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FROM:  The American Analysis Group of the Public Security Subcommittee of the Central Committee TO:  General Secretary Xi Jinping RE:  The Decline of the United States Thank you for the opportunity to continue our important work on behalf of the Central Committee. We are honored that you allow us to contribute to the defense of China against the arrogant pretensions of the United States. America is degenerating and weakening. It is ruled by a typical imperialist bully. He is the usual combination of ignorance, arrogance and a belief that military might is the only basis of power and influence. He insults and extorts allies. He forgets that global power is based on industrial might; he is doing everything to undermine America’s industrial predominance. We are in a battle of innovation, battle for the world’s economic future. The example of England is relevant here – they stopped innovating and declined in power follows. America is overextended. An expensive ...

FIND POSTS BY CATEGORY The Beginning of the Modern Global Economy:  The Economic Rise of England Before the Industrial Revolution The Beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England and America The theme of the following five sections of the blog is that innovation and information, not price competition, are the main factors for understanding economic growth, competition, market structure and analysis. Basic Concepts and Theory Corporate Strategies And Management Market Behavior and Structure Market Dynamics and Information:  How Markets Work Economic Theory and Markets There is beginning a historic change in future populations and their demographics. This will interact with other variables and have a serious, maybe profound, effect on future economic growth. Demographics, Population Projections and Economics American History American Economic History Politics of the United States The Roman Republic and America - Differences and Some Possible Parallels China India Niger...

I HEARD THE NEWS TODAY The government of Greenland is putting the country up for sale. It will accept bids from any country or corporation. The reservation (minimum) price is $2 million per person, or $100 billion (the cost of 3 data centers), and distribute the money equally to its 57,000 citizens. Russia and China have expressed an interest, Russia to control the strategic Nordic region and China to strengthen its near-monopoly on rare-earth minerals. If sold, almost all residents said they intend to put their homes up for sale on Greenhouses.com and move to Denmark. A number of other countries are watching to see what happens. If Greenland is successful, they also intend to put their countries up for sale. For most countries of the world, even $1 million per person is substantially more than their residents could make in a lifetime. Some of the countries will probably be sold to corporations because of their mineral or oil resources. Invested at 5%, people from some of...