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jonheck 23-May-19, 13:54 |
 thumperThe written history of man provides for many examples of ruthless despots rising to absolute power in spite of presumed to be adequate checks and balances. It's kind of like Climate Change, fair warned. Jon |
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jonheck 23-May-19, 14:27 |
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Abstract: China’s leap from poverty due to the marvelously successful market reforms introduced in 1978 has obscured serious weaknesses in its economy—especially compared to the American economy. These weaknesses have been exacerbated by renewed Chinese state intervention that began around 2003. Many seem convinced that China is at the cusp of surpassing the U.S. economically. But Americans should not lose track of their huge advantages over the Chinese—in income, in natural resources, and in surprising areas such as labor. Heritage Foundation China and economic expert Derek Scissors, explains why it is vital that the U.S. remember its strengths and recognize profound Chinese weaknesses. There is increasingly loud talk of China surpassing America in raw economic size within the next decade, or, adjusting for purchasing power, as soon as this year. Some of these claims are plainly inaccurate, most are misleading, and all are potentially harmful. The claims contribute to false impressions about the future of the Asia–Pacific region, even the world as a whole. Perceptions of China’s economic strength and importance underpin its global presence, from its own borders to sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. A deeper look, though, shows that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is still far smaller and poorer than the U.S. on the most important economic dimensions, so its true global weight is correspondingly limited. While this paper focuses on economics, all U.S. policy should be founded on good information about China’s relative position right now and what the future will hold. The U.S. has a huge economic advantage that should last for several generations, at least. The best strategy to compete with the PRC thus begins with getting the American house in order—and in doing so, the U.S. should absolutely not imitate the PRC. A battle with Beijing over which government can intervene in its economy more is doomed to failure and comes with ugly drawbacks that have been lost in China hype. America can and should win the economic competition. However, it should not hope for China’s failure. An economically weakening or stagnant China hurts the rest of the world. In contrast, a China on a more sustainable course benefits everyone, including the U.S. America vs. China: Today One of the most surprising developments resulting from the financial crisis is the belief among ordinary Americans that China has become the world’s leading economy. This view appeared in the roughest times of 2009 and has persisted even though the impact of the crisis has begun to ebb. U.S. media have frequently conveyed the same belief.[1] But it is patently absurd. The principal reason for Americans’ dismay is jobs: Official U.S. unemployment breached 9 percent during the past two years. It is even higher when counting those who have stopped looking for jobs, yet would work if they could. In contrast, Beijing issues an urban unemployment figure below 4.5 percent, but this includes only those officially recognized and no one, including officials at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, believes it is accurate.[2] The state-controlled Chinese Academy of Social Sciences placed urban unemployment at 9.4 percent before the full impact of the the financial crisis was felt. The PRC’s rural unemployment has long exceeded 20 percent.[3] True Chinese unemployment is certainly higher than true American unemployment, and, depending on how unemployment is measured, could be much higher. The contest in income, meanwhile, is utterly unequal. American Gross Deomestic Product (GDP) in 2009 was nearly $15 trillion, while China’s was $5 trillion, despite a population more than four times as large. The average American had $48,000 in 2009 income, the average Chinese had less than $4,000. Both of these gaps narrowed in 2010, as they have almost every year in the past 30, but they remained huge. is true that many consumer goods are cheaper in China, some much cheaper. Economists try to formalize different prices in different countries by checking the purchasing power of the same amount of money. The idea is that the same amount of money should buy the same good or service everywhere. When it does not, because one country has far lower prices than another, for instance, it can be useful to compare incomes using differences in prices. The difference in prices is called purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP recognizes that earning $50,000 a year in London is very different from earning $50,000 a year in Luanda, Angola. But PPP is often not very accurate. PPP is one of the reasons for the claims that China is about to pass the U.S. Adjusting for purchasing power, the CIA estimates China’s GDP to be near $10 trillion in 2010.[4] PPP estimates are imprecise and some figures for China are still higher. Because China is growing quickly, the $5 trillion gap PPP shows between the U.S. and China could, if American growth stagnates, disappear in as little as five years. [5] (Table showing comparative economic indicators America / China) While PPP is a step in the right direction in principle, there are multiple pitfalls. For economies as large and diverse as those of America and China, differences in purchasing power within each country are huge. It is almost meaningless to find an average price for all of the U.S. or all of China. Perhaps even more important in comparing two economies, PPP changes over time. Because prices change at different rates in different places, purchasing power comparisons made at one point can be quite misleading just a few years later, and even more misleading when projected forward in time. The PRC offers a dramatic example. Chinese inflation has generally been growing faster than American inflation since about 1999. Due to the cumulative effect, the World Bank retroactively cut the size of its 2005 PPP estimate of China’s GDP by more than 40 percent.[6] In an instant, the Chinese economy became 40 percent smaller. If this had not happened, Chinese GDP would be comparable to American GDP right now. Moreover, since 2005, Chinese inflation has again been faster than American inflation. The World Bank has not yet adjusted for this faster inflation. Nearly all economic projections that show China surpassing the U.S. in the next few years are based on a PPP measurement that is out of date. These projections overstate Chinese GDP considerably and should not be trusted.[7] If China's economy [7a] is well behind that of the U.S. now, how long will that last? While official Chinese data are certainly flawed, it is also certain that Chinese growth has outpaced American growth by a huge margin over the past 30 years.[8] Between 1981 and 2010, U.S. GDP increased a fairly impressive 4.7 times.[9]Chinese figures are less precise but it looks as if China’s GDP increased approximately 30 times over the same time period. Such an outstanding performance appears to all but guarantee that China will surpass the U.S. in the next 30 years, and probably far sooner. In fact, the PRC’s outstanding performance has led to some exceptionally inaccurate projections of its trajectory for the next three decades and beyond. Whither Chinese Growth? Economic results are not determined by history. If they were, Chinese reform would have failed and the pre-1978 suffering would have continued. If they were, the U.S. would remain the world’s largest economy simply because it has been so for more than a century. If 30 years of rapid growth guaranteed 30 more, Japan would now be the world’s largest economy. Instead, 40 years of Japan soaring up the global ladder have been followed by 20 years of stagnation. Results are instead determined by a nation’s resources and policies. Resources include but are not confined to natural resources; there are also critical human and financial resources. Beijing in particular has relentlessly pushed investment forward for a decade. In 2001, fixed investment was the equivalent of 38 percent of GDP. In 2010, because its growth easily outpaced GDP every year since 2001, fixed investment was the equivalent of 70 percent of GDP.[10] It is not possible to exceed 100 percent of GDP. The policy of boosting growth simply through the pure quantity of money spent cannot extend through the current decade as it did through the last decade—China must change course or face sharply smaller GDP gains. In terms of natural resources, the PRC’s environmental difficulties are widely known, as is its stark dependence on commodities imports.[11] China is the world’s second-largest oil importer, the biggest coal importer, the biggest soybean importer, and accounts for two-thirds of global iron ore trade by itself. The same kind of results hold for many metals, and corn could be next. Food grain dependence stems from land depletion. More than one-fourth of China’s land can be classified as desert, and nearly half suffers from sand erosion. Related, and perhaps even worse, China is exceptionally poorly endowed with water, needed for farming and industrial activity.[12] Greater agricultural productivity drove Chinese growth and helped balance income in the 1980s, but natural resources have long since become a major obstacle to growth rather than a spur. The Communist Party has deftly used a generation’s worth of fast expansion in the workforce to help create rapid GDP growth. The period of demographic expansion will end over the coming decade, though, and be followed by an exceptionally sharp period of contraction, due in part to China’s one-child policy. Beginning in about the middle of the decade, the ensuing two generations will be as much as one-fifth smaller than the one before. By 2035, close to 20 percent of the population will be age 65 or older. The analogous figure for Japan in 2008 was just over 20 percent age 65 or older. Starting in approximately 2015 and over the course of two decades, the pure quantity of labor will shift from contributing nearly 2 percentage points to GDP growth to subtracting around 1 percentage point.[13] Limits on investment, depleted physical resources, and a coming plunge in the amount of available labor leave more efficiency in use of labor and capital as the drivers of future growth. Government bureaucrats may guess correctly, but inevitably make serious mistakes. Only competitive markets promote enduring efficiency gains. In the early 1990s, Japan faced a similar situation—resource weakness, declining return to capital, and a shrinking labor force. Tokyo repeatedly chose fiscal stimulus over reform. The outcome has been unpleasant. ( Comparison graph of Japan) After more than two decades of steady market reform, China intensified its state-directed stimulus in 2002 and again in 2008. The workforce has not yet begun to shrink and a mixed economy can sustain low-return investment for much longer than a market economy. Within a decade, however, the Communist Party must grit its teeth and return to a market path or suffer Japan’s fate. If political will is lacking, China’s growth story will vanish as Japan’s did, and the many projections of Chinese predominance will prove as illusory as they were for Japan 20 years ago. The obvious questions are if and when the PRC will restart reform. Here, China-watching is still guesswork. It is certain that the longer Beijing waits, the more painful a return to the market will be. The economy is now distorted by investment similar to how the U.S. economy is distorted by deficit spending. As with American budget warnings since 2007, China’s State Council first cited investment dependence as a problem in 2004, and it has become far worse since.[14] Sharp policy changes are more feasible in the PRC than in most countries due to centralized decision making. Still, an abrupt end to state subsidization of investment would cause several years of slow growth or even contraction, whether or not the party acknowledged it. A gradual change of direction is much more likely, but would extend the period of economic inefficiency and environmental destruction. Such an extension could cost China dearly as the labor situation deteriorates by the end of this decade. So, Whose Century Is It? Comparing the U.S. and China, the next World Bank inflation adjustment will drop China further behind (and bring the PPP comparison closer to the simple GDP comparison). America’s growth rate is obviously another major variable. Nonetheless, its raw population means that the PRC will likely pass the U.S. at some point after a resumption of market reform. For example, if the 2012 Communist Party Congress were to nullify actions by the 2002 Party Congress and restore Deng Xiaoping’s economic model, this would enable roughly two more decades of rapid growth, perhaps in the 7 percent to 8 percent range, then gently decreasing to the 5 percent to 6 percent range over time. China would then surpass the U.S. in PPP-adjusted size before 2025 and pass the U.S. in simple GDP three or four years after that. Delaying reform or other missteps will postpone the dates. Finally, the somewhat bizarre example of Japan appears to indicate that China could also decline to reform, suffer long-term stagnation, and never pass the U.S. at all. Raw size of the economy, though, is far from the whole story. At the time of GDP convergence, the average American’s income will still be more than four times greater than that of the average Chinese. Despite polls describing China as the economic leader, no one in the never pass the U.S. at all. Raw size of the economy, though, is far from the whole story. At the time of GDP convergence, the average American’s income will still be more than four times greater than that of the average Chinese. Despite polls describing China as the economic leader, no one in the the U.S. would trade the number-one ranking in GDP for a 75 percent cut in salary. If it quickly returns to the reform path, the PRC will be bigger than the U.S. in less than a generation, but America will remain much richer, indefinitely. What about other measurements? Economic leadership cannot be separated from technology. There are many technology indicators, and they change over time. At the moment, personal computers to some extent represent both productivity of citizens through technology and the setting for fresh innovation. The results mimic GDP: Annual Chinese sales will shortly pass American sales, but on a per capita basis, the U.S. is far ahead. This suggests that the PRC as a nation will be increasingly capable while individual Americans will remain more productive. Productivity is reflected by employment, where the numbers may surprise those who see the PRC as the global leader. It is generally accepted that Chinese policy is driven first by the need to create jobs, but the magnitude of that challenge is not widely understood. When unemployment is measured by those who want jobs and do not have them, China’s unemployment is double that of the U.S. even in a very weak American year. This is a staggering burden for China. www.heritage.org Article is dated, but the American record for defeating "impossible" challenges so far has been perfect. |
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jonheck 23-May-19, 16:01 |
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Yesterday, March 6th, was an important date in American History, the fall of the Alamo.  Yet, no matter how many times we’ve watched the old movies – telling us the same story, and the outcome does not change – we come away with this incredible sense of victory, not defeat. Yes, we lost a battle on March 6th, 1836 (see Texasgalt’s poignant post), but we believed in the courage, fortitude and sheer spirit of those early Texans (soon to be Americans); it is ingrained in us, and in the psyche of this great country. What exactly drives Americans in the face of adversity, to stand strong, be bold and not waver? America was formed out of the fires of Revolution – a Revolution that cost lives, possessions, and even a way of life.  But out of the fire was molded a people of spirit – freedom loving, independent and forged with an indomitable American character.  The seeds were planted long before that fateful day at the Alamo, sown in the fertile ground of The Constitution.  The Constitution, a manuscript with the recipe for a nation and a people born to freedom.  Yes, born to freedom for all – for the Common Man and Woman.  On earth, we live for barely a glimpse of time, but we are so fortunate to have this opportunity, passed on to us by our ancestors, and one we owe to our children and grandchildren. We can only do this by holding firm to principles – principles of decency, goodness, honesty and respect.  Wavering or resetting the measurements depletes us.  Adhering to them strengthens us – morally, emotionally and physically. When we look at true American heroes, people we honor from our American past, we honor them because they stood for what was right, a helping hand, a life given in service, a life lost for another’s freedom. These were people who sought to preserve life and freedom, not destroy it.  The freedom we have as individuals, and as a nation is because so many gave their all, even their lives to start us on this road.  They did not give up their honor.  Our American spirit says we will not give up ours. Everyday that we stand firm for freedom is a day that we remain connected to the threads started so long ago, molded over generations and handed to us now to go forth - in gratitude and humility, and that most precious of gifts–freedom. Together, here at Unified Patriots, and other meetings of like-minded Americans, we will find the tools, the support, and similar desire to keep America free.  What we face now, we face together. I believe this as sure as I believe what Vassar Bushmills once said, “When good stands up to evil, evil blinks.† Do not falter, do not give up. Reinforcements are coming. www.unifiedpatriots.com From John Paul Jone's, "I have not yet begun to fight!", to the patriots who refused to lower the flag which Francis Scott Key was inspired to write a song about, to General Anthony McAuliffe who told the surrounding German commander, "Nuts!", when he was told to surrender unconditionally. This indomitable spirit, with God's help will overcome ANY Chinese threat. The warning, "Don't Tread on Me", still is in effect. |
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jonheck . . . You would do we not to bet against the USA, IMO. |
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Jon Are you guys so enamored with the cult of personality and identity politics that you would let yourself fall victim to the very thing you accuse the right of? |
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jonheck . . Somebody needs to stop watch and listening to the FAKE news on CNN and MSNBC, I think. "Donald Trump’s Nationalist Moment" Voters are primed for country, border, and sovereignty—and this president is listening. When President Donald Trump flew into Houston to help pull Senator Ted Cruz’s reelection bid across the finish line, he ended up generating a whole different set of headlines. “You know what I am?” he asked the crowd. “I’m a nationalist, okay? I’m a nationalist. Nationalist!” The New York Times quickly chastised Trump for his “embrace” of such terminology, opening an October 23 story with this bit of helpful advice: “As a general rule, presidents do not refer to themselves as a ‘nationalist’ given the freighted history of the word.” The tone turned less friendly later on, quizzing Trump on “why he used that word given its association with racist movements.” “Typically, the term ‘nationalist’ is employed by the United States government to describe political figures and forces in other countries that sometimes represent a threat,” wrote the Times’s chief White House correspondent Peter Baker. “When used domestically, it is a word often tainted with the whiff of extremism, not least because a variant of it, white nationalist, describes racist leaders and groups. American politicians traditionally stick with the safer term ‘patriot.’” Trump and many of his supporters use the words “patriot” and “nationalist” interchangeably. “I’ve never heard that theory about being a nationalist,” the president said in the Oval Office in response to questions about the term’s putative racist baggage. “But I’m somebody who loves our country. I am a nationalist.” The president had the same message for international leaders as he did for the press. “America is governed by Americans,” Trump declared last year. “We reject the ideology of globalism and accept the doctrine of patriotism.” Speaking in Houston, Trump understood he was wandering into forbidden territory. He just didn’t care. “Really, we’re not supposed to use that word,” Trump acknowledged before exhorting his supporters, “Use that word! Use that word!” Trump’s election to the presidency was widely considered part of a nationalist resurgence in the wider Western world. With the Brexit revolt against the European Union in the United Kingdom and the ascent of populist and nationalist parties—some of them far right and identitarian, others more moderate and compatible with classical liberalism—from Paris to Poland, voters are speaking up for borders and sovereignty against supranational organizations and outside forces. Since winning the White House on a platform of controlling immigration, securing the southwest border, renegotiating trade deals to maximize American advantage and hopefully reverse Rust Belt deindustrialization, and reorienting foreign policy in an “America First” direction, Trump has not only done battle against globalists at home (and inside his own administration). He has encouraged the nationalist trend abroad. “In Poland,” Trump told the United Nations General Assembly, of all places, “a great people are standing up for their independence, their security, and their sovereignty.” Poland was also the site of Trump’s July 2017 speech praising Western nationalism against a background of challenges from globalism and multiculturalism. "The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive,” Trump said in that speech. “Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? Do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it?” Trump has at various points almost encouraged global pan-nationalism. “Many countries are pursuing their own unique visions,” he said at the United Nations, “building their own hopeful future and chasing their own wonderful dreams of destiny, of legacy, and of a home.” Trump had a similar message for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Vietnam. “Finally, let us never forget,” the president said, “the world has many places, many dreams, and many roads, but in all of the world there’s no place like home.” Trump has challenged world leaders to be nationalists for their own countries. “Inside everyone in this great chamber today, and everyone listening all around the globe, there is the heart of a patriot that feels the same powerful love for your nation, the same intense loyalty to your homeland,” Trump said at the UN. “And so, for family, for country, for freedom, for history, and for the glory of God, protect your home, defend your home, and love your home today and for all time,” he said in Vietnam. www.theamericanconservative.com This isn't the entire article, but obviously, jonheck, DM and other Communist Democrats are AGAIN underestimating Donald, excuse me, President Donald J Trump. |
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jonheck 24-May-19, 03:43 |
in Once again we need only explore the source of the article and the ever consistently off base poster. That consistent poster again took leave of any credibility, clearly stating his ingrained far right attitudes, with his last, very brief, and only self written remark. A long and dreary posting as usual and as usual with few self written parts. I limited myself to painfully scanning it, although even with that, the omissions, half-truths, lies, unrealistic historical conclusions, and other similar underhanded techniques typically found in your postings were glaring. In the future I will endeavor to be more diligent by more frequently not reading or at most slightly scanning your consistently irrelevant crap. Jon |
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stalhandske 24-May-19, 05:04 |
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If any here expect your post to be read you should keep it to a couple of paragraphs. This format is not conducive to scroll-down screeds of copy/paste text. I will guarantee that almost no one is reading it. Counterproductive. If that article is interesting and edifying, then make it so in your own words and provide the link so the reader can follow-up by reading the actual article. In this format, long copy/past articles are just as bad on the attention as no paragraph breaks. |
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Both of these groups risked all they had, including their very lives, because they were compelled by their faith in God (the Biblical God) – they knew no other – risked all they had in order to find freedom to live their lives according to their religious convictions. The dominant Church in England at that time forbade any autonomy to church members, regarding religious faith. Under penalty of loss of property and/ or death. The Pilgrims, in particular, need be remembered for their “Mayflower Compact” which though rarely if ever studied in America today, sown the seeds which would later produce the “Declaration of Independence”, which led directly to the founding of the United States of America. These “seeds” were a covenant (or promise) made between the religious-minded Pilgrims and the God they served and worshipped. This promise included the prayer for prospering their endeavors “for the purpose of propagating the Gospel of Christ Jesus”. Though nobody / or very few Christians today understand or believe in “making deals” with God, historically, and Biblically, God invites this kind of “deal making” with those who are sincere and humble enough to believe that He hears such prayers. Fast forward to the period directly before the American Revolution, many in the Colonies were in despair over what to do, and how to deal with the increasingly belligerent British monarchy which was steadily infringing upon their newfound freedoms and way of life. Also, the British Crown, was sucking up their wealth and prosperity. Turning their eyes on “Providence” and the fact that their lives were the very product of this “Providence”, they looked to the root reasons which they came to America in the first place. With God on their side, they would dare to challenge the king’s authority. This is the meaning of “Nationalism”! Unknown anywhere else in world history, America, declared that only God can give men freedom, and only God can grant men a right to fight for that freedom which He gives. These rights are “inalienable”, as it is written in our Declaration of Independence. Fast forward to present day America, we have those who would say that our country would be better off to pool our resources and allow the Government to parcel out our income and property and children and teach us to trust them to provide for the common good of all. Totalitarian Governments have been doing this for, what, about 100 years? Usually, such Governments are not very good at allowing freedoms to worship, to enterprise, and in educating our children such as freedom loving Americans are used to. Fast forward to America in the last 50 or 60 years. Gradually, many Communist ideas have taken root in our society in many areas – like government programs, education and social norms which are extraordinarily contrary to traditional conservative patterns which were the norms from our founding. Focusing in on the history of America in the last 10 years. When all indicators (which were probably skewered by false polling and inaccurate reporting) publicized the inescapable and “natural” ascendancy of Hillary Clinton to the Presidency, one vital factor was underestimated. The Providential influence of the God who heard the prayers of our American (Nationalist) citizens to rescue America from those who did not honor or recognize God as the promise Keeper which He is. America was dedicated to the glory of God and to the propagation of the Gospel of Christ. This “dedication” – little noted in our history books – has been the guiding principle and underlying reason for America’s preeminence. The source and power for our Nationalism. Donald Trump tapped into that principle, and that is the sole reason for his “success”. In closing, I would be remiss not to say, the Democrats would do well to forget taking down or convicting President Trump. Instead, let them look to the root of what made America the greatest in the world, and focus on that to unseat the current president. He may be faltering in remembering Who made possible his success to the White House . . . |
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jonheck 24-May-19, 13:15 |
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dmaestro 24-May-19, 13:36 |
IHS The next “revival” as we see emerging from the youngest Christians will be the return to letting Spirit do the work in this world as preparation for the next. Such testimony is what is needed. The era of “dead letter” literalist faith in the world is ending. “Living word” religion as it was in the beginning will replace it. |
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jonheck . . If you're not a Communist, what are you? Besides a human lemming, that is. |
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dmaestro 24-May-19, 14:09 |
IHS You think God will reward you but your aggressive yet ignorant kind has actually poisoned the well for future spirit based discussions and will be rejected. |
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"America's Increasing Ignorance of American History . . . americanheritage.org |
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damestro . . . America's history as well as the record of God's favor over America is proof of the favor and grace as compared to other nations. This favor was especially on display when Trump became our president. Your continual gnashing of teeth about this shows clearly whose camp you're in. "Christian Quotes From Our Founding Fathers" ontrary to the claims of “free-thinkers,” atheists, agnostics and other irreligionists, America was not founded by deists, but overwhelmingly by men and women of the Christian faith and those who recognized the necessity of Christian morality in public life. Throughout the twentieth century, a steady onslaught against this truth has been mounted by those Deconstructionists who have sought to rewrite the history of America in a manner that is compatible with their own irreligious beliefs and value systems. These irreligious writers are incapable of quoting the Founding Fathers at length or providing the . . . christianheritagefellowship.com "Religion and the Founding Fathers -National Archives" Religion and the Founding Fathers-----RELIGION has always been important inAmerica. During tihe colo-nial and Revolutionary eras, religion permeated the lives of Ameri-cans. Blue laws kept the Sabbath holy and consumption lawxs limited the actions of everyone. Christianitv was one of the few . . . www.archives.gov |
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dmaestro 24-May-19, 14:57 |
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dmaestro 24-May-19, 15:05 |
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The FT’s one-stop overview of key US economic data and trends, including GDP, inflation, unemployment, consumer indicators, and the outlook for US interest rates and mortgage rates Where is the US going? The US economy is expected to continue growing steadily over the next few years, outpacing many other western countries. ig.ft.com "The Current Condition of the U D Economy is Positive" Summary: We're seeing some modestly concerning movements in the credit markets. While they're certainly not at danger levels, we should keep an eye on them. The leading indicators are all moving higher. The coincidental numbers are strong. seekingalpha.com |
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dmaestro 24-May-19, 15:49 |
Cultism... |
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dmaestro 24-May-19, 16:01 |
www.cbsnews.com www.cnbc.com Enjoy the economic blessing of God’s favored leader and his miracle tax break and genius economy...LOL! Talk about lemmings! |
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Where , Who, How and Why did / do critics of President Trump come off comparing him to Billy Graham or Mother Teresa?!!! President Trump was DULY elected to lead America, not the First or Second Baptist Church, for crying out loud! "Trump critics are modern Pharisees, Sadducees: Letters to the editor" I agree wholeheartedly with Kathey M. Nemeth and the others who have argued that comparing President Donald Trump, or any other politician, to Jesus Christ fails at every level. Ironically, the comparison is not between Trump and Jesus, but with their accusers. First, the Pharisees and Sadducees, self-appointed guardians of society, were determined to crucify him. Second, the witnesses those two groups brought against him failed to convince the establishment of his guilt. Third, those groups hired and recruited people with whom they would not associate normally (except as a strategic means to an end) to protest. Fourth, they used threats against the establishment as a means to force its capitulation. No, Trump isn’t Jesus Christ, but the Pharisees and Sadducees are alive and well, and active against anyone who says “no” to their progressive agendas. — Karen Keil, Erie Facts reveal no parallel between Trump and Jesus President Donald Trump is a three-times-married adulterer. He ran a fraudulent foundation and is supported by the Ku Klux Klan and white supremacists and nationalists. He praises murderous/torturing dictators as “great leaders,” costs taxpayers $3 million per trip to his own golf club, Mar-a-Lago. He publicly uses profane language in calling our government leaders names. He publicly uses profane language in calling our government leaders names. He publicly supported our country’s adversaries, such as Vladimir Putin of Russia, by stating Putin didn’t interfere in the 2016 election when all of our national security agencies have proof. He believes Kim Jong Un of North Korea is no longer pursuing nuclear weapons when satellite images prove otherwise. He believes Kim Jong Un knew nothing about the torture of American college student Otto Warmbier, who was left in a vegetative state, and believes the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman had nothing to do with the torture, murder and dismemberment of Washington Post columnist Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi when the CIA concluded the prince ordered the murder. Yet, people, including some of our religious leaders, believe Trump when he states he is pro-life? Please, voters, look at the facts! — Theresa Power-Natale, Erie Climate change is leftist hoax to destroy the U.S. Mainstream media routinely embraces any hoax that might help the left destroy America. Their collective goal is to “fundamentally change” America to make way for their socialistic, “globalist utopia.” They automatically attack any patriot who wants to make America great again. One of the most egregious hoaxes that President Donald Trump exposed is “global warming” — supposedly due to anthropogenic (man-made) causes. More rational liberals have realistically rebranded the so-called “crisis” as “climate change” — Earth’s natural cooling and warming cycles, caused by erratic sunspots and volcanoes erupting long before the man-made Industrial Revolution. Nonetheless, this hoax insists that “man-made increases in CO2 causes global warming.” Fact No. 1: NOAA’s State of the Climate in 2017 reports that global atmospheric carbon dioxide was 405 molecules per million gas molecules in 2017, “a new record high.” Proportionally, that is like 405 pennies out of 1 million pennies — a negligible amount. Fact No. 2: The Environmental Protection Agency said only about 3 percent of the carbon dioxide present is man-made, while 97 percent is produced by the Earth itself. That means only 14 molecules out of 1 million gas molecules — which is a non-crisis. Read the pros and cons of this debate at climatechange.procon.org before you fall for yet another leftist hoax. Their lunatic “solutions” would have disastrous consequences for the entire world population if enacted. Share the facts with our young generation, who are always “looking for a cause to champion.” Fact No. 3: Helping to make America great again by exposing and defeating leftists and their hoaxes is a cause worth joining. — Leonard J. Ransil, Erie www.goerie.com |
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Emotionally Unstable Symptoms There are far too many people in our nation who are emotionally immature and unstable. Their decisions are based on feelings. They believe their feelings, struggles and failures are the fault of someone else. On Sunday, I was running on Peachtree Road in Atlanta, Georgia’s prominent Buckhead shopping district where I encountered about a dozen Trump supporters holding signs that said “Women for Trump” and “Make America Great Again.” As I ran past them, people were yelling obscenities at them in their cars, so I stopped to observe I spoke to the Trump supporters, part of Atlanta’s “Millennials for Trump.” They told me that in the past hour they had observed parents yelling expletives from their cars with young children inside. One car had a seven to eight-year-old child point his middle finger at them (and the parents were laughing and encouraging it). People in Maseratis, Porsche, Lexus and other high-end automobiles were gesturing their middle finger through their sunroof or yelling “[Blank] Trump” out of their windows. townhall.com |
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