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Originally Posted by fitfan
one could argue that we lived as the rest of the world does, and as a resualt postioned america in leadership and participation in the rest of the world. as things stand now - the US has no credability in the ROW, and thats a cause and effect on Lotus raising msrp on the cars. the US is throughly getting its butt kicked right now. so again - one could argue our current situation if far worse than thoose examples.
so a few alternative arguments might look like:
compare the dollar exchange rates since this adminstration
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Better yet, compare inflation rates (more pertinent when determining the effect of rising prices on goods and services)... it's way lower than during the Carter Admin.
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Originally Posted by fitfan
compare the US fatalities since during this adminstration
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I suppose you mean combat fatalities? Yeah, then maybe it's better to compare the Bush Admin with the Johnson Admin
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Originally Posted by fitfan
compare domestic vs. foriegn trade and production
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US GDP growth has been much higher during the Bush Admin than the Carter Admin. As long as this is the case, does it really matter if we trade more with the rest of the world? Are you against economic development in India and China?
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Originally Posted by fitfan
compare "nationalized" jobs
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I'm not sure what you mean by this... what jobs are being "nationalized" in the US?
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Good stuff.
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Not really, as you can see.
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