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Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by BlasteR
Granted, it could be argued that all the major conflicts since Vietnam were orchestrated for Financial gain. However, if that were the case we'd be rolling in money right now.
I think your assumptions are correct but with one major flaw.
You think wars are good for the economy of "we" but I'd say look for those that benifited from the wars.
Certainly wasn't us but I asure you a LOT of money was made in every war..
The American Society of Civil Engineers has just released this report card for 2009 which gives America's infrastructure an overall GPA of "D" and recommends a 5-year investment of $2.2 trillion to remedy this problem. See the project website
"The 2009 Report Card for America's Infrastructure finds not much has changed since the last edition four years ago. Years of delayed maintenance and lack of modernization have left Americans with an outdated and failing infrastructure that cannot meet our needs. Infrastructure has a direct impact on our personal and economic health, and the infrastructure crisis is endangering our nation's future prosperity."
Originally posted by MemoryShock
I want to know...
Do people who have suspicions regarding the world like being referred to as a Conspiracy Theorist?
Or do people label those that question things as a Conspiracy Theorist?
The distinction is well muted in the age of the internet but I am still thinking that the label is an applied term...not a celebrated affiliation...
Which causes me to wonder at the title/article (not the Opening Poster)...food for thought...
Originally posted by laiguana
My prediction is that 11/11 Obama will get hit by a coconut.
Count on it...when it happens you know who called it.
“People do get hurt, or even killed, from falling coconuts. … Why take a chance?” said Meghshyam Ajgaonkar, executive secretary of the museum.
Bill Gates says mobiles can improve global health
Gates noted how phones can impact on TB diagnosis, as well as offering better immunization programmes and patient reminders. "You could get people to take medicines regularly, that's a huge one."