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Author Topic:   The Current Global Recession
onifre
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Message 46 of 49 (502933)
03-14-2009 10:15 AM
Reply to: Message 45 by New Cat's Eye
03-14-2009 1:06 AM


Like how we've been told how bad of a crisis this is and that we need to pass the bailout right now?
Yeah. Exactly. They need us to bail them out, with our money mind you. And then through media persuasion they get you to work harder with threates of unemployment.
Don't know if you've ever seen this, Propaganda Media. Basically, it's a US Gov field manual on how to use the media to persuade us into doing what they want. Actually used by the Army orginally.
Well, Wal*Mart does have the cheapest shit in town...
True. I don't blame the consumer though, we need to spend our money wisely. I blame unregulated and uncontroled free markets that allow for the giants to monopolize. But if those giants fail, then a lot of people get swept up because all of our eggs are in one basket, so to speak. We are dependent on a few major companies for practically everything.
We don't have to let them control our lives!
You're right, we don't.
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Message 47 of 49 (503376)
03-18-2009 10:53 AM
Reply to: Message 46 by onifre
03-14-2009 10:15 AM


Don't know if you've ever seen this, Propaganda Media.
Swing...... and a miss.
Dude, you didn't even put an address in there

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onifre
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From: Dark Side of the Moon
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Message 48 of 49 (503386)
03-18-2009 1:10 PM
Reply to: Message 47 by New Cat's Eye
03-18-2009 10:53 AM


Try it now, CS.
Sorry...

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alaninnont
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Message 49 of 49 (503522)
03-19-2009 7:36 PM


Looking at the big picture, I don't think there's much hope. Every world power goes through a predictable series of steps. The U.S. is now in or close to the last one. The economy may recover from the current recession or it may not. The final result is inevitable. The machine is too big to be turned without an incredible amount of public will.

  
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