Mei-o said:You're just being paranoid, I know what it's like living in a country where everything goes up almost every week and government funds are being stolen on a regular basis, but as you can see, I still have all the 'needs' and some 'wants'.
bladerx said:Mei-o said:You're just being paranoid, I know what it's like living in a country where everything goes up almost every week and government funds are being stolen on a regular basis, but as you can see, I still have all the 'needs' and some 'wants'.
Same goes for my country, politicians are The Worst breed of the vilest of creatures.
China is still largely dependent on US trade. A 20% tariff on Chinese imports would cripple their economy. In any case, if any major nation/trade zone goes down, it'll trigger the same across the world.Renegade_R said:Pro tip:
Learn Chinese
BurlyEd said:Your timelines are unrealistic.
The financial crash started in 1929, but the Depression lasted until the mid 40's.
I doubt that things will be bad enough for another year to tell for sure how bad and how long this thing will be.
I was born in 1938. I am an eye witness. It was not nice.
I can agree with that. I can't help but feel a little bit bitter about this whole situation to be honest, considering I don't have and have never owned a credit card. I'm not loaded, I just live within my means. But we're all affected by the fallout.lastdual said:Spending is good, but only if it's money you have. Spending yourself into debt using credit is extremely bad, and that's exactly what we've been doing as a nation. It's time to wake up to that fact, and unfortunately people are going to have to learn the hard way.
Psyfira said:I can agree with that. I can't help but feel a little bit bitter about this whole situation to be honest, considering I don't have and have never owned a credit card. I'm not loaded, I just live within my means. But we're all affected by the fallout.lastdual said:The fact is we need some hard times. Spending is good, but only if it's money you have. Spending yourself into debt using credit is extremely bad, and that's exactly what we've been doing as a nation. It's time to wake up to that fact, and unfortunately people are going to have to learn the hard way.
I'm a survivor (what),The Teej said:Then again, I have a "I can survive anything thrown at me" attitude, which is probably why I'm so calm