Well, since this list is now a forum for expression of political views, here
we go...
-----Original Message-----
From: Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com
<Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Demons that lurk in the Dark
> Actually Eric, that's a misconception. All the profits stay in the
United
>States by nature of money exchange. The only place on the whole planet to
>spend US Dollars is in the US. So if Daimler Chrysler starts making tons
of
>profit, the only place they can use that profit is in the United States.
Sure
>God! The foreigners are buying up the Country!" upheaval. Dollars never
>leave the country for long.
This is a good point, and helps to shift the focus to more of a 'big
picture' view. Let us shift more: the dollar bill, like any currency, is
an abstraction. You cannot eat a dollar, wrap yourself in it for comfort,
or ride it for transportation. Do you really want the real assets located
'near' you (such as, let's say, in your own nation-state) to be bought up by
entities that are not 'near' you, and thus less likely, maybe, to give a
damn about you?
> The sad truth is that no matter how much of the US is foreign owned, so
>long as we have the largest and most powerful military on the planet, we
can
>always take it back if necessary and there's ziltch anyone can do about it.
>This is a known economic fact and was personally experienced by Mr. Saddam
>Husein. He tried to get out of paying his forein debt by taking over the
>country he owed. He gambled that his army was big enough to hold the
>territory. He lost. That little country had big US investments and
friends
>in high places. It's good to be well invested in the US. It's what's
>currently floating many Japanese companies that invested here years ago,
and
>now they are still making money here or are able to sell their investments
to
>stay afloat there.
I like your reasoning here. This is good stuff.
> Oh, and WWII was many, many years ago. I think it's time we got over it
or
An eyeblink historically. There are still living combatants. Go to Russia,
or even Germany, for that matter, and, if you look hard, you'll find damage
from WWII that still hasn't been rebuilt. And if 'getting over it' means
forgetting it, I'll pass.
>there will be a WWIII someday. The German's are good, hard working people.
>They did not ask for the Soviet Union to control them. East Germany was
dying
>under the USSR. Now the unified Germany is coming back. It's good to see
>that a German company can embark on such a large purchase. I think in the
>end, everyone will win on this one.
I wish the Germans all the best. Since I am an American, my very best hopes
and desires are for the American people, the American nation, the American
economy. I hope that those speaking optimistically of the merger are right.
>
>Shaun H.
>
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