Russian Economist Predicts USA Ends
Russian Economist Predicts USA Ends
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So true...I like the humor Andy. Take advice from Russian prognosticators hahaha ...they have gotten it all wrong! Kazakhstan, Belarus, Georgia, Chechnya, Baltic States et al... let us count the ways. America isn't likely to break up,. Our states will just suffer it out together.
All the "me too" economists are calling for the Chinese to continue their high growth--it won't happen. Global capitalism will see to it that only the places where there is high productivity, low wages and benefits, and minimal government intrusion will prosper.
For brevity, just remember "Japan's miracle economy," that would overtake America--and soundly didn't!
Thinking on me feet... The first shoes were made by hand, then by cobbler, then by guilds, then by factories all within a certain geographical area. .Then factories that made shoes in England... moved to the East Coast U.S in the late 1800's....then south in the 1920's... then with trade liberalization in the 1970's ..to Korea...80's to mid-90s Indonesia...then Vietnam...then China... now Cambodia... the movement of manufacturing is accelerating. I'll bet within ten years... there will be a huge footwear industry in parts of Africa.
Good news, the foreign exclusion is over $87K this year.
Have you talked with your father about medical treatments overseas? If so, the Philippines might be a good place for oncology and cancer treatments. The dilemna with advanced stage cancers is anywhere, they are really hard to treat. I think you are "right on," about sending cancer meds from Thailand or India, as they are the exact formulations from the companies, and even the Indian generics are good too. Just don't send any narcotics/pain meds and it shouldn't be a problem. DHL can have them in Indiana within 36-48 hours.
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Andy,
Reminds me of Garreau's book from 1981 "The Nine Nations of North America".
Where he slices up North America based on cultural and economic qualities, and points to the current boundaries as being artificial.
http://www.garreau.com/
The US may very well be a future great budget destination. As you know, many of the individual states are bigger than some countries. I recently spoke at length with a 20 year old that had been to all the lower 48, wandering about overland from city to town to city. He had some great stories.
When you look at enough historical maps you realize that borders over time are never static. It is folly to think the US or any other country is exempt from this reality. It's only a matter of when.
Some will argue, but I tend to think It doesn't take a crystal ball to see the US is in the midst of a slow crash, and has been for awhile. Only the ongoing rate is what is in question. Your right, there is no solution, their is only how people respond to the waves of change.
It is said that a nation state is a monopoly on violence within a geographic region, and it's ability to tax the population for this and other "services". If for some reason this can't be maintained and regions go autonomous or consolidate into other powers for similar "services", maybe then your tax situation will become either a non-issue (no federal income tax) or it will fall under some new taxing authority. Provided this happens sooner rather than later.
In the Panarin prediction, Indiana will be part of Canada. It's generally considered to have an overall tax burden that's slightly higher than the US, but hey, perhaps you could get your back problem fixed without having to buy insurance.
Eric
The russian isn't the only one:" Widespread civil violence inside the United States would force the defense establishment to reorient priorities in extremis to defend basic domestic order and human security. Deliberate employment of weapons of mass destruction or other catastrophic capabilities, unforeseen economic collapse, loss of functioning political and legal order, purposeful domestic resistance or insurgency, pervasive public health emergencies [H1N1 (?)], and catastrophic natural and human disasters are all paths to disruptive shocks." --- U.S. Army War College Briefing