You seem to be under the misconception that I am American. I am not. I am
Canadian. I enjoy a higher standard of living, based upon the UN index than
both Germany and the US.
"Richard C. August" <raugust at ptd.net> wrote in message
news:zka29.2424$Fl.214329 at nnrp1.ptd.net...
> Dear Parse Tree,
>> Obviously, you have never been outside the USA.
>> I lived in West Germany, prior to and during the Fall of the Wall. I
> conversed in German with the German people, and was even "allowed" (read:
> INVITED) into their homes). I ate at German restaurants. I shopped
German
> stores and drank at German bars. I can say, with DEAD CERTAINTY, that
> Germany's homes are of MUCH HIGHER quality than US homes, and at a rate at
> parity with German incomes. This is because Germans who study a trade are
> first paid a wage that the German Government says is commensurate with
that
> trade, and second APPRENTICED under a MASTER until they achieve MASTERY of
> their trade, usually taking about 3 to 5 years, often much longer
depending
> on the trade.
>> Translation: German manufacture is much better because their workers are
> more highly educated and more highly skilled than the average American
> laborer, who is often NOT apprenticed and only masters a skill by the seat
> of his pants.
>> In the 1870s-1880s, during King Ludwig II's reign in Bavaria, Ludwig, a
> liberal patron of the arts, commissioned Bavarian chemists to formulate
> outdoor paints which could be used to paint beautiful murals on the sides
of
> prominent buildings, or which could be used to paint in solid colours.
> These chemists went to work, very pleased with the pay they received from
> the King's hand, and formulated outdoor paint which is the STANDARD for
> outdoor paint on German buildings, because this formula lasts for YEARS
> without much maintenance. American chemists could not come up with such a
> formula if it stood on its head and slapped their knees.
>> In the bombing of Dresden, in WW 2, the explosive and incendiary bombs the
> Americans used were 3 TIMES what could have been used in America to
destroy
> American buildings, yet some buildings were still standing even though
they
> were targets. Among the buildings reduced to rubble, the Germans kept
every
> blueprint, and reconstructed those buildings to exact specifications,
using
> the same or similar bricks, mortar, and steel used at the time of
> construction. Can we say the same for the USA? This enabled the GERMANS
to
> not only scrimp and save money in reconstruction, but also to PAY OFF
their
> Marshall Plan debt well in advance of every other nation on the Plan!!!
>> Go take a vacation in Germany, and see their houses and buildings. See
how
> clean and well-kept and litter-free their streets are. Then come back to
> America and vomit over the difference. Ask a German you befriend about
his
> personal savings, then compare that to your own. Be befuddled over how a
> German of modest means can actually save money, while you, a college
> educated and salaried employee, can barely scratch two pennies together.
> Then tell us how great is the USA. Enjoy your vacation, and write us a
> postcard!!
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>> Richard C. August
> "Parse Tree" <parsetree at hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:AlY19.1458$9g7.263938 at news20.bellglobal.com...> > "John Knight" <johnknight at usa.com> wrote in message
> > news:xGV19.48957$Fq6.4303868 at news2.west.cox.net...> > >
> > > "Parse Tree" <parsetree at hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:tpE19.59$9g7.22300 at news20.bellglobal.com...> > > > You have your date set incorrectly.
> > > >
> > > > "John Knight" <johnknight at usa.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:8cC19.45114$Fq6.4020271 at news2.west.cox.net...> > > > >
> > > > > So tell us, parsetree, do you think we should believe the
> affirmative
> > > > action
> > > > > hirees at the CIA who pad their figures with "purchasing power
> > parity",
> > > or
> > > > > would you prefer ACCURATE data from independent, industry sources
> > which
> > > > use
> > > > > REAL data?
> > > >
> > > > Corporations use figures that reflect PPP. It costs $299 for a PS2
in
> > > > Canada, and $200 in the US. That's not the literal exchange rate.
> > > >
> > >
> > > This isn't ppp. This is market pricing which is far more complex than
> > ppp,
> > > and has literally noting to do with ppp.
> >
> > Actually, it has a lot to do with PPP. They don't want to price
products
> > out of the consumer's price range.
> >
> > > > > If you want to know how misleading "purchasing power parity"
really
> > is,
> > > > take
> > > > > a look at Asia Week Magazine's "Bottom Line" at
> > > > >
http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0818/bottomline.html
> > > >
> > > > Do you honestly think that $783 is an accurate depiction of China's
> GDP
> > > per
> > > > person? I know that in NA you can't live off of that much money in
a
> > > year.
> > > > It's literally impossible.
> > >
> > > No, it's not accurate at all. The REAL average income in China is $25
> per
> > > month, which is more than enough to live comfortably on. I know
> Russians
> > > who went to China so they could earn more money, because after 75
years
> of
> > > being controlled by the jews, the average income of Russians is now
one
> > > third of the Chinese.
> >
> > So you seem to understand PPP with respect to China, but why not Japan?
> >
> > Can you not conceive of a country with goods that cost more to buy than
> > America?
> >
> > > > > To be specific, Japan has a higher GDP per capita than the US, but
> the
> > > CIA
> > > > > and other feminized American sources use ppp to penalize Japan to
> > reduce
> > > > it
> > > > > from $34,715 to $23,480, based on the most senseless excuses, like
> how
> > > > long
> > > > > students are in school, and a whole bunch of irrelevant tricks.
> > > >
> > > > It is incredibly expensive to live in Japan. Just like it is more
> > > expensive
> > > > to live in new york, rather than some little village.
> > >
> > > Yeah, right. If it's "incredibly expensive", then how exactly did the
> > > Japanese manage to put FIFTY ONE PERCENT (51%) of their income into
> > > personal savings in one month. You don't seem to be able to
comprehend
> > the
> > > term
> > > "percent", so let's break it down into something you feminazis may be
> able
> > > to appreciate: American dollars. In just ONE MONTH, the AVERAGE
> Japanese
> > > household ADDED another 554,351 yen to their personal savings
accounts,
> > the
> > > equivalent of $5,039.
> > > http://christianparty.net/japan1999income.htm> > >
> > > Do you understand how weak your argument about their "high prices" is?
> >
> > Americans consume things that are not necessities. They also have much
> > higher quality homes and many other things.
> >
> > You know it's somewhat easy to survive on $10 000 a year, and yet many
> > people make more than that and spend more.
> >
> >
> > > > > The CIA doesn't report ANY data correctly, as they always use this
> ppp
> > > and
> > > > > other "tricks" [read: LIES] in their reports. Where they report
> > > > > Switzerland's GDP to be $22,600, their REAL GDP per capita is
> $37,145,
> > > > much
> > > > > higher than ours at $28,600. Germany is penalized $3,000 for
WHAT?
> > > Their
> > > > > cost of living certainly isn't higher, though their savings rate
of
> > 22%
> > > is
> > > > > literally *infinitely* higher than ours, since our personal
savings
> > rate
> > > > is
> > > > > NEGATIVE after all the interest on the humongous debts is paid.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://christianparty.net/bottomline.htm> > > > >
> > > > > http://christianparty.net/personalsavings.htm> > > > >
> > > > > The countries with the highest per capita incomes, like Kuwait and
> > > Qatar,
> > > > > aren't even on these lists. Why not? What does "planet101" hope
to
> > > hide
> > > > > from you? Lookit how easy it is to LIE to you with statistics.
> > > >
> > > > "Purchasing-Power Parity (PPP) takes into account price differences
> > > between
> > > > countries to provide a more accurate picture of national wealth"
> > > > From your vaunted Christian Party website. It seems even they
> > understand
> > > > PPP.
> > >
> > > What ppp does NOT take into account is far more important than what it
> > DOES
> > > take into account. It does NOT take into account that the Japanese
pay
> > only
> > > 9.9% for taxes, yet they get dinged for having shorter school hours
than
> > us
> > > (even though they scored 105 TIMSS math points higher at the 8th grade
> > > level). It does NOT take into account that they SAVED ANOTHER $5,039
in
> > > JUST ONE MONTH, but dinged them for their "high
> > > prices".
> > >
> > > ppp is a complete and total jewish con job, just like cpi is.
> >
> > No, it's not. You can't just blame anything that demonstrates you to be
> > completely and utterly wrong on the Jews.
> >
> > > > > The fact that we have a NEGATIVE personal savings rate means that
we
> > > have
> > > > NO
> > > > > private ownership of property, because the state now owns it all,
> and
> > > you
> > > > > don't even realize it. This is FAR more important to determining
> who
> > is
> > > a
> > > > > "rich country" and who is not than "purchasing power parity".
> > > >
> > > > So now the United States has no private ownership?
> > > >
> > > > You just don't stop, do you?
> > > >
> > >
> > > To have a "constitution" which calls for private property ownership at
> one
> > > end, and a government which takes so much of incomes that we have a
> > NEGATIVE
> > > personal savings rate at the other end, makes the mere concept of
> "private
> > > property" a sick joke.
> > >
> > > Don't rely just on this comparison to Japan. NO country, not even
> > > non-industrialized countries, have NEGATIVE personal savings rates.
Go
> > down
> > > the list http://christianparty.net/bottomline.htm . Singapore saves
52%.
> > > Even Vietnam has a 7% savings rate, but they don't spend all of this
> > paying
> > > off HUGE debts, like the ones we have. Even Kenya saves 21%. South
> Korea
> > > saves 35%, and their debt is minimal compared to their savings.
> Thailand
> > > saves 37%.
> >
> > Not even the US, according to that list. You save 15%.
> >
> > Also, I looked at the GDP growth listed on that page for Canada, and it
> > doesn't match the GDP growth given by any of the pages that are
> referenced.
> >
> > > We threw King George out over a 1% "tea tax", then implemented so many
> > other
> > > taxes that 43% of every American wage dollar is SPENT by government.
> > > Feminazis just don't seem to understand, or at least appreciate, that
> this
> > > process takes so much out of an American workers' income that he has
to
> > > borrow ever more money just to pay it.
> >
> > You really seem to inflate the number of goods that people need in order
> to
> > live.
> >
> >
> >
>>
