It's the US $ economy stupid

Terrance lycidas2 at earthlink.net
Mon Feb 10 20:06:22 CST 2003



prozak at anus.com wrote:
> 
> > When America boomed at the start of the second Clinton term, the world
> > was quick to follow. The reverse was true when America headed into
> > recession at the end of Clinton's second term. And an extended and
> > exacerbated (9-11) slump in the US economy has been more than matched by
> > growth shortfalls elsewhere in the world.
> 
> It's the biggest concentration of natural resources, people and
> technology on earth. However, so was Rome.

Rome? Are you saying you can see the future demise of the USA in the
history of Rome? I don't believe you can. Predictions about  America's
decline and fall are nothing more and nothing less that wishes
unfulfilled. Akin to wishing that Bush were a cowboy and America his a
red light district upon a landfill with the eyes of all people upon it.



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