Fact Finding Mission

ask Santa.

mnnnn I don’t think so.

@Clyde85:

That sort of thing gives me the same feeling I get from midget-on-giraffe pron, that feeling of “I’m not getting off on this but I know someone in the world is and that makes me uncomfortable”

Denial… pfft.

Since the depression is global, then I do believe it is hitting China as well as it is us.

The difference, IMHO, is that China has been building up a manufacturing infrastructure while America has been disassembling ours and replacing it with a service industry infrastructure.

It is my personal opinion that a country with a manufacturing base can grow it’s GDP.  In fact, the P in GDP stands for PRODUCT, it does not stand for SERVICE.  I also, personally, determine wealth by not only money, but products owned - but in any case, it is not services received that creates wealth.  I can hire an attorney all day long, but that attorney did not give me wealth, it may have given me knowledge, but not wealth.  If I were to take that knowledge and change raw materials into some PRODUCT then that PRODUCT would give me wealth.

It’s a fine line, and I’m sure some of you will attempt to disagree with me (some because they legitimately don’t understand what I am trying to say, some because they honestly think I am wrong, and some out of pure habit.)

That said, a nation with a manufacturing basis will be able to recover from depression and experience less impact from a depression than a nation who relies on services for it’s economy.

To put it into perspective:

If Nation A makes tanks then they have tanks.
If Nation B cleans Nation A’s tanks, then they have nothing.

lmao, good one…

“Professor Rape!” “No.” “Professor death!” “No.” “Professor Anthrax!”  “I like it!”

“My hovercraft is full of eels.”  “Do you waannnt to go back to my place, bouncy-bouncy?”

:lol: Loved the WMD boxer shorts @ http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk !!!

Have to check and see if I can get them in 100,000,000 candle-power white. :D

Yeah, with 1.3 I expected Hasbro to really revamp the AI in A&A and fix a lot of the bugs/illegal rules. However, all 1.3 really does is fix problems with internet play.