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Vicente
2014 Sep 6, 11:44am
Here's what I think happened. Russia won in 1980. Reagan was put in power as our first Marxist President. Our economy has been Soviet in nature ever since...centralized, directed by planners and "banks". Billionaires are really party leaders. The inner Kremlin.
They don't plan to be evil, it's just an unintended consequence.
It's hilarious to read how economists once thought we'd have ever-shortening work weeks and TOO MUCH LEISURE TIME. It seemed such a logical outcome considering rising productivity.
Dan8267
2014 Sep 6, 11:57am
In this Alternative History, the Soviets would have defeated the Mujahideen and therefore neither Al Qaeda nor ISIS would have ever come into existence and 9/11 and the resent beheadings would never have happened.
Why do you hate America?
New Renter
2014 Sep 6, 2:40pm
In this Alternative History, the Soviets would have defeated the Mujahideen and therefore neither Al Qaeda nor ISIS would have ever come into existence and 9/11 and the resent beheadings would never have happened.
Why do you hate America?
Sorry Dan but if you remember the USSR had their chance and did no better than we did.
Vicente
2014 Sep 6, 2:53pm
Sorry Dan but if you remember the USSR had their chance and did no better than we did.
We fellated and otherwise serviced the bankers better.
New Renter
2014 Sep 6, 3:30pm
Sorry Dan but if you remember the USSR had their chance and did no better than we did.
We fellated and otherwise serviced the bankers better.
Well now we know how Vincente spent the 80's...
When I review all the subjects we discuss...wages, business growth, 1%, technology, global warming, real estate...I find that it still doesn't make any sense to me.
Like we have these small theories about why a particular market goes up one day or down the next. But overall, when I look at everything from the behavior of our leaders to the valuations of things, one this seems clear. Something happened a while back.
I peg the change at 1980. I don't know, but something felt different about post-1980. It wasn't the America I grew up in during my first two decades. People didn't act the same, media didn't report the same.
And you say, oh well, Reagan Revolution. My own personal life was profoundly affected by Reagonomics as I was one of those who exited college at the low point of the economy. As bad as it is today, I believe it was far worse then!
Things did get better, new technology like the PC and web came along, but still something wasn't right. We were all expecting this future vision of being independent business men and owners who could just put down a sign and make money.
Instead, Reagan was one of the great centralizers. Businesses failed. Middle management was crushed. High paying jobs were shipped overseas. If anything, far from being the American dream, it was the beginning of a long nightmare.
Here's what I think happened. Russia won in 1980. Reagan was put in power as our first Marxist President. Our economy has been Soviet in nature ever since...centralized, directed by planners and "banks". Billionaires are really party leaders. The inner Kremlin.
This explains it all. Our decreasing wealth, crumbing infrastructure and narrowing lifestyles are exactly like those experienced in Eastern Europe! Russia meanwhile opened up its doors and let the cash and goods flow in. Russia has been booming for 3 decades while we sank.
Today, Putin is effectively the leader of the world and we await his move before we make ours. Same with Europe and China.
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