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I think what you are likely referring to is the % of GDP that is spent on government. That hovers between 18-20% for many countries including the U.S.A. But curiously, what you get in return varies widely. If you want to compare overall taxation in the U.S. with any other industrialized...

Because an educated populace is the bulwark behind what we call our "democracy". We are losing the effectiveness and efficiency of our democracy as we lose the effectiveness and efficiency of our public schools. If you want to live in this country then you must do your part to support the...

"Military move"???. Thank god you're not our President.

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I think you're really on to something here! I suggest you start getting your trading ideas from book jackets. Great advice, and highly reliable. As we all know, book jackets are about truth and honesty! If you see a copy of a book jacket on the internet, you can definitely depend on it to be...

If you think that constantly being embroiled in law suits for not paying contractors, promoting a fraudulent scheme to bilk people out of considerable amounts of money and referring to the scheme as a "University," insulting anyone who doesn't agree with you, accusing a former president of a...

Shouldn't that Caption Read, "It's us, Halliburton and Raytheon!"

You are correct. The Iranians have a well educated population and considerable technical capability. It would be a mistake to underestimate their capabilities. The Iranian nuclear agreement was a tremendous step forward in terms of decreased tensions and heightened security for the region...

A picture is sometimes worth a thousand words. As you know one can not turn the Great Ship of State on a dime. Obama inherited Bush's budget for the Federal 2009 fiscal year. The 2010 budget saw another increase. The Government under Obama was in the business of winding down the wars begun...

I believe there is a low probability of a military solution to these sorts of multi-party conflicts. We can help with humanitarian aid and diplomacy, but our unilateral military involvement is highly likely to make matters worse; not better. Just my personal opinion after a lifetime of...

Obama and Kerry were professional and competent in dealing with Syria under the circumstances of the time, as they were known at that time. Their goal was to cool down the conflict so far as within their power and to avoid the U.S. being ensnared in a complex civil war. They wanted to do what...

That is absolutely one of the funniest things any President has ever muttered. I'm sure that any asylum psychiatrist would have many equally funny stories to relate. But this one is for us to enjoy and savor. The guy is crude, rude, monstrously unqualified, a horrible embarrassment, but...

I understand that many people believe that. My only response is that I believe he's been done a great disservice. I can understand why he seldom gets personally involved in responding to all the accusations he is subjected to. What I can recommend to you highly is to get a hold of either...

jem doesn't read what you write, he reads what is already in his brain while looking at your words. His ability to do that is astounding. For example, but believe me this is just the tip of the iceberg, he said in responding to a post of mine above "...you said that Trump is under criminal...

unless you are on the receiving end of a cluster bomb..

This is not entirely correct. But there are elements I can agree with.. We and Isreal have been major destabilizers of the Middle East. It is wrong, however, to include Soros in that mix, and maybe some of the others. Soros is a complex individual. His foundations' funding is not done...

You may be getting sucked into the the jem vortex. There is no exit. Correction: The only way to exit is to stop responding.

One thing is very curious to me. John King is the one obvious imbecile working for CNN. Blitzer is just working on brain stem only, but King is the real deal.That came out in one of the Obama debates, I think it was; years back. it wasn't until then I realized that "this guy is an imbecile."...

zero jem, you know I love you. But get help, you are delusional.

Well, let's see how effectively he uses his real estate skills in making a deal with Assad. :D Better I hope, than his negotiating skills with his biographer whom he sued for liable and lost! As we all know, since Trump has told us, many times, he is a wonderful deal maker, and "everyone...