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#21

Off the Record / Re: The EU thread

Last post by Tamas - Today at 02:51:20 PM

Ah yes I missed that as well. A key distinction.

#22

Off the Record / Re: The China Thread

Last post by garbon - Today at 02:40:55 PM

and in the process they're destroying the economies of all their enemies. The plan is clear to see

To be fair, it's what we did to them and India during the 19th century, so we really can't complain.

I can. I don't know what you were up to but I wasn't alive then.

#23

Off the Record / Re: The China Thread

Last post by PJL - Today at 02:35:42 PM

and in the process they're destroying the economies of all their enemies. The plan is clear to see

To be fair, it's what we did to them and India during the 19th century, so we really can't complain.

#24

Off the Record / Re: The China Thread

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 02:34:14 PM

and in the process they're destroying the economies of all their enemies. The plan is clear to see

#25

Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche

Last post by viper37 - Today at 01:50:59 PM

Ketamine should be abolished and reason restored to Elon Musk's brain, so that he can better represent his companies that do useful economic activity and cut the stupid twitter shit already.

The damage is way too advanced for any hope of recovery.

#26

Off the Record / Re: The China Thread

Last post by Baron von Schtinkenbutt - Today at 01:05:41 PM

China's Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time

China got the world's attention last January when it announced that its trade surplus for goods and services had hit almost $1 trillion, an excess of exports to imports that no country had ever reached.

Now China has surged through that milestone in just 11 months this year. China's customs agency announced on Monday that the country's accumulated trade surplus reached $1.08 trillion through November.

Full article linked.  I'm curious how it is for Chinese consumers.  This is pretty much MAGAtland's drfeam for the US, but the article makes it sound like Chinese consumers are bearing the brunt of the situation.

#27

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Razgovory - Today at 12:34:59 PM

I should write an autoethnographic thesis on the deli. "Non-Normative Sanitary Practices and Meat Experience: The Colonial Violence of Making Me Wash My Hands After I Sneeze".

#28

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Grey Fox - Today at 12:22:05 PM

The  British Gut Empire lives on! Inside of us.

#29

Off the Record / Re: The EU thread

Last post by Valmy - Today at 11:56:01 AM

Also income inequality isn't the same as wealth inequality.

Ah. Good point.

#30

Off the Record / Re: The EU thread

Last post by garbon - Today at 11:55:09 AM

In the UK, income inequality has basically plateaued since the 80s. Wealth inequality for longer - so the share of wealth held by the top 1% in the UK is just over 20%, it was at about 20% in 1980. In the US it's gone from below 25% to over 35%.

Really? I thought the UK was the money laundering capital of the world with a disproportionate number of billionaires and millionaires hiding out with their ill gotten gains.

But maybe those people don't count because they are not UK citizens?

Also income inequality isn't the same as wealth inequality.