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ElfBane · 11-30-2009, 05:08 AM

An article about the economies of empires, past and present.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/224694

It's six pages long and requires a little effort to absorb, but worth it IMO.

Does this guy have it right? Comments/critiques welcome!

11-30-2009, 05:08 AM	#1
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 70 Posts: 1,450	The Fall of the American Empire? An article about the economies of empires, past and present. http://www.newsweek.com/id/224694 It's six pages long and requires a little effort to absorb, but worth it IMO. Does this guy have it right? Comments/critiques welcome! __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.