Fiscal cliff...a bad thing?

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Wouldn't this force the government to "live within its means"? Maybe we would have to cut foreign aid instead of borrowing off of China and giving money away to other countries... boneheaded thinking. Maybe we'd have to quit policing the world to try to make 1000 "Little Americas"... let other countries sort out their own problems. Maybe the government would actually have to start putting Americans first, instead of just giving our plight lip-service... if an american worker owes the IRS 500 dollars they go after him with a vengeance, if another country owes us money we let them slide.

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These expensive foreign aids and military budget (which is about 5 times the budget of the next top five countries combined), is a means to show "American prowess" and allow America to continue to dominate world politics and military.

Sounds rather authoritarian, doesn't it?

The fact is America existed as the world's top superpower since the end of WWII, and while having had this title for far shorter a time (70 years) than other empires in the past (Britain, 200 years, China, on several occasions, 300-400 years), America is afraid to let go of this power.

That's why US media is trying to portray China as a "threat" - because China is proceeding to replace the US as the top superpower in the world.

Paranoia and xenophobia has rooted deep within American society - any attempt to demean America is now seen as a "threat" and must be dealt with, in order to keep America as the dominant power in the world. Loosing this status would mean Americans loose their sense of security, and they fear that the most.

It's all self-induced and over-hyped paranoia, but it's a social norm now in America.

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Fiscal cliff...a bad thing?

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