Japan Quake

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Originally Posted by Thief Silver

I'm a little confused, Japan has the most debt out of any industrialized nation.

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The US is the largest debtor nation. We're pimping ourselves to the rest of the world.

If by "the largest debtor nation", you mean "the largest nation that is a debtor nation", you are correct. If you mean, "the nation with the largest debts", you are not.

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Originally Posted by Diff-chan

They don't have QUITE the same power the US does (the Yen is not a reserve currency), but Japan is still an extravagantly wealthy and successful nation with the means to handle their shit. We're not talking about Sri Lanka where people live in straw huts near the ocean spearing fish, or Pakistan where people live in filth and poop in the river. They also have a government which is fairly competent and well-versed in disaster recovery. Were all this shit to happen to a nation, Japan is one of the better ones since they can handle it.

I sent money to relief agencies for the Pakistan floods but overall few people gave a shit because, hey, it's Pakistan. I understand that f-chans the world over want to unite to help their favoritest nation on earth but the money really probably would be better served elsewhere. I am sure there will be plenty of opportunities to help Japan, in the form of investment in the economy, when things get stabilized. Just be resourceful.

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So I should just buy shit straight from japan, and put the money into their economy?

You should make your own shit out of stone knives and bearskins.

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Originally Posted by Diff-chan

If by "the largest debtor nation", you mean "the largest nation that is a debtor nation", you are correct. If you mean, "the nation with the largest debts", you are not.

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I wonder if those numbers include future payouts to medicare/medicaid, social security, etc. (probably not). I don't know of any other country that has a $74 Trillion tab to pay.

We don't really have to pay it.

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Originally Posted by Type Ryan

I wonder if those numbers include future payouts to medicare/medicaid, social security, etc. (probably not). I don't know of any other country that has a $74 Trillion tab to pay.

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*looks at link*

why do conservatives hate old people so much?

I don't know. I think the real question is: why do rich people hate poor people? This country is turning into a country of people who "have" or "have not".

Turning into?

I was going to say the exact same thing. [/razor]