USA - Losing its Global Influence

[AkMike]

LMAO... I picture you wearing a tinfoil hat during the fullmoon!

I am the CEO of a small corp (2 workers of which I am one)that I started from scratch almost 35 years ago. I haven't made any corporate donations to any poitcos of any flavor.

It'd do that deadwood from your government downsizing good to get a real job and need to fend for themselves and then see what waste that gov't produces. From your political leanings I'm guessing that you are retired from getting a gov't pay check. Either that or a union lackey..

These rants have nothing to do with Ukraine and I find them boreing..

[Gotno Gizmo]

The value of the US Dollar has fallen slowly in real terms since I started this thread. But its value on world markets is fairly static inasmuch that most other leading currencies have also lossed value as they struggle to recover from the Wall Street iniated crash of 2008.

Issues that I have raised on this and other threads have been met with "living in La La Land" and "Socialism" by other forum contributors, but now thousands of US citizens are now saying exactly the same thing as me. Indeed thay are taking to the streets in protest against the poor getting poorer whilst the rich get richer, rising unemployment, freezing of wages whilst living costs rise, reduction of state provided services, and the funding of perpetual war in Islamic lands. Ongoing protest marches upon Wall Street and other US cities gain support as the days pass.

A prospective Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says "Wall Street protest is a natural outcome of a bad education system, teaching them really dumb ideas".
Another Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that he believes America should be "the strongest nation on earth" and argued for an increase in military spending to ensure that the United States can assert military dominance over other nations. Does he think that he will destroy and dominate competitor economic countries into decline by way of improving the USA's financial position?

I think that by 2020 the adherence to the upholding of the current political status quo will be in its dying breath. What I cannot forecast is what will be replacing it?

[stepanstas]

During the past year or so, I have learned to not trust the media for any source of information. Before I come to a decision, I go to multiple sources and even still I am sceptical. #OccupyWallStreet began as a people's movement against the bailouts that Wall Street received while the people paid for it. Those bailouts that promised to save the economy (save jobs, save houses from foreclosure) have only helped those running the corporations.

The problem is, who will protest? I work for a corporation, I have a job, I am against the bailouts but I don't have time. Those that do have time are unemployed and frankly "want" things. Perhaps reasonable to some extent. Most media and organizations have turned that into a Democratic, Socialist, Spread the Wealth protest, which I do not feel is the case. The Republicans have lost here because stupid people, like Herman Cain, say stupid things. People who do not know what is happening, should really not comment on these things. (If any of you are looking for humor, you can visit twitter hashtag #IDontHaveFactsToBackThisUp which was created because of Herman Cain.)

Instead of listening to politicians who simply want to get elected, let us listen to a politician who trully understands the free market system. Video below is about European bailouts. You can skip to 3:50 for #OccupyWallStreet part.

[CHUCKYLSVEAT]

Gotno. Agree 100% with your post Very intelligent individual. Yet on another reply I must disagree. Obama has been in power long enough. In truth he has wasted more of America's money than all other president combined and he never intended on being a good president rather one who would destroy America's ability through out the world. With the criminal support he has there is a good chance he will be re elected and that will hurt the world at large. Those elites you speak of truly ,will simply place their assets in some other country and at the same time is will not benefit them as you know the worlds economies are all dependent on each other. So when an American president decides to devalue our currency it is felt throughout the world economy. If America crashes the entire world will suffer. You may not blame obama but most of us Americans has seen what he is doing and we do!

[Gotno Gizmo]

CHUCKYLSVEAT,am sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your last post but I was staying in a remote location without internet.
You said:
Obama has been in power long enough. In truth he has wasted more of America's money than all other presidents combined and he never intended on being a good president rather one who would destroy America's ability through out the world. With the criminal support he has there is a good chance he will be re elected and that will hurt the world at large.

Perhaps you or someone else could clarify exactly who these "criminals" are?