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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (23532)10/5/2007 4:00:32 PM
From: TobagoJack  Respond to of 217825
 
<<It does seem odd that the country which most beats its chest about freedom is increasingly repressively>>

... not really, for the electorates are made up of enough cb ilaines, and eventually the tipping point is reached, and tip happens

it is just cycles



To: Maurice Winn who wrote (23532)10/5/2007 5:28:15 PM
From: KyrosL  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 217825
 
>>NZ also has a debt level to make the USA look amateurish<<

New Zealand -- Public debt: 19.9% of GDP (2006 est.)

USA -- Public debt: 64.7% of GDP (2005 est.)

Source:

cia.gov

If you don't know your facts, Google is there to help.

By the way, the USA debt does not include the state debt.