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To: jrhana who wrote (3932)4/4/2003 11:35:28 AM
From: Jim Willie CB  Read Replies (2) of 5423
 
then let's take each descriptive, one by one
and see how absurd they are

<Amerika is like a big fat stupid blind lumbering bankrupt dinosaur
it is dropping out money and blood by the minute
being eaten and devoured slowly even as it walks>

fat: 40% obesity, with frightening growth in teen obesity and diabetes
AMA acknowledges these figures
several 300-lb coworkers crowd my office area aisles daily

stupid: of 17 major industrialized nations, US students rank #17
reading illiteracy rate is highest in USA also among these same nations
financial illiteracy is beyond scarey, and not even debatable
1 in 3 Americans cannot identify USA on a global map with no lines
1 in 3 Americans cannot identify European leaders nor capitals

lumbering: instead of cleansing balance sheets in 2000-2002, we have lumbered with accumulation of even more debt, implying denial of problems and worsening of situation
we blindly believe much of the govt economic distortive deceptive crappola data
we still dont question proforma corporate reports
we still go with the "better than expected" earnings nonsense

bankrupt: over 400,000 personal bankruptcies filed each quarter, and rising
S&P companies have as much unreported offshore debt as reported
numerous S&P companies have 10-15x the debt as capitalization
US federal debt is zooming past $6.5 trillion, a figure that rises in good times, and rises faster in bad times

dropping money: trade debt is now annualized at over 6% of GDP
new federally minted money is printed at a fast 20% annual growth rate now
which matches in size increases in consumer debt
which matches in size the increase in China'a surplus versus USA
households have added to their debts at a faster rate than income has grown since 2000
we continue to spend money we dont have

dropping blood: not happening much yet in Iraq
nor in USA terrorist targets
give it time
perhaps I should have left that descriptive off

being eaten slowly: see above

counter arguments welcome
just dont make any more blanket dismissals without some information
you sounded pretty naive in your last message

/ jim
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