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Postby Lamaredia » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:18 pm

Arglorand wrote:
Lamaredia wrote:The US will probably dissolve within 100-200 years due to their debt.

That's not at all how nations dissolving or debt work.


The states would probably secede after the US gets in the same situation as Greece.
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Postby Saint Kitten » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:18 pm

Divair wrote:
Lamaredia wrote:The American economy is in the toilet

No it isn't.

I think he's talking about the debt. But that never stopped super powers from collapsing :P
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Postby Lordieth » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:18 pm

Saint Kitten wrote:I doubt it. We are a superpower ya know


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Postby Brissia » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:18 pm

Lamaredia wrote:
Divair wrote:No it isn't.


Christmahanikwanzikah wrote:
GDP of $13 trillion says what?


Have you ever heard of GDP per capita? Refer to the above text to Divair.

The American GDPpc is about 50k. Your point?
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Postby Lamaredia » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:19 pm

The Scientific States wrote:
Lamaredia wrote:


Have you ever heard of GDP per capita? Refer to the above text to Divair.


America's GDP per capita is one of the highest in the world, and our economy is doing the best since the Clinton era.


America is in 11th place. 11th
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Postby Divair » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:19 pm

Lamaredia wrote:
Arglorand wrote:That's not at all how nations dissolving or debt work.


The states would probably secede after the US gets in the same situation as Greece.

So never.

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Divair wrote:No it isn't.

I think he's talking about the debt. But that never stopped super powers from collapsing :P

The debt is fine.

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Postby Norstal » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:19 pm

Lamaredia wrote:
Have you ever heard of GDP per capita? Refer to the above text to Divair.

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Postby Ambibia » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:19 pm

As an American, If it does happen, I'm either moving to France or the UK
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Postby The Scientific States » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:19 pm

Lamaredia wrote:
Arglorand wrote:That's not at all how nations dissolving or debt work.


The states would probably secede after the US gets in the same situation as Greece.


But we won't get into the same situation as Greece anytime soon.
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Postby Oaledonia » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:19 pm

Lamaredia wrote:The states would probably secede after the US gets in the same situation as Greece.

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Postby The Scientific States » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:19 pm

Ambibia wrote:As an American, If it does happen, I'm either moving to France or the UK


Because France is doing just swell.
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Postby The Grey Wolf » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:19 pm

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NSG summer doesn't end anymore. Climate change.


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Postby Brissia » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:20 pm

Lamaredia wrote:
Arglorand wrote:That's not at all how nations dissolving or debt work.


The states would probably secede after the US gets in the same situation as Greece.

State secession is illegal. American Civil War....
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Postby Lamaredia » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:20 pm

Brissia wrote:
Lamaredia wrote:


Have you ever heard of GDP per capita? Refer to the above text to Divair.

The American GDPpc is about 50k. Your point?


The Swedish GDPpc is about 60k. Sweden is more than 30 times smaller. Also, the American GDPpc is decreasing.
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Postby Prusseusss » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:20 pm

Highly unlikely, but possible.
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Postby Souriya Al-Assad » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:20 pm

No need for that. All the Americans need to do is revolutionise America into something better, improved. :)

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Postby Releign » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:20 pm

NO.

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Postby The Scientific States » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:20 pm

Lamaredia wrote:
The Scientific States wrote:
America's GDP per capita is one of the highest in the world, and our economy is doing the best since the Clinton era.


America is in 11th place. 11th


Out of 200 countries.

Your point?
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Postby Divair » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:20 pm

Lamaredia wrote:
The Scientific States wrote:
America's GDP per capita is one of the highest in the world, and our economy is doing the best since the Clinton era.


America is in 11th place. 11th

According to who?
7th here:
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY. ... &sort=desc

6th here:
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Postby Lamaredia » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:20 pm

Brissia wrote:
Lamaredia wrote:
The states would probably secede after the US gets in the same situation as Greece.

State secession is illegal. American Civil War....


You think that would matter when the US turns into Greece?
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Postby Arglorand » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:20 pm

Lamaredia wrote:
Arglorand wrote:That's not at all how nations dissolving or debt work.


The states would probably secede after the US gets in the same situation as Greece.

Because Crete, the Peloponnese, and Chalkidike have announced their intent to secede from Greece due to the economic crisis, amirite?
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Postby The Scientific States » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:21 pm

Lamaredia wrote:
Brissia wrote:The American GDPpc is about 50k. Your point?


The Swedish GDPpc is about 60k. Sweden is more than 30 times smaller. Also, the American GDPpc is decreasing.


America' GDP is decreasing slightly!

It's the end of America as we know it!
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Postby Saint Kitten » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:21 pm

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Saint Kitten wrote:I doubt it. We are a superpower ya know


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Postby Brissia » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:21 pm

Lamaredia wrote:
Brissia wrote:The American GDPpc is about 50k. Your point?


The Swedish GDPpc is about 60k. Sweden is more than 30 times smaller. Also, the American GDPpc is decreasing.

Because Sweden has a much smaller population.

Provide proof of America's GDPpc decreasing.
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