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Although of course I agree in principle, it is much easier to spend less than you earn in a household, small business, or even a large corporation than it is for a government of a large country. There are social programs in place, infrastructure, land management, agreements to be kept around the world, people to work with, and so on. You know this.
This country is not the same as it was since Reagan. Its simply isnt and it hasnt been. If you read the foreign presses you will see that it has been coming for a long time, the dissatisfaction with our politics, and it started then. Although Clinton was much more liked around the globe than these other sitting presidents, he didnt do as much as I would have liked and I think in some ways he fucked us up too.
I believe the rb is right, there is a big wind blowing this way. I dont believe this has to do with our spending habits per se. I think it has to do with greed here, and is punative internationally. I think the jig is up, as is our influence.
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