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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: KLP who wrote (3825)	11/28/2000 6:24:17 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Respond to of 6710

<<another item upon which the legitimacy of the American hegemony of the world stage will be diminished.>> <<We simply will gain a world reputation as the best liars and greediest people on the planet.>> I guess you could say he's still fighting the last war...

To: KLP who wrote (3825)	11/28/2000 7:50:17 PM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6710

If you were to look up the numbers, you would find that as a percentage of GDP, we're pretty cheap compared to most of Europe and Japan. If you also look up the percentage of the federal budget that goes to foreign aid, it's a rather small percentage. jttmab

To: KLP who wrote (3825)	11/28/2000 10:46:09 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 6710

Hi KLP, You may be a bit lost here, but you ask: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU REMEMBER ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD SENDING THE UNITED STATES AID? Aside from shouting hysterically as if you'd just been raped, you might want to study economics in your spare moments after a course in rhetoric. First of all, what do you call the current account deficit? Do you even have a clue what this is? You may have no clear understanding of national capital accounts, BIS settlements, and the Eurodollar market. You certainly give no indication that you have a clue. When I hear that you can at least define these terms and institutions, then we might be able to move this discussion forward. In the meantime, all I can say is that I'm glad the world's future isn't in your hands. Let's review: 1) What is the BIS? 2) How does this relate to the Bundesbank? 3) What is the future course of the OECD? 4) Ditto, APEC? 5) Bonus question: Will the EBRD have a place in the Card universe? Best, Ray