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Why We're Still In Deep Trouble No Matter Who Wins the Presidency

Nate3006 Wrote: Oct 31, 2012 1:28 PM

I agree that no 'one' person can fix this situation alone, but they can lead the people that can. Do not forget the trillions of dollars siting around waiting for someone to lead and provide a stable future so they can spend those dollars. It happens that those dollars are sitting in the biggest consumer country on the globe. A increase in spending here will raise the tide for all countries and get the global economy humming again.

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Why We're Still In Deep Trouble No Matter Who Wins the Presidency

Regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election next week, one thing seems certain: Americans are about to learn the same hard lessons recently visited upon the French and the British. That is, whoever ends up being elected head of any given political system will be required to work within the confines of current global economic forces.

Candidates can promise all the economic changes they want within their particular national bubble, but nothing will actually change without the blessing of the global market gods. So then, what's the solution?

Every recent political candidate around the globe who has been...

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