Replacing the UN with a real body with real teeth.

[ironsides]

Would Iran and Israel qualify as democracies? Who decides?

What about Muslim democracies like Turkey and Malasia? Are they allowed to join this exclusive international group?

Iran no.

 

[YukonJack]

First, collect from them all the penalties for unpaid parking tickets.
Then, revoke diplomatic immunity for all the other crimes they committed.

Then topple the monolithic monstrosity into the East River, and restore the valuable real estate presently occupied by worthless yahooes to the rightful owners, the American people.

And then NEVER replace a totally useless entity with another. Replacing the League of Nations with the United Nations should have been a perfect example for anyone who is not inflicted by permanrnt insanity.

 

[petros]

They could stay cheap only for so long. If we buy more of their products, then the currency appreciates and our currency devaluates until gradually our products start to become more affordable to them and their more expensive to us. At the same time, this helps to raise their standard of living.

Infaltion is hitting the Chinese hard right now with food going up 12% in the past year makes the total inflation rate jump to 5.5%. Imports from there are going to go up very soon.

 

[mentalfloss]

Basically the U.N. should give the countries with the highest GDP, the lowest democratic influence. We'd at least be a bit closer to some rational decision making compared to where we are now.