The Economic Crisis did not start last September but has been brewing since the 1970's when the US Oil Production Peaked and then declined, Japan and Germany both Caught the USA economically and the Soviet Economy started to fail. Because of these events the USA delinked it's currency from the Gold Standard since the advantages America had since the end of World War Two began to fade and the World was reshaped into competing power blocks-Japan and a German Led Europe, when the Soviet Union finally gave it up in the late 1980's-early 1990's Europe became reunited and that was the final stage of Europe's comeback.

China is being built up by Europe and Japan both Creditor Nations because the USA is no longer has a viable system or economy so they are looking elsewhere.

As China Rises and Europe finishes it's rebuilding/Reuniting it is obvious to see another Reshaping of the world landscape is occuring.

It would seem Europe is the strongest Empire with Japan still a very potent force and China being the "Future" for these Creditors. Put $1.00 into the pot and get $5.00 back, what a great investment for the future.

America has about 60 Trillion dollars in total debt(Trade, Government, Corporate, Consumer)and rising 3 1/2 trillion yearly.

In 1980 for every $1.00 of GDP Growth, the USA added about $1.79 of new debts.
In 2005 for every $1.00 of GDP Growth, the USA added about $7.20 of new debts.
In 2008 for every $1.00 of GDP Growth, the USA added about $9.00 of new debts.
In 2009 we have no economic growth but are projected to add about $16.00 of new debt versus total GDP and this is not set to end anytime soon!

For a thinking person is America productive?
Do we have much Manufacturing?
Where is the new Economy and the advantages we supposingly had in technology and Training when we have Deficits in High Tech Products and the EU is by far the World's largest Exporter of Services?

Obligations for S.S., Medicare,Medicaid,Military/Government Pensions,etc are projected to be 60 trillion more and rising rapidly on top of the other debts.

Now for a thinking person within 5-10 years the USA will be forced to declare bankruptcy, Correct?

Or Break up eventually?

Or How could a Country Operate with 80% of it's Government Deficit going to paying interest on debts alone by 2018?

And then afterwards 100%?

Not to Mention the other debts throughout the Society and Structure?

The Creditor Nations have Assets around the Globe while a Debtor Nation is Taken over by the Creditor's money and power, this is the way America became a powerhouse we were Creditors, same for all the other powerful countries they also were Creditors-all of them!

This is what gave the USA a High Standard, off the backs of others.

And now they are taken the clothes off our backs in reverse.

An Empire Uses it's Wealth and Influence to shape the World in it's Image or to it's advantage while the Military is only sparingly used once in awhile as a last resort for those who don't go along with the Creditor's program.

France, England, Netherlands, Japan, Germany, USA(1912-1979) used this Neo-Colonial system of control or the new World Globalism. Exactly the same thing only a play on words.

Back to the subject, America is the World's Greatest Debtor and Foreign Powers own large chucks of the assets here along with influnce over the Government.

The Founding Fathers Warned Us about this and they had their doubts if the USA could keep it's Freedom from Europe at the time. These Fears seem to be well placed since everyone forgot about their warning about becoming intangled with European Affairs.
Or any other Creditor Nations affairs.

The same system that the Europeans used for domination America used for almost 70 years or so but now we are the ones who are being attacked with this system of control.

Yes the system itself is the problem but I would rather live in a Creditor Nation then a Debtor because Debtors are never free either Economically, Politically or Socially. The Greater the Debts, the Greater the Slavery.

Or should we just be happy to be powerless slaves?

There's just a couple of handfuls of regular posters. Have you been banned everywhere else? Sign me up for the Creditor nation or whatever...

This is the only place where people always speak about banning anything they don't like and I've never been banned elsewhere.

It seems to me that in this forum when someone brings up the fact that the USA is being bought up by foreign powers and the American People now are responsible for 50% of the World's Debts and 40% of the world's Correctional Population everyone here would rather speak about events that are very small in Comparison.

So what is you response to that fact we have 50% of the World's Debts and 40% of the Correctional population?

Speaking as though this country is an Empire is a Falsehood, We used to be an Empire!

All Empires Rise and Fall, this one has been falling since the early 1970's and recently things are plainly falling apart.

If it is the Infrastructure which is starting to fail, the Failing School System, the homeless in America and hungry, the failing economy and a military that is in steep decline and 1/3rd the size as 20 years ago it all points to a country that's no Superpower/Empire, the rest of the world knows this, don't you?

And what is your solution for the American people? Make believe Empire Games?

Last time I checked in Lebenon/Israeli border European Troops are stationed(peacekeepers) and European Ships are patrolling off the coast. Where is the Americans?

And where is the largest concentration of Jewish folks outside of Israel? Germany!
And where is the favorite relocation spot for Jews? Germany! Not America!

If one looks closer you would see that a power shift is taking place and Europe is taking up the slack, perhaps Russia and Japan also Patroling for Pirates,etc because the USA military is not very big anymore. Once the Iraqi/Afganistan Troops are pulled in a few years America's overseas presence will be small.

Who do you think takes up the slack? Creditor Nations just like the USA after World War 2 from Britain and France.

This game did not start with the USA nor will it end with the USA.