1:240 (approx) scale figures, accessories, etc?

The information is widely published - a quick google search should find more than you want to admit.

That's a very strange assumption, rather like me assuming you're a Facist or KKK member.

That's easily explained - the US has around 25% of the World's economy within it's borders for 5% of the World's population. The next most affluent 5% of the World's population accounts for about

20% of the W's economy and the following 5% about 15%. That's 15% holding 60% or 85% of the World's population holding 40% of the World's economy. Many of that 85% want to be somewhere else.

So you are a National Socialist!

Is that in someway a good thing???

OK, so you're definitely Socialists!

So you agree that you're anti freedom, anti-rights Socialists - stop your whining!

For once we're in agreement!

Regards, Greg.P.

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Greg Procter
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Hi Greg - I was questioning Wolf :-)

Hi Greg - I was questioning Wolf :-)

A very good thing indeed. Doesn't every creature have a right to defend themselves with every means at their disposal?

Wolf wrote that part .

Sa,e to you sir

Reply to
dgw

How does that come about? Surely there must be some driven business that make way above average. How about physicians? Is everything government controlled, or do they do it with very high taxes and lots of benefits?

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dgw

"Greg Procter" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@ihug.co.nz...

I just threw that in because I heard maybe 20 years ago that U.S. Navy ships are not allowed to dock in New Zealand if they are nuclear powered or have nuclear weapons on board (or maybe all U.S. Navy ships. It's a shame. Western civilized people all need to stick together as allies because we have so much in common, and so many threats to our way of life. Sticking ones head in the sand isn't going to make the bad guys go away. The U.S. is not the bad guys. We don't chop people's heads off and murder little children by the hundreds like the Muslims do. We don't murder people in the U.S. because their religion is different, like the Muslims do. We've had every right to stick our flag on conquered Japan and Germany and Italy after WWII, and make the land U.S. territory, and relegate the inhabitants forever to 2nd class citizens or enslave them like the Muslins do to the non-Muslims who live in their countries, but instead we gave away even more U.S. taxpayer money to our enemies as welfare and rebuilding their economy, going so outrageously far as to allow the number one responsible party for the death of over 2000 Americans in the cowardly sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.........the Emporer of Japan, who claims to be a living GOD, to stay in power. All this, after they started the war, killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Americans, in some cases even canabalizing Americans. How do you think the Germans, Japs and Italians you have treated the conquered people had they won WWII? We still face large threats and we always will. Now it's the Russians getting more communistic again, the Communist Chinese and about 20 Muslim governments. Does New Zealand want anyone coming to help with her defense during the next world war?

Reply to
dgw

Quick history lesson, f****it. The Showa Emperor renounced his divine status in 1946. So much for your "facts"...

Reply to
marknewton

Yeah, of course you don't.

Not one casualty in Iraq is attributable to your military, or those other White House-sanctioned fuckwits, Blackwater, eh?

Not one...

Reply to
marknewton

Boy, you are so far out of touch; you don't have a lot in common with most _AMERICANS_, other than the lunatic Ayn Ranty, National Review and Christian Identity fringies.

Reply to
Steve Caple

Well, my view is that I shouldn't have to face crims carrying concealed guns, automatic weapons or nuclear weapons. I'm no longer in my prime and my reactions are 3-4 times slower than they were when I was young so I tend to think having guns would be a liability as far as defense goes. Basically with your system the one with the biggest weapon takes all which seems to me to be the loss of freedom.

It seems to work quite well here in NZ.

Reply to
Greg Procter

It's hard to make "way above average".

They make an excellent income, but then they have expensive training for a long period.

There's high taxes - 30% at the top end, and lots of benefits at the bottom.

Reply to
Greg Procter

I think it was 1984.

The US withdrew from ANZUS. New Zealand has always drawn more than it's weight, unlike the US.

You don't think you're just a bit paranoid? Who are and where are all these "bad guys"?

Wake up! You've invaded Asia and the ME, not them you.

Err, well yes you do.

Look at the death toll in Vietnam - you slaughtered 2 million Vietnamese by your own figures - for the "crime" of them wanting their own country free of foreigners and united. Look at Afghanistan - you've sent 90% of the population back to stone age tribal warlord control and skite that the other 10% now has "democracy". Look at Iraq, at least a million dead since you invaded, a million dead before that while you kept sanctions against Saddam (91-02) and over a million dead while you supported Saddam.(78-91)

Are you sure? When did you stop doing that?

Either you're not very smart or you've forgotten the lessons of history that those responsible for that rebuilding knew. Without those nations being rebuilt your own economy would have sunk to almost nothing. Germany became Facist because the US and France demanded such high reparations after WWI.

I don't know whether you've noticed, but the US starts it's wars these days exactly the same way - difference is that Japan's intention was not to begin it's war against the US without a declaration of war - stop reading the old propaganda.

WOW! You really need to get a more up to date history book! Japan attacked the US because you were blockading their country. They were down to minimum reserves of oil and rubber and had either to fold or attack - you yanks knew that.

You don't face any real threats - OTOH you threaten countries around the world.

Of course - look at the horrific mess they've been in since the demise of Communisim! You can't blame them for thinking the old way was better.

I'm not a supporter of the Chinese Government - "Communism" there isn't Communism, it's a dictatorship, much like those you yanks like to imose on other countries.

Err; WWI, New Zealand joined in the defence of democracy and freedom in 1914

- USa late 1917. WWII, NZ 1939, USA 1942. The USa supplied both sides with armaments 1914-1917 and 1939-41 - I'm not entirely sure we should thank you.

Get a clue.

Reply to
Greg Procter

Never let facts get in the way of a good story!

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Greg Procter

I think our Federal tax top end is in the 30-35% range. Over the years I've been hit at about 21% average. The state gets another 2-3% on income tax,

7% on sales tax. Local & Country & Schools get a combined 5%, then there are gas taxes, booze taxes, almost $3 tax on each pack of cigarettes. The combined NZ taxes are probably no higher than our.

NZ may not have the high percentage of high crime uneducatable minorites and

15 million illegal aliens we are stuck with.
Reply to
dgw

I don't think we're that much different - you have Canada, we have Australia, You have Mexico, we have the Pacific Islands, you have immigrants from Europe and Asia, we have immigrants from Europe and Asia ... Indigenous population 15%, Pacific Islands immigrants 15%, Asians 10%, ...

Greg.P.

Reply to
Greg Procter

LOL! I'm surprised you bothered responding sensibly to such an obvious troll as this one...

Cheers,

Mark.

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marknewton

It was a very very slow day!

Reply to
Greg Procter

The US infant mortality rate is at 6.4 per 1000. That's 2x of Japan. The US rate is worse than some 3rd world countries such as New Zealand and Canada.

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While the US rate could be better it's under 10 per 1000. Sort the table from above and judge for yourself how 3rd world the US is. Then analyze the statistical significance of the populations of the countries being discussed.

Greg is upset with the refusal of the US to buy his tired old sheep. He claims he has some moral objection but, it's clearly economic.

If you cherry pick the data your position looks better than if you look at the whole picture.

Declare the value of USD a constant then many other countries look like they are improving against USD. If you hold some other countries currency as a constant the picture looks different but, still doesn't really tell you what's actually going on.

Paul

-- Excuse me, I'll be right back. I have to log onto a server in Romania and verify all of my EBay, PayPal, bank and Social Security information before they suspend my accounts.

Working the rockie road of the G&PX

Reply to
Paul Newhouse

There are areas where "moral" and "economic" are relatively difficult to seperate. Consider for example the continuing US Corporate control of economies such as Equador and pre-Castro Cuba, not to mention your ongoing punishment of countries such as Cuba and Iran for not accepting your imposition of repressive governments.

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Greg Procter

Here's some at 1:200...

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Reply to
Dan Merkel

You're joking, I hope

The fact is, the low rates comprise South Korea, Japan, and just about every country in the world comprised of predominently European stock. I posit that of all those countries comprised of predominently European stock, the U.S. has a lower percent of European stock in it's population, and it's shrinking. The U.S. has a good percentage of people from cultures that have 80% out of wedlock births; extremely low desire to be educated;

25% of males that are in prison, used to be in prison, or are awaiting trial; live on criminal activity, etc. I posit that if the people with these cultures were subtracted from the equation, the U.S. stats would improve by 50-100%.

Obviously the economic condition of each county is the biggest factor behind the stats, and the group of 1st world countries all fall within a narrow range.

I've heard that comment before on these groups. You shouldn't pick on Greg. He seems like a very nice guy. Back in August 1993 I was having dinner at a nice place in Hsinchu Taiwan, and after 2-3 weeks of chinese food for lunch and dinner every day. I decided to have a steak. They had American beef or New Zealand beef. I picked the Amercian, which was actually a couple of bucks more, but now I know I should hav tried the NZ steak instead.

Reply to
Wayne

And Castro and the nut job running Iran are not repressive? Castro confiscated just about all if not all private property in Cuba. Bacardi Rum had they whole facotry stolen and weren't given a dime for it. Some communist dictator takes over, steals billions worth of other peoples property by force and you defend it ? Then he lets the Russian communists set up nuclear missles 100 miles from the U.S. and you think we should have looked the other way.

The nut job in Iran wants to start a nuclear holocast so that the end time will arrive and the 12 Imam can climb up out of the well and wave his majic wand and create a global califate where every one else on the planet has to convert or have their head chopped off, and you support him Greg? Iran was worse under the Shah that under this nut job, where girls have to neek their faces covered, are not allow a decent education, or freedom to move about alone in public, or allow to drive, and can be beaten by their fathers and hubands at will, because they are chattel property like the goats........like Eurpoe used to be under the Common Law.........where girls are sold off in arranged marriages. That's not repressive? You obviously have some big hard-on for the U.S. that's devoid of any logic I can fathom.

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Wayne

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