Just following your example, Mate. Besides, when you are not in the US, you have little actual experience to espouse your opinion. In other words, trying to speak in your language.
You haven't followed anything, you keep making silly statements that aren't worth the paper they are written on, you seem to be following your own lead..
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Unlike you guys in the states , we are schooled in world events and politics, when your stupid Governments allow your wonderfully capitalist banks to screw your own economy {then prop them back up}it effects the rest of the world, in some places far worse, don't be so blind an arrogant as to how this all works and who understands it, {I have a pile of books on Globalization and capitalism and most of it makes me sick..} That in itself gives anyone who wishes the right to comment, that the type of comment that the rest of the world is quite used to coming out of the US, maybe you should think globally when making these type of comments.... I saw a recent study {and video oding the rounds on the net} that showed that most people, when asked randomly in the street in the US couldn't find Australia on a world map, or most other continents, are you kidding...? Thats embarrassing
As for a Middle Class under siege; yes they are. All due to failed political and economic policies of funding waste, fraud and legislative folly. Both parties in our country are culpable. Politicians are inherently poor leaders as they are susceptible to coercion and self-interests.
The middle class are under siege because of greed at the top end of town, {with the help of weak Governments and Governments that promote this type of behavior} that is a very simplified example but thats exactly why, big business has far too much influence over government and it has been getting far worse over the last 30 odd years. Every time in the worlds history, that the wealth has been dragged this far to the right there have been revolutions, the difference being it was never on a global level, it will not go on like this for ever. , regardless of what the detractors {or dictators?}say...? The US very rarely looks at the rest of the world for solutions that work better than their own. Anyway this thread will be shut down if the political diatribe continues, its forum policy....This is way off topic so back to the program being discussed and reasons why IT WORKED and saved money and is far simpler than current policies that clearly are not working.....
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