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Originally Posted by ClockWorkAngel
Ah yes, short sellers, the worst kind of "investors" ever. Making a profit, and not even contributing to the economic cycle; fuck yea, totally helpful.
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It... depends. They do serve a purpose in capitalism and in a market economy, but like all things and regardless of a right/left/conservative/liberal view, they can get out of hand.
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Originally Posted by ClockWorkAngel
I don't think that China is going to burst anytime soon, like India, its an economic powerhouse, and is progressively improving quickly, but possessing a large population (And eventually a large highly qualified and highly educated population) it's not by any means liable to some risks other countries may have (Like how all of the skilled workers in Canada moving down South). It'll be interesting to see how it plays out.
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Given its population, China's overall education level can definitely go up, but it does already have a fairly large number of university graduates. More are coming out of the universities as well, which plays a part in keeping salaries under control, but would also mean more underemployment as well.
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Originally Posted by Xellos-_^
you can't blame the haitians either, while the medical believed they might be in danger there were no riots that night and considering the circumstance it was pretty peaceful. again it comes down to the UN being unable to provided the security the medical team feel they need.
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Actually, from where are these security personnel being drawn, and how many is on the ground serving? Under what mandate do they operate also?
The UN does not have its own peacekeepers that I know of, and have to ask countries for volunteers. Some of those countries also have their own policies under which their people have to follow - even assuming that they are under UN command, which may not be the case.
The UN isn't all powerful; it's stronger than the
League of Nations, IMHO, but that isn't saying much.