China Overtaking Europe

limerickman

This may sound like a stupid question but...
I thought that the USA owned the Moon : in that they had landing rights for the moon, that is why the Soviets never landed there.

Am I mistaken about landing rights ?

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morelike hypocrisy.

davidmc

They have to import energy, they have dwindling water supplies, & their share of arable land is shrinking. Why should I be scared. They're economy is booming. Great. People will demand more liberties. their problem is that they have not produced entrepreneurs. They have no intellectual property.

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davidmc

Zakaria is an excellent source. I just finished reading one of his books.

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davidmc

It is a natural cycle Carrera. Nomadic-Agrarian-Industrial-Informational. All go through the process. The lower down the scale one is, the lower the standard of living and life expectancy. China is in the Industrial stage whereas U>S> and E>U are in ther Informational/cyber-if you will-stage. It is a proven migration. Knowledge-Information is power.

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davidmc

Where are your facts to base this assertion on? Do you know how much social spending takes up as a % of the total budget? I do. Military spending dwarfs all other aspects of the budget. As far as prisons go. Who's putting them in there (Conservatives) and who is getting all of the windfall profits from the Conservatives "throw-away-the-key" approach to sentencing guidlines hmmmm? Conservative Corporations like Wackenhut, thats who.

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MountainPro

they were talking about this recently on the radio, truth is the US, Eu or China for that matter dont know enough about the moon to answer that question fully yet..

chances are it will be more like a super quarry rather than any useful 'moon base'..

minerals is the key to the moon.

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wolfix

Military spending is the largest aspect of the US federal budget, but social spending in the US is larger then military spending. Social spending is a state issue. Most programs , even the ones the feds are backing are administered to by the state. So the social programs are a state issue and come out of the state budget. The social programs are eating away the middle class. And these programs for the most part are failures.
Prisions????? Look up and see the statistics as to who is putting the people in prison..... Your chances of going to prison in a Democratic county are much higher then in a Republican controlled county. Counties control the prisons, it has nothing to do with the Feds. The Feds control very little of the prison system.
The top prosecutors that put away criminals, and they are the ones who are behind the "throw away the key", not the politicians, are dominated by Democrats. The facts are .."If you want to go to prison, vote Democratic."
The "I'll cut down on crime mantra" is a staple of the Democrats in smaller political circles at election time.......

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Billsworld

MP try a google search on helium 3

Billsworld

My assertions over overspending dont exclude any wastefull spending. The Dems can clearly and easily find repub pork as well. I am always reluctant to listen to the left on military spending however. I still remember J. Carter. My point was more towards the cost of giving illegals social services, and encouraging people with no skill or any ambition to learn a skill to have families that they cant take care of. Middle class folks have to make hard decisions about having kids. The people on the dole are not required to make those same decisions. Fairness to the people paying the bills aside,the point being made wasnt the up front costs of giving these money to live. It was the long term effect of encouraging people to breed that have no way to support the subsiquent generation. When the left points out the minimal cost of welfare type programs(most fed aided) , they neglect to add in the cost of the local hospitals(FED aided) ,SSI check for every kid with A.D.D.(FED), added police and the local public schools(fed aided state and local) ) In my state its about a $10,000 per student. I have listened to the crap from people that are getting the money. Its to the point where they feel it is thier right to recieve the money, while their contribution to society is clearly WAY in the red........... I still think that giving bright and deserving university students a help with tuition is a good thing though.

Colorado Ryder

Yes by the chart above, military spending certainly does dwarf all the other items.

Colorado Ryder

The moon is treated the same as Antarctica. It is to be shared by all. I think the UN passed some resolution.

Billsworld

Whats your point?? Should it be less?

davidmc

Legislatures make the laws. Prosecutors and judges simply make their "suggestions" based on those laws. Who has "pushed" the "3-strikes-you're-out", draconian, one size fits all, non-violent offender, sentencing guidelines over the last decade? Conservatives-Republicans. Their actions, in turn, force the states to sub-contract out to private companies-Wackenhut-who recieve large sums of taxpayer money to house these low-middle income, non-violent offenders.

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davidmc

See below:



The chart on the left is the one the gov't likes to parade about. the chart on the right more accurately reflects the distribution. I await your level-headed & well-reasoned retort.

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George Carlin
US comedian and actor (1937 - )