tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post713584553477938064..comments2023-05-31T14:16:36.022+03:00Comments on Otto's Random Thoughts: Is it really that bad in the US now?J. Otto Pohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-48092361118576968322011-10-15T01:04:08.141+03:002011-10-15T01:04:08.141+03:00I think it's a stretch to compare the US econo...I think it's a stretch to compare the US economy structurally with that of the USSR in its last days. Which is not to minimize the real problems (relatively high unemployment, income and wealth inequality, foreclosures, etc.), but in terms of the underlying structure of the two economies I don't think it's a very sound comparison.LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-62286576766262603362011-10-10T18:03:50.096+03:002011-10-10T18:03:50.096+03:00The big debate in the Republican primaries is whet...The big debate in the Republican primaries is whether or not Romney's a Christian. Perry has the endorsement of a guy who said only a true Christian should be president. That's how far American politics have descended into medieval absurdity.Leo Tolstoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981175004364048601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-40628790395052454132011-10-08T22:17:56.776+03:002011-10-08T22:17:56.776+03:00I was hoping somebody would tell me I was wrong. O...I was hoping somebody would tell me I was wrong. Oh well I was going to stay in Ghana for a while anyways.J. Otto Pohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-41084506729918708342011-10-08T18:13:54.941+03:002011-10-08T18:13:54.941+03:00You're spot on. The US is a dying empire.You're spot on. The US is a dying empire.Leo Tolstoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981175004364048601noreply@blogger.com