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Originally posted by michael1983l
reply to post by spangledbanner
Why are you blaming the Australians, your federal reserve keeps printing money to get the US out of the mire financially. You cannot expect people to keep trading in USD, when the Federal Reserve is effectivly making it worthless.
Originally posted by marsend
reply to post by mazzroth
They would have a hard time taking the North of Australia. We may have a big coast line, TPB may have disarmed the public. We may have an underfunded army, but I would put most real Aussies up against most others and trust me given cause and reason, we will out shine most. So if it ain't the Kiwi and Aussie charm that keeps them at bay. The NT and what it has to offer will. There is a big difference between a glossy brochure viewed on your VDU and a reality. And that is no disrespect to any other invading army. But as history has shown an attacking army in another country rarely wins.
Originally posted by marsend
reply to post by mazzroth
They would have a hard time taking the North of Australia. We may have a big coast line, TPB may have disarmed the public. We may have an underfunded army, but I would put most real Aussies up against most others and trust me given cause and reason, we will out shine most. So if it ain't the Kiwi and Aussie charm that keeps them at bay. The NT and what it has to offer will. There is a big difference between a glossy brochure viewed on your VDU and a reality. And that is no disrespect to any other invading army. But as history has shown an attacking army in another country rarely wins.
Originally posted by hawkiye
reply to post by Bildo
Well a UCC financing statement has been used to establish you the man as the creditor and beneficiary of the trust over your corporate entity/name created for you at birth. However I would be curious as to how his employer declared him exempt when he showed it most of them would have no clue how it works and bow to intimidation from the IRS.
Originally posted by spangledbanner
Originally posted by michael1983l
reply to post by spangledbanner
Why are you blaming the Australians, your federal reserve keeps printing money to get the US out of the mire financially. You cannot expect people to keep trading in USD, when the Federal Reserve is effectivly making it worthless.
I agree.
Its such a shock for Australia to do this though. I guess they did just release a White paper called The Asian Century. And Australia is in the perfect position to take advantage as the pacific becomes the centre of the world.
Originally posted by korathin
Originally posted by marsend
reply to post by mazzroth
They would have a hard time taking the North of Australia. We may have a big coast line, TPB may have disarmed the public. We may have an underfunded army, but I would put most real Aussies up against most others and trust me given cause and reason, we will out shine most. So if it ain't the Kiwi and Aussie charm that keeps them at bay. The NT and what it has to offer will. There is a big difference between a glossy brochure viewed on your VDU and a reality. And that is no disrespect to any other invading army. But as history has shown an attacking army in another country rarely wins.
Australia has a population of roughly 22 million, in peace time, China has a military of over 3 million personnel. With a population of over 1.3 billion, China could field a soldier for every man, woman and child in Australia.
Combined with Australia's lack of gun rights, pathetic military, if Australia stood alone against China it wouldn't last a month before the entire country was overrun. To say otherwise is misguided chauvinism Australia has a GDP of 1.3 trillion USD. China spends 100 billion USD(that we know of) in military spending, a little under 10% of Australia's GDP.
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
It's all good, when our economy collapses for the last time, before we starve to death we will hang the people responsible.
Originally posted by merkins
This is wonderful news, If true. Escaping from the shackles of the dollar is not just good news for China and Australia but for the whole world. It's high time the dollar was stripped of it's reserve currency status. the US should start paying the true costs of their goods and services rather than banana republicing the world.
And also i don't know why there are americans bitching on this thread seeing as non americans get haranged for commenting on US matters. This has nothing to do with America and everything to do with The Aussies, The Chinese and all the non-american members who are happy to discuss matters beyond their borders and happy for people of other nations to do the same to them...it's only fair.