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How are we Doing?

How are we Doing?. A look at some figures. World Defense Spending. What Proportion of the Budget?. The US is about 1% point above the countries of EU. However,, 3% of the US GDP is a huge figure. Oil States. Defense Spending Out Of Control?. How Indebted Are We?. Future Defense Priorities?.

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How are we Doing?

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  1. How are we Doing? A look at some figures.

  2. World Defense Spending

  3. What Proportion of the Budget? The US is about 1% point above the countries of EU. However,, 3% of the US GDP is a huge figure. Oil States

  4. Defense Spending Out Of Control?

  5. How Indebted Are We?

  6. Future Defense Priorities?

  7. Or is This the Shape of Things to Come? 2001

  8. Mirror Mirror on the WallWho’s the Richest of Them All? The EU is not Shown as a state here

  9. Size Does Count

  10. Globally, who are the leaders? In the last week of March 2008, Exxon-Mobile displaced Petro-China

  11. The Demographic Dilemma Russia Finland Strong Negative growth

  12. Plus, to the 0% Savings rate, we Need to remember That >73% of the US Economy is consumer Spending, and much Of that is financed by debt The weak links. And the world has been Buying this debt: The Chinese Through Treasury Bonds, the Rest by buying bundled US Debt- over $200b of which is Now worthless.

  13. One Main Force of Globalization Unemployed as % of Labor Force

  14. Where Do We Invest?

  15. What’s It All Mean? Average Life-Expectancy: Men Average Life Expectancy: Women 1996 Relative Tax Burden Total Health Spending Per Capita Infant Mortality Below 1 • Is the US “Declining?” • Is the US being overtaken by other countries? • Are we disappearing in uncontrollable debt? • Is the US Economy being “Hollowed Out?” • What Does the US do best?

  16. The “collapsing” $ The exchange rate between the US $ and the Euro, 2007 Is this really “bad?”

  17. Swings and Roundabouts Boeing versus Airbus • Imports become more expensive, which should slow down consumption—e.g. China. • But goods are “made in China” for US firms. • But our exports are “cheaper” now and should sell better. • The US is less reliant on exports as part of its GDP than other countries.

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