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Skriven 2009-10-18 18:38:14 av Lee Lofaso (3:800/432.0)
    Kommentar till text 576 av Roy Witt (1:387/22)
Ärende: Now it's Iraq (was W  2/
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>WD>GWB's heritage was thousands of innocent Americans killed and

>RW>So far, there have been more 'innocent' Americans killed on US
>RW>highways than have been killed in both Iraq and Afghanistan. If
>RW>those who were killed in those places were home, they would just as
>RW>likely be killed on the highway. In any case, it's no burden on the
>RW>person who ordered them off the highways and on to the battle field.

>LL>That is a very feeble argument,

RW>If you think that, you havn't been paying attention to the news.

I never pay attention to the news.  Much for fun to watch FoxNews,
where news is made up every day.

>LL>as folks need transportation in order to get to and from they want
>LL>or need to go.

RW>Regardless, young people (military age 18 to 25 or so) are statistically
RW>at the top of the auto accident death toll list. More of this age group
RW>die in automobile accidents in the US on a yearly basis than have been
RW>killed in Iraq AND Afghanistan since both of those wars began.

Are you suggesting that young people give up driving?  How many
American lives would that save in Afghanistan and Iraq?

RW>So why waste a young life on an automobile accident(?) when they can do at
RW>least some good by deploying them to a war zone. O'bama will do just that
RW>to the tune of 40,000 youngsters this year.

I see.  Much better to send young people to their deaths in Afghanistan
and Iraq.  Ask young people to take a bullet so you can drive your car.
How nice.

>LL>Accidents happen, as in all countries in the world.

RW>But none like the plethora of accidents in the USA.

Then you should give up driving.  That way, you will not be a statistic.
Of course, you will also have to refuse to be a passenger, meaning you
will have to either walk or ride a bicycle to wherever you want to go.

>LL>In the case of war, that is a delibarate choice of sending young men
>LL>to their deaths.  And that is no accident.

RW>Frankly, I believe you're arguing against your god now. O'bama will do
RW>exactly that.

President Barack Hussein Obama is doing everything he can in order
to bring our troops home from Iraq as soon as possible.  And also to
bring the war in Afghanistan to a close.

>WD>a US$ today at 1.46 versus the Euro.

>RW>We can't spend Euros here, so no big deal.

>LL>Yes you can.  But you'll have to exchange them for US dollars
>LL>at the bank before you can spend them.  :)

RW>That's not spending Euros, that's exchanging them for legal tender that
RW>can be spent. No US merchant or citizen has to except Euros in eschange
RW>for goods or services, but they do have to except dollars, because the
RW>dollar is legal tender in the US.

Actually, there are places in the USA where Euros can be legally spent.
I forget what those places are called, but they are located either in or
close to airports.

>RW>Y'all can deal with the inflation of your own currency.

>LL>Inflation is a sign of a growing economy.

RW>If the currency is inflated, it buys less.

The result of a growing economy.

RW>That isn't growing the economy, that's inflating it.

Inflation is growing the economy.  Deflation is shrinking the economy.
Kind of like a balloon or a tire.  Put air in, that's inflation.  Leak
air out, that's deflation.  What happens when you put too much air into
a balloon or a tire?  It pops.  What happens when too much air leaks
out of a balloon or a tire?  It deflates and can no longer be used
as it was intended.  Until more air is put in.

RW>i.e. the inflated value of a currency doesn't mean
RW>that what you buy with it is worth what you paid for it.

An item is only worth as much as the buyer is willing to pay for it.

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