http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/feed/? Latest topics Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:09:31 GMT 10 http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/E/U/2/bailout-sac1117acd.jpg http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/feed/? http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/middle-east-f14/kazakhstan-and-the-global-crisis-t34.htm Admin Kazakhstan is also having trouble with their economy. The government claims it's due to the global crisis, but I doubt their government could even define the global crisis since it doesn't seem like any country can. Every country that is having financial issues is blaming it on this "global crisis" that is only actually hurting half of the world. The Kazakh government claims it's the global crisis and a party within the country claims it's the government. Another tag game that may be ... Middle-East Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:09:31 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/middle-east-f14/kazakhstan-and-the-global-crisis-t34.htm#59 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/middle-east-f14/kazakhstan-and-the-global-crisis-t34.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/somalian-pirates-t19.htm Admin Apparently this pirate issue is a very large one that's growing. Most issues so far seem to be in Somalia. The hijacking of the ship with the Russian tanks from Ukraine is now being held for ransom for $35 million and was taken by a crew of Somalian pirates. They also took an Egyptian ship not too long ago and held the crew for hostage (whether it's the same exact pirates, I don't know, they're all just kinda being generalized as Somalian pirates). 30 ships taken this year. I don't totally ... Miscellaneous Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:29:51 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/somalian-pirates-t19.htm#32 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/somalian-pirates-t19.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/asia-f4/bye-bye-cheap-chinese-labor-t9.htm Admin The way the world economy has been functioning for the past 20 years is going to be torn apart within the next 10!!!! It's just so amazing to be able to actually see these changes occur. How exciting is it to be able to witness an entire half of the world come into its own in your lifetime? In my lifetime, China, and probably its surrounding countries are going to become what we are now. No doubt about it. China's unspoken trade alliance with Brazil will skyrocket Brazil up with all of ... Asia Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:16:45 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/asia-f4/bye-bye-cheap-chinese-labor-t9.htm#10 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/asia-f4/bye-bye-cheap-chinese-labor-t9.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/north-america-f2/us-layoffs-t33.htm Admin I found an article from CNNMoney.com that stated that we have had the largest amount of layoffs since 9/11. I am going to use this as an example of the problems that come with word choice and mass panic. Looking at that makes you think that our economy is doing extremely terribly and that people are desperate and out of money more so than ever before. That's generally the idea of the United States economy today, which is an extreme over-exaggeration. The reason this is a problem is ... North America Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:24:39 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/north-america-f2/us-layoffs-t33.htm#56 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/north-america-f2/us-layoffs-t33.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/georgia-conflict-s-causes-t3.htm Admin According to an article on CNN.com from August 14th, the previous president of the Soviet Union (who still calls himself president which gets confusing) Mikhail Gorbachev believes that Georgia started the conflict between Georgia and Russia by attacking a small town in S. Ossetia. The president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili says that Russian separatists attacked and killed innocent Georgian civilians and started the conflict. I've heard that Georgia attacked S. Ossetia and Russia attacked Georgia ... Miscellaneous Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:13:10 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/georgia-conflict-s-causes-t3.htm#3 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/georgia-conflict-s-causes-t3.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/congo-and-un-intervening-t32.htm Admin As most people probably know, the Congo has been having some issues in Africa. A lot of it is supposedly caused by the fact that they have great mining potential. The problem is that the tribes tend to war over who has the rights to mine and sell the minerals. Currently, a rebel leader, Nkunda, is almost invading the Congo because the government hasn't been treating the Tutsis fairly. He's got an army that's been slowly advancing towards a city named Goma which is the main focus of this ... Miscellaneous Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:18:31 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/congo-and-un-intervening-t32.htm#54 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/congo-and-un-intervening-t32.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/asia-f4/the-fall-of-the-chinese-economy-t31.htm Admin China has been making a great effort to get the western part of the world back on its feet. Their exports are key to their economy and if the west stops buying from China, they may come into some issues. As you may have noticed, I don't think that China is still 100% reliant on the west considering recent pacts with Brazil, India, Russia, and South Africa, but I don't think they're quite ready to totally give up a lucrative deal. However, as China tries to help the West get back on its ... Asia Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:53:44 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/asia-f4/the-fall-of-the-chinese-economy-t31.htm#52 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/asia-f4/the-fall-of-the-chinese-economy-t31.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/ukraine-russia-kenya-united-states-pirates-t18.htm Admin Whadya know? A Russia-Ukraine issue, and... for some reason... the United States? Apparently pirates are roaming the seas. A Ukrainian ship was carrying Russian tanks today and they were hijacked by... well pirates; and for some reason, the United States was there saying they were worried about high-sea terrorism. I'm finding this a little too interconnected. Ukraine was one of the ones who, well didn't necessarily support Russia in the Georgia conflict, but they weren't demonizing ... Miscellaneous Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:28:11 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/ukraine-russia-kenya-united-states-pirates-t18.htm#31 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/ukraine-russia-kenya-united-states-pirates-t18.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/asia-f4/reversing-roles-t30.htm Admin I just read an interesting article about the global financial crisis. As you may have heard, it's not quite hitting Asia as hard as it is Europe and the States. However, it's indirectly hurting a lot of larger Asian countries because exports are so key to their economy, much like any pro-globalization countries these days. Because money is getting tight for Europe and the States, they're buying less and can't support a massive amount of exports. What's interesting is that China has made ... Asia Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:50:35 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/asia-f4/reversing-roles-t30.htm#50 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/asia-f4/reversing-roles-t30.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/agriculture-f9/world-food-crisis-t29.htm Admin I would like to know what exactly the world food crisis is. I know that a lot of the people in the world are suffering from starvation, but why? They don't have money? They should have a farm. Are they paying for the farm? Who? The government? They should have subsidies. Why? I just don't wholly understand how there can be a food crisis. Is it just Africa? Is it Asia as well? Unfortunately the news now just talks about it in general terms: No one's doing anything about the food crisis. We need ... Agriculture Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:29:08 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/agriculture-f9/world-food-crisis-t29.htm#47 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/agriculture-f9/world-food-crisis-t29.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/german-mosque-t28.htm Admin Ahmadiyya is a group of religious people that call themselves a sect of the Muslim faith. They have a large number of people living in Germany and have set a goal of building 100 mosques in the country. During the process of building the first mosque, Germans have actually began protesting it. I'm sure a lot of people automatically turn to the idea of Nazi Germany trying to oppress the Muslim religion, but that's not true. Apparently, they believe that this particular sect has harbored ill ... Miscellaneous Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:02:26 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/german-mosque-t28.htm#46 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f27/german-mosque-t28.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/brics-brazil-russia-india-china-south-africa-f21/developments-and-the-coming-wave-t27.htm Admin In 2005 not only did BRICS begin to agree to combine business markets and trade between each other, but they agreed to become somewhat isolationist when it comes to their natural resources. Each of them has taken measures to keep their natural resources for their domestic businesses. They have also been focusing on trying to figure out what each of them wants to sell to the others and how it will work out best not only for them but for the under-developed nations on their continents (I'm sure ... BRICS (Brazil Russia India China South Africa) Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:12:28 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/brics-brazil-russia-india-china-south-africa-f21/developments-and-the-coming-wave-t27.htm#45 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/brics-brazil-russia-india-china-south-africa-f21/developments-and-the-coming-wave-t27.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/fuels-f13/oil-shares-cpc-t26.htm Admin The Caspian Pipeline Consortium is an oil company based somewhere between Europe and Russia. I'm not sure what country it's actually located in, or even if there is one base country (Possibly Kazakhstan). The United States has been doing a lot of negotiating with the the CPC to have them build new pipelines through the former soviet republic countries so that they don't need to rely on Russia for their oil (Yet the United States has no qualms about Europe being dependent on Russian energy ). ... Fuels Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:13:52 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/fuels-f13/oil-shares-cpc-t26.htm#43 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/fuels-f13/oil-shares-cpc-t26.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/world-wide-cuts-t25.htm Admin Governments across the world have begun cutting interest rates today. Apparently the fed is down to 1.5%. There are a couple issues with this. One, is that it didn't do anything for anyone except Asia. Europe and the United States continued to have their stock markets drop, even though the both the US and England have pledged some money ($700 billion -us $250 billion -uk) to save these banks from falling (all 3 of them ). The other problem, is that even though lowering rates ... Finance Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:12:27 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/world-wide-cuts-t25.htm#42 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/world-wide-cuts-t25.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/iceland-s-banking-crisis-t24.htm Admin Apparently, Iceland is having issues as well. I don't understand the whole situation yet... so don't jump to too many conclusions. A couple banks have been having issues: Iceland's Landsbanki and Glintir. I don't think they've gone bankrupt yet although media seems to think they have. One of the banks, Landsbanki, was actually nationalized. I don't know why. I don't know what happened. But for some reason, they were 100% nationalized. That was actually what I was hoping our government would ... Finance Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:37:09 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/iceland-s-banking-crisis-t24.htm#41 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/iceland-s-banking-crisis-t24.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/welcome-f28/questions-complaints-t17.htm Admin If you have any questions about the site itself you can feel free to post them here. If you need to know how to do something (i.e.: post a new topic, update your profile, make a poll, etc etc) you can post it on this thread. That way, anyone else who might see it (considering there may actually be some people registered on this site by then) could reply to it possibly before I have the chance to get on. If you have any suggestions for the site (i.e.: different colors, different categories, ... Welcome Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:29:30 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/welcome-f28/questions-complaints-t17.htm#28 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/welcome-f28/questions-complaints-t17.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/asia-f4/poisoned-chinese-dairy-t23.htm Admin Apparently Chinese dairy is claimed to have been found with melamine, a compound used to make plastics. Since it's got a lot of nitrogen, it's used by some companies to fake the appearance of protein in something that may have been watered down. The scare is just that, a scare. Three children (1-2 years old) have died from melamine in their baby formula. It causes kidney stones and renal failure. What confuses me, though, is that one of the mothers ended up with kidney stones at the same ... Asia Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:55:15 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/asia-f4/poisoned-chinese-dairy-t23.htm#37 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/asia-f4/poisoned-chinese-dairy-t23.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/realities-of-the-financial-crisis-t22.htm Admin The fact that so many people are freaking out about the financial crisis is really starting to bother me. It's time to calm the masses and see if it's possible to get people to stop blindly following whatever the media says Here's some banks that have gone out of business over the past year: ...... NONE Here's some that have been "bought-out": meaning all their clients are taken care of... Washington Mutual Bear Stearns/JPMorgan Chase (forced merger) Merrill Lynch Banks(as ... Finance Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:27:24 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/realities-of-the-financial-crisis-t22.htm#36 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/realities-of-the-financial-crisis-t22.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/bailout-bill-round-1-t21.htm Admin The house of representatives voted on the "bailout bill" yesterday. This is the one that will give $700 billion from the government to the secretary of the treasury to buy stock and assets of the financial companies going out of business with no restrictions or regulations. DENIED I actually caught it on C-SPAN. I was able to see the ending half of the debate before the vote. It was shut down by a small margin of 105 to 128. The fact that it was so close makes me nervous. ... Finance Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:35:58 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/bailout-bill-round-1-t21.htm#35 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/bailout-bill-round-1-t21.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/weapons-f29/top-competitors-and-georgia-s-influence-t20.htm Admin The United States and Russia are the two largest exporters of weapons and weapon technology in the world. We have been competing, probably since the cold war in sales. I believe, originally Russia was doing pretty well. They were selling to most of the FSU countries and even to some European ones that we actually wanted as our own clients. We were also competing for India, which I find interesting since we were selling weapons to Pakistan (Who's having issues with India at the moment, though ... Weapons Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:16:16 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/weapons-f29/top-competitors-and-georgia-s-influence-t20.htm#34 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/weapons-f29/top-competitors-and-georgia-s-influence-t20.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/aig-overdramatized-t16.htm Admin I'm a little nervous about our financial situation, but more because everyone else is getting so worried rather than it actually being an issue. The credit crisis is definately causing some problems for consumer spending power. But I think that all the recessionary actions done by most businesses is in preparation for possible issues, not necessarily reactions to actual problems that have already developed. I'm not starting to think that the panic and tension that's forming from the AIG incident ... Finance Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:34:12 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/aig-overdramatized-t16.htm#21 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/finance-f12/aig-overdramatized-t16.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/north-america-f2/credit-crisis-t4.htm Admin So what is the credit crisis? It began with the housing market. In the mid to late 90's the housing market was going up, the value of houses was rising. So, everyone wanted to purchase one. However, not everyone could. Rates were too high on traditional mortgages and anyone with a credit score of under 600 couldn't take one out. To meet the demand, lending companies employed introductory interest rates and subprime mortgages. Subprime mortgages allowed people with low credit scores ... North America Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:36:51 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/north-america-f2/credit-crisis-t4.htm#4 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/north-america-f2/credit-crisis-t4.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/africa-f5/morocco-s-goat-plague-t13.htm Admin There was an article on The Australian's website about a "goat plague" in Morocco. I'm not sure if it's spread to other African countries or not. The article itself didn't really give a whole lot of information. Millions of goats and sheep are going to be vaccinated for the disease, so I'm not too sure if it's going to become a huge issue, economic or otherwise. I think the vaccinations their getting may even have been donated. But that's not really my point. What I thought was ... Africa Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:50:45 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/africa-f5/morocco-s-goat-plague-t13.htm#17 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/africa-f5/morocco-s-goat-plague-t13.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/world-leader-elections-f26/an-unnecessary-us-coup-d-etat-in-venezuela-t15.htm Admin The United States has been campaigning against Chavez for lord only knows how long. America has disagreed with pretty much everything he's done and has even entered Venezuela to aid in any and every campaign against him. Media has said poverty has risen, domestic spending has decreased, social services have decreased, but have never once had any data to support those claims. I've found an article that presents actual and accurate data about Venezuela's poverty level, among other things, ... World Leader Elections Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:57:44 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/world-leader-elections-f26/an-unnecessary-us-coup-d-etat-in-venezuela-t15.htm#20 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/world-leader-elections-f26/an-unnecessary-us-coup-d-etat-in-venezuela-t15.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/overlapping-f6/the-united-states-coup-d-etats-t14.htm Admin I want to use this example to show you how important it is to look at an issue objectively. The United States manipulates elections all over the world. "Manipulate" is used by those who support the old regimes, "democratic development" is used by the United States. Same issue, two totally different outlooks that insinuate two totally different actions. Objectivity is key in this. I hope I can be as objective as possible, but I can't guarantee it. When reading this, try ... Overlapping Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:09:22 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/overlapping-f6/the-united-states-coup-d-etats-t14.htm#19 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/overlapping-f6/the-united-states-coup-d-etats-t14.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/south-america-f3/venezuela-chavez-paranoid-t12.htm Admin http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/11/venezuela.us/index.html I read an article on CNN.com about Chavez's report to kick out our ambassador and withdraw his from the United States. Bolivia is having political issues with us and Venezuela, its ally, is supporting it. I think that's acceptable, I mean, look at the Georgia issue. We are blindly supporting Georgia against Russia even though they are the aggressors. We've threatened Russia with military force. This is what Venezuela is ... South America Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:43:55 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/south-america-f3/venezuela-chavez-paranoid-t12.htm#16 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/south-america-f3/venezuela-chavez-paranoid-t12.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/us-presidential-elections-2008-f25/sarah-palin-t11.htm Admin I don't really know anything about Sara Palin (sp??). I'll have to look her up. I do have a theory though... Originally, the excitement with the democrats seemed to be because we would either have the first woman candidate, or the first black candidate. Now... We'll either have the first black president, or the first female vice president. When Hillary and Obama were competing this was a big deal. Now, everyone's just like "Sara Palin the family woman" and don't even seem to realize ... US Presidential Elections 2008 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:52:56 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/us-presidential-elections-2008-f25/sarah-palin-t11.htm#14 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/us-presidential-elections-2008-f25/sarah-palin-t11.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/brics-brazil-russia-india-china-south-africa-f21/general-info-t10.htm Admin I actually did a small paper on BRICS for class last year. I've learned some more information since that has confused me a little. It's questionable as to whether BRICs/BRICS is a legitimately formed trading bloc, or just an arbitrary name given to the emergin nations as separate countries. Some American economists take credit for the name as simply that: a name. However, when I did my paper I took to be a serious trading bloc like that of the EU. I found out that these countries are working ... BRICS (Brazil Russia India China South Africa) Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:38:58 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/brics-brazil-russia-india-china-south-africa-f21/general-info-t10.htm#11 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/brics-brazil-russia-india-china-south-africa-f21/general-info-t10.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/agriculture-f9/defending-the-home-front-t8.htm Admin It seems that agriculture is a very interested industry in world trade. It is the most nationally defended one in any country. Most western countries subsidize their agriculture through subsidizing farmers for their crops and livestock. I know for a fact that the United States does based on information from globalpolicy.org, and I know that the United Kingdom does based on a class I took about International Economics. England even refused to join the European Union if they did not let them keep ... Agriculture Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:42:16 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/agriculture-f9/defending-the-home-front-t8.htm#8 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/agriculture-f9/defending-the-home-front-t8.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/welcome-f28/screaming-t7.htm Admin I know very well that you can't physically scream on a forum that is purely text. However, if you are getting angry and feeling as though you should be screaming, it comes through in your posting: bolded words, italics, caps lock, a large amount of errors, a lot of short words, fast flow, !!!!!!!!!!, !?!?!?, #@!$#, etc, etc, etc. People will know. This, generally means that you have taken something personally. If someone has made a personal attack that is obviously meant offensively to you, ... Welcome Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:15:21 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/welcome-f28/screaming-t7.htm#7 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/welcome-f28/screaming-t7.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/overlapping-f30/globalization-t6.htm Admin The globalization argument is one that I doubt will ever be agreed on. There's the morality argument, the argument for peace and tolerance, the argument for freedom, the argument for neo-colonization, and the argument for isolationism. The most difficult thing about this issue, however, is how abstract it actually is. All arguments are based on stereotypes and theory. While these theories are very well explained, they're not fact, and have not been proven or even disproven. One theory ... Overlapping Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:54:03 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/overlapping-f30/globalization-t6.htm#6 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/overlapping-f30/globalization-t6.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/us-presidential-elections-2008-f25/who-is-biden-t5.htm Admin Biden was recently named as running mate with Barrack Obama for the presidential elections this year. I've heard many people complaining about how terrible a decision it was to make him a running mate, however when I asked why, or where he stands on some issues, they say "I don't know" (an unfortunate trend in American society ). So I looked him up. Criminals - he put a lot of funding money back into local law enforcement in Delaware (his state) and has supported and passed ... US Presidential Elections 2008 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:48:49 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/us-presidential-elections-2008-f25/who-is-biden-t5.htm#5 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/us-presidential-elections-2008-f25/who-is-biden-t5.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/welcome-f28/member-rules-t2.htm Admin Here are guidelines and rules for using and posting to this forum: 1) Security - This forum is hosted for free by forumotion.net. Because it is free, there is a chance that nothing is as secure as it should be. I can regulate posts, but only so much so I can't actually control the security of the website. When making a screen name, don't use any real names or exact locations of where you live. If you want to say you're a young female American -like myself- that doesn't narrow you down to ... Welcome Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:39:40 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/welcome-f28/member-rules-t2.htm#2 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/welcome-f28/member-rules-t2.htm http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/welcome-f28/welcome-to-economic-politics-t1.htm Admin I have designed this forum hoping to find others who think politics and economics are as interesting as I do. As I'm sure you may know, most people think these topics aren't any of their concerns and should be left to politicians and world leaders to deal with. However, if no one is educated, or even interested in what is going on in the world beyond MTV, we end up with societies that vote in elections based on popularity and personal sex lives rather than what these people can really do for ... Welcome Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:52:56 GMT http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/welcome-f28/welcome-to-economic-politics-t1.htm#1 http://economicpolitics.forumotion.net/welcome-f28/welcome-to-economic-politics-t1.htm