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Post by acidohm on Jun 12, 2024 4:38:53 GMT
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Post by walnut on Jun 12, 2024 13:33:05 GMT
PPP is definitely a thing. But remember it allows low tech economies to be compared in output with high income economies. Russia is a falling tech economy, where should it be put? Also remember Germany's peak output during WW2 was at the end of WW2 but not that many in Germany at the time would think that was a sign of economic success. It's a thing but also a more arbitrary way to measure, and means less and less as the population of a country gets beyond a subsistence level standard of living. I mainly just want to know who can buy the most gold at the end of each month with what they earned.
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Post by missouriboy on Jun 12, 2024 14:35:36 GMT
PPP is definitely a thing. But remember it allows low tech economies to be compared in output with high income economies. Russia is a falling tech economy, where should it be put? Also remember Germany's peak output during WW2 was at the end of WW2 but not that many in Germany at the time would think that was a sign of economic success. It's a thing but also a more arbitrary way to measure, and means less and less as the population of a country gets beyond a subsistence level standard of living. I mainly just want to know who can buy the most gold at the end of each month with what they earned. So you have gone back to a gold standard?
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Post by walnut on Jun 12, 2024 15:42:45 GMT
It's a thing but also a more arbitrary way to measure, and means less and less as the population of a country gets beyond a subsistence level standard of living. I mainly just want to know who can buy the most gold at the end of each month with what they earned. So you have gone back to a gold standard? I wish we could but no. Actually possibly for the rest of the year I think that the dollar looks somewhat attractive. I'm buying short term treasuries and rolling them over every month or so. My point was that PPP is not only an arbitrary metric, not unlike the moving target "poverty line" which is generally determined by liberal think tank economists, but I think that the PPP lends itself to propaganda/ agenda loaded use.
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Post by code on Jun 13, 2024 16:02:42 GMT
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Post by glennkoks on Jun 18, 2024 11:52:11 GMT
MoscowMe, It seems the Ukrainians are getting ready to put those F16's to good use. You have been quite lately, so I thought I would stir the pot...
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Post by missouriboy on Jun 18, 2024 12:33:58 GMT
MoscowMe, It seems the Ukrainians are getting ready to put those F16's to good use. You have been quite lately, so I thought I would stir the pot... Pot may be what is required.
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Post by missouriboy on Jun 18, 2024 13:28:08 GMT
This showed up on the same screen with Peter Zeihan above. Victor Hanson. I had not seen it. It is interesting ... and raises many questions. Related ...
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Post by acidohm on Jun 18, 2024 18:29:06 GMT
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Post by walnut on Jun 19, 2024 2:52:46 GMT
And at probably only 3x the price! Seems like the neocons made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
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Post by glennkoks on Jun 19, 2024 2:54:24 GMT
And at probably only 3x the price! Seems like the neocons made him an offer he couldn't refuse. I don't think they were impressed by the Russian quality... Seems like India would want to do business with their BRIC brethren. Perhaps that entire "economic partnership" is not so tight knit.
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Post by walnut on Jun 19, 2024 4:22:22 GMT
And at probably only 3x the price! Seems like the neocons made him an offer he couldn't refuse. I don't think they were impressed by the Russian quality... Seems like India would want to do business with their BRIC brethren. Perhaps that entire "economic partnership" is not so tight knit. That was my thought too. I think that BRICS is not really a thing. Grumbling about the US dollar hegemony is trending right now.
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Post by acidohm on Jun 19, 2024 9:21:10 GMT
Russias capacity to provide any APC must also be low..
Ukraine is turning its drone tech to AA. imagine $500 of fpv drone taking out one of those alligator twin rotor choppers the Russians use!
Russian Orlan reconnaissance drones are currently being taken down by drone AA...
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Post by missouriboy on Jun 19, 2024 13:19:19 GMT
Russias capacity to provide any APC must also be low.. Ukraine is turning its drone tech to AA. imagine $500 of fpv drone taking out one of those alligator twin rotor choppers the Russians use! Russian Orlan reconnaissance drones are currently being taken down by drone AA... Micro-war-tech (Death in a Thimble) have made the Russian style of warfare obsolete. Now imagine Jihadis armed with Alah's mosquito of devine retribution. This ain't Kansas anymore Toto.
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Post by glennkoks on Jun 19, 2024 21:39:11 GMT
Presented without comment.
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