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tahdizzle 12-04-2014 07:44 PM

We're #2! We're #2! We're #2!
 
So as of today, China has overtook the USA in terms of being the economic power in the world.

pushrod 12-04-2014 08:55 PM

It's our fault. Getting what we deserve.

Dimman 12-04-2014 09:06 PM

China's economy is a bigger pack of lies than America's.

Through outside extrapolation on imports/exports/energy use, rather than state bs, China's economy is stagnant to contracting. Nothing close to their absurd growth claims.

Also, politics...

NWFRS 12-04-2014 09:09 PM

Not surprised.

We've given it to them one microwave at a time for the last twenty years. Tennis shoes and crappy plastic toys and every bath towel and POS coffee pot and child's toy. Am I still allowed to have my rant if I drive a new car and carry an iPhone..?

Tcoat 12-04-2014 09:18 PM

Hooray Canada went from 15 to 13.
Look out China here we come!

strat61caster 12-04-2014 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWFRS (Post 2044937)
Not surprised.

We've given it to them one microwave at a time for the last twenty years. Tennis shoes and crappy plastic toys and every bath towel and POS coffee pot and child's toy. Am I still allowed to have my rant if I drive a new car and carry an iPhone..?

Shit, if only I could justify chucking my HTC for an American phone, I really want to right about now for some reason your post has me wanting it even more.

I mean, I'm not super patriotic (that's a fascist ideal after all, certainly not capitalist or entrepreneurial, can't think of an American vehicle I'd take over a foreign competitor unless towing was a factor) but just one of those things you know?

zohaib 12-04-2014 11:49 PM

Michael Scott is gonna be so upset.

bkblitzed 12-05-2014 12:01 AM

who cares' they're gonna destroy themselves sooner or later

Captain Snooze 12-05-2014 12:24 AM

Sorry, I don't understand the worry. In any group of measurement some one or something has to be first. If the thing that was first is removed there is still a new first. Remove the tallest person from the room and there is still a tallest person in the room. (Unless there was only one person in the room.)

s2d4 12-05-2014 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimman (Post 2044933)
China's economy is a bigger pack of lies than America's.

Through outside extrapolation on imports/exports/energy use, rather than state bs, China's economy is stagnant to contracting. Nothing close to their absurd growth claims.

Also, politics...

Have you been to china at least on 2 occasions within the last 5 years?

cdrazic93 12-05-2014 01:14 AM

waiting for it to crumble in 3...2...1...lol lets see how their communism works then.

swarb 12-05-2014 01:40 AM

been long time coming.

tahdizzle 12-05-2014 11:53 AM

Historically, when a nation fails the first thing to go is their economy.

Tcoat 12-05-2014 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze (Post 2045167)
Sorry, I don't understand the worry. In any group of measurement some one or something has to be first. If the thing that was first is removed there is still a new first. Remove the tallest person from the room and there is still a tallest person in the room. (Unless there was only one person in the room.)

Or they are exactly the same size


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