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Quote: Originally Posted by Nighean What makes it interesting is that we Canadians aren't that crazy about debt. Overall as a society we are pretty good at living within our means. Your and our public debt as a percent of GDP 21 Canada 63.80 2008 est. 61 United States 37.50 2008 est. https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...rderguide.html or page 10 http://www.marubeni.com/dbps_data/_m...h/pdf/0407.pdf Household debt to disposable income...

Quote: Originally Posted by Nighean I heard a story on the CBC this morning about personal debt being at an all time high in Canada. People are maxing out everything, figuring on getting a taking advantage of low interest rates from lenders to pay it off "later"... one woman went to a credit counselling service with a Visa bill of $63,000... how the hell does she get out from under that? Any responsible lender would look at...

Quote: Originally Posted by EZWAYZ Gee, I wonder what lesson the U.S. could learn from this? The word "debt trap" is very apt. Throwing more money at "debt" is just more debt. Or am I missing something.

[quote=Lawmage;558859]So, I will ask what I have been asking for several years now...When will the people of the West wake up and notice that Islam is not only contrary to Western societal values but is actually hostile toward them and unwilling to engage in peaceful coexistence? [quote] We in the West need to recognize that Islam is not compatible with Western society and as such we need to eliminate it within our borders. We need to...

You may need to do your homework on that, you can start from here and see the contradiction and how it can be played politically; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Madrid_train_bombings http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/sierra/spain1968.htm

Quote: ~~ Item ~~ Thai authorities intercept a plane loaded with North Korean arms. The transgression, so soon after a supposedly 'positive' visit, could try the 'strategic patience' Clinton has called for . News Source Pyongyang, or should I say Kim Jong Il, is acting crazy again, or is he? The US is effectively mired or bogged down in Iraq/Afghanistan in a now growingly unpopular war with its citizens. This news article...

Quote: Originally Posted by angeliclucero We are fighting 2 wars that we can't afford. And can not win. We showed in Viet Nam that we can not defeat a determined guerrilla force.

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Quote: Originally Posted by lizbethrose Then they're playing the credit card game in the same way investors play the stock market game and will always lose. It's like casino gambling--it's geared so the the casino usually wins. A 'platinum' or a 'gold' card is a come-on offered to people with suppposedly 'good credit ratings.' But a credit card means that you're taking on a loan. Changing the...

Strategically I think we should develop independent means of fuel supply even if it means alternatives to fossils fuels. Then we can't blame everybody else if we screw up. Only a few miles from me is the largest wind turbine farm in Europe - about to expand to 179 turbines producing 593MW - enough to power 275,000 homes it is claimed. I would say don't allow Russia or anyone else hold us to ransome.