USA wasn't even in the picture so what was the reason for you to change the subject like that if not the fact that you despise (saying nicely) the US?

It's probably going to have an impact on China, gw, if you would bother to look thru something besides tunnel vision. It most likely will impact global markets. It's something to think about now, before it happens, instead of being surprised when it does...
PlasticPole   
16 Jan 2011
News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]

China is expected to suffer their own bubble-crash in the next year or so..

I just heard an expert say there will be another crash in the US around September of this year when the mortgages reset. Might require another bailout from Uncle Sam. This aint over by a long shot. By 2013, unemployment could go as high as 15% in US.
PlasticPole   
16 Jan 2011
News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]

banks (including some American and British ones)

It's true banks are always eager to make loans but someone has to ask for the loan first. Maybe Hitler met all the qualifications and the banks didn't have an excuse to say no to his applications?

It would be also nice if you stopped suggesting I'm justifying wars

Oh, no, I don't think you are justifying them at all. Sorry if I gave that impression. The banks, though, have a limited role. They do have one, but someone has to fill out an application before a loan can be made, so it's a shared responsibility. Banks should say no more often, though.

Similarly, banks have to exists before you can borrow money from them to conduct a war.

Unfortunately, banks do make it easier to finance the war. You also have governments dipping into various public funds and selling war bonds to finance. If govt is convinced a war is necessary, they will do anything to have that war.
PlasticPole   
16 Jan 2011
News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]

for instance ww2 was a boom time for the US.

There's no doubt money was made but it could have been made in a better way. The ends do not justify the means.

Wars are some of the most lucrative money making opportunities for banks and that is no secret.

Banks do loan money for wars, but the war has to exist before the bank can do this...
PlasticPole   
16 Jan 2011
News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]

You didn't mention the myth that wars make money. How many times have war mongers used that line to sell their war when it's clearly not true.

Sure there might have been a technology boom around world war two when the US entered the war but they could have found a better excuse for a boom, imo, instead of saying "world war two ended the great depression." Ludicrous!
PlasticPole   
16 Jan 2011
News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]

People tend to believe wars make money but the facts are, during world war one, the US Citizen had to subsidize the war by buying war bonds. They cause massive amounts of debt, and for what? Same thing could be accomplished with time and no war.
PlasticPole   
16 Jan 2011
News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]

People in the US cannot worry about them. It's their governments' job to make their countries livable while US government worries about making the US livable.

Back on topic, do you think Poland and Germany would be doing so well if they were constantly fixated on how the US is doing? Is it their responsibility to worry about US citizens before worrying about their own?
PlasticPole   
16 Jan 2011
News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]

Mind,I dont think you'd have held the same view about countries keeping their tech to themselves had you lived in the mid 19th century,not being nationalistic but Britain would be about the only fully developed nation on the planet now if that had been the case.

Of course technology should be shared but countries produce their own goods by their own people. It gives the people something to do and feel proud about.

I'm here to learn from you.

Sure (lol) ;)
Whatever you say, gw!

Isthatu, isn't syndication some kind of worldwide conquest thing ;)
PlasticPole   
16 Jan 2011
News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]

I don't see the need for global conquest and would limit trade except for raw materials that would have a worldwide market due to some countries not having ample supplies of their own, but why shouldn't all countries have a chance to manufacture what they need to support their economies?
PlasticPole   
16 Jan 2011
News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]

And they do, the problem is that it becomes convoluted with subsidies and tariffs

I don't see why countries cannot produce their own technology and have only a few trading partners nearby and generate their economies in this manner.
PlasticPole   
16 Jan 2011
News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]

Where would you invest your money PP? What type of factories would you open?

(sigh) gw, I know you are just messing with me, but I will respond, anyway. I would analyze demand and open up factories that met some kind of need. I would look into advanced technology, like wind and solar energy, batteries, nanotubing and super conductors. You know, the usual.

I think any rational person would adopt this strategy...
PlasticPole   
16 Jan 2011
News / Die Welt-Poland and Germany are the economic driving force of Europe [239]

People using their capital wisely will always provide more gain to the economy as a whole than people financing consumption with debt.

It just depends on what kind of economy you have and where the money is...

@ bb - not very easily. People just don't get paid enough money to live without them.

Convex is completely right, though. Before someone gets a card they need to make sure they can pay it off.