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[Zeb_Carter]

Well, if Third World countries get off scot-free, so should we.

And since I hate the Beijing regime, I have no qualms about stiffing it.

France did it, why can't we?

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

France did it, why can't we?

Because they are a social democracy from Europe, and therefore, morally superior to us. Okay, enough sarcasm for now.

It's interesting that Mr. Consonants ignored my suggestion of going ahead and paying the Chinese back, minus the war debt. Perhaps because he too sets a double standard for the USA and then for its enemies, like China.

 

[sr71plt]

It's interesting that Mr. Consonants ignored my suggestion of going ahead and paying the Chinese back, minus the war debt. Perhaps because he too sets a double standard for the USA and then for its enemies, like China.

The primary answer is that I didn't notice you had posted that. I don't read half of what you post. (I've scanned back and still don't see this question.)

However, since you've asked again: it's obviously a nonstarter. We don't have it to pay back. Apparently you haven't been paying attention to the real world.

And what war debt are you talking about? The one that Taiwan owes rather than the PRC?

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

The primary answer is that I didn't notice you had posted that. I don't read half of what you post. (I've scanned back and still don't see this question.)

However, since you've asked again: it's obviously a nonstarter. We don't have it to pay back. Apparently you haven't been paying attention to the real world.

And what war debt are you talking about? The one that Taiwan owes rather than the PRC?

1. I posted it in another thread. And it's quite evident that you don't read half of what I post, since I have had to repeat myself more than once, and on more than one issue recently. You and Cloudy have that in common, it seems, as well as common arrogance about the supposed immaturity and ignorance of those who disagree with you.

2. Since the Commies borrowed from us, too, and then overthrew the legitimate Kuomintang regime, they very much do still owe the war debt. A single, virtually independent island largely populated and led by native Taiwanese these days can hardly be held accountable for a debt incurred by mainland factions and regime.

3. Yes, I am aware of the real word. But the fact remains that we are likely to have more money in the near future than we do today, and then we can start figuring out a way of getting out of debt. And we have no other choice. Debts to hostile regimes are anathema to any free nation.

 

[sr71plt]

1. I posted it in another thread. And it's quite evident that you don't read half of what I post, since I have had to repeat myself more than once, and on more than one issue recently. You and Cloudy have that in common, it seems, as well as common arrogance about the supposed immaturity and ignorance of those who disagree with you.

2. Since the Commies borrowed from us, too, and then overthrew the legitimate Kuomintang regime, they very much do still owe the war debt. A single, virtually independent island largely populated and led by native Taiwanese these days can hardly be held accountable for a debt incurred by mainland factions and regime.

3. Yes, I am aware of the real word. But the fact remains that we are likely to have more money in the near future than we do today, and then we can start figuring out a way of getting out of debt. And we have no other choice. Debts to hostile regimes are anathema to any free nation.

1. Oh, I'm supposed to follow you around from thread to thread and attend all of your soap box derbys? Guess again, hot shot.

2. The Chinese government we dealt with in WW II still exists. It's on Taiwan. May I suggest a course in international law.

3. You have the moral fiber of a tree toad.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

1. Oh, I'm supposed to follow you around from thread to thread and attend all of your soap box derbys? Guess again, hot shot.

If you ignore half of what I read, I am not responsible for what you miss.

2. The Chinese government we dealt with in WW II still exists. It's on Taiwan. May I suggest a course in international law. That government is the same in name only. Since the earth belongs to the living, not the dead, as Jefferson put it, it's not really the same regime. It's basically a sovereign, Taiwanese nation, for all practical purposes.

3. You have the moral fiber of a tree toad.

Said the man who sees moral equivalence between butchers and the representatives of a free republic. Talk about irony.

 

[sr71plt]

Said the man who sees moral equivalence between butchers and the representatives of a free republic. Talk about irony.

Have you met laJoke? You make a match set.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

Have you met laJoke? You make a match set.

Funny. I thought the same of you.

Tyrants deserve any punishment that comes to them. From assassination to firing squads to deportation. They reap what they sow.

 

[sr71plt]

Funny. I thought the same of you.

Tyrants deserve any punishment that comes to them. From assassination to firing squads to deportation. They reap what they sow.

I wouldn't say that too loud if I were you. Your loose morals statements are making you a prime candidate for that bullet between the eyes.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

I wouldn't say that too loud if I were you. Your loose morals statements are making you a prime candidate for that bullet between the eyes.

I am no tyrant. And read my last post, before you take my tongue-in-cheek comments too seriously.

Though I still think that if the masses of China rose up against the regime now in power, they would do themselves and the world a favor. Death to the Chinese Communist Party!

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

Now that the ruckus over my provocative remarks is past, let's go back to the point of this thread, which is constructive advice for the President-elect and the next Congress.

Yes, I favor high tariffs, as a means of acquiring a better source of revenue than the income tax and of regaining our national sovereignty.

That and imposing economic sanctions on detestable regimes, to help expedite their collapse. I'd suggest Iran, but my understanding is that we're doing that already. Same with Cuba. But North Korea has gotten off easy. That would end, if I had anything to do with it. Which I don't. But I am presenting my proposals, that's all.

And I think that my idea of confiscating stock options of larcenous and inept corporate executives of failed companies like Enron would be another step forward.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

As for immigration, well I favor a tougher approach for these reasons:

1. We need to remove the alternative labor source that corrupt employers often use to keep wages down.
2. We need to remove the criminal element so prevalent among illegals.
3. We need to remove the parasitical, welfare recipient types that is so prevalent among illegals.
4. We need to stop the remittances going back to Mexico.
5. We need to eliminate the safety valve standing in the way of Mexico's long-overdue next revolution.