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Athena · Dec 28, 2007, 11:09 am

This is a question. When oil or other mining operations exploit a country for its resource, including cheap human labor, they only deal with the counties leaders and are careless about the people, and the results are very bad. The International banks are causing the same kind of problem, by loaning a country money and then forcing the country to use its farm land to pay off the loan, which recreates starvation for the people. Yet these industries, and the banking, are beyond our control. Although their actions can have severe ramifications, and tax payers are spending a lot on National Defense used for economic purpose around the world, we can not apply democracy to them, can we?

Can autocratic industry (capitalism) in the US, represent the values of democracy around the world?

Do economic matters belong in a forum about politics and government or should economic issues have their own forum?

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Athena Volcanic Erupter Location: Oregon Posts: 5,174	eocnomic issues are political? This is a question. When oil or other mining operations exploit a country for its resource, including cheap human labor, they only deal with the counties leaders and are careless about the people, and the results are very bad. The International banks are causing the same kind of problem, by loaning a country money and then forcing the country to use its farm land to pay off the loan, which recreates starvation for the people. Yet these industries, and the banking, are beyond our control. Although their actions can have severe ramifications, and tax payers are spending a lot on National Defense used for economic purpose around the world, we can not apply democracy to them, can we? Can autocratic industry (capitalism) in the US, represent the values of democracy around the world? Do economic matters belong in a forum about politics and government or should economic issues have their own forum?