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Re:Nobody ‘stealing’ your jobs, you spend too much on wars, ... by witty_username on Friday January 20, 2017 @08:30AM (#13443620)
> The plutocracy, who runs things behind the scenes, decided long ago that the rent extracted from the outsourcing of industry could finance their imperial war machine.

What does this mean? Who is the plutocracy? What is this rent? The gains of outsourcing go to customers. War is funded by government debt.

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Re:Nobody ‘stealing’ your jobs, you spend too much on wars, ... by taxicabjesus on Friday January 20, 2017 @02:16PM (#13446227)
> War is funded by government debt.

About 1/3 of U.S. government debt is held by foreigners. China, Japan, and the oil-producing nations use their trade surplus to buy US Bonds, because they have more cash than they need for the goods & services they purchased America.

I think this was covered in Mr. Perkins' book, but it's been a long time since I read it.

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Re:Nobody ‘stealing’ your jobs, you spend too much on wars, ... by ionised on Friday January 20, 2017 @10:54AM (#13444644)
Government Sachs
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Re:Nobody ‘stealing’ your jobs, you spend too much on wars, ... by witty_username on Saturday January 21, 2017 @03:16AM (#13449356)
Could you explain?
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