Economic Illusion

Hello everyone! I'm finally back to this white space to fill in with ideas.

I'm currently in the United States having a good vacation. I bought the new iPod Nano which has a video player on it. Kinda excited. I already have that then i just bought a LeBron James Team USA jersey and a Gilbert Arenas jersey. I also already have a number 3 and 5 wood for golf. Happy shopping holidays everybody.

After some time here in the Los Angeles County, we went to San Diego. I spent my Christmas there with my cousins.

After that we went to Las Vegas, and it took us 9 hours to get there just because of traffic! The movie "I Am Legend" on my iPod was really not enough as it ran for only 1.5 hours. The next day we got back here again in LA county. It was a much shorter drive at 4.5 hours.

I'll just write a little about "I Am Legend". I love the movie and I thought Will Smith did another good job in acting. This time it was a difficult job because he was alone, so he'd either talk to his dog and some mannequins. I liked how he put out emotion when he was choking Sam, when he said "please talk to me" to a mannequin and when he explained about God's plan. I liked the story and all in all the movie was plain wicked. I liked the way Robert became a legend.

On the 30th, I'll watch a game in the Staples Center, the Lakers hosting the Celtics. I think it's gonna be a good game, especially with Bynum's synergy with his teammates rising, then you've got Kobe too, facing the new Big Three. Here's a rundown of my schedule here in the US.

December 21-22 LA county
23-25 San Diego
26-27 Las Vegas
28-January 1 LA county

Economic Illusion

Our currency here in the Philippines has "improved". From $1:P50+ it has become $P1:41+. Most countries have probably "improved" their economies as well, but notice how I used improve. It's contained in " ". So the title, Economic Illusion, kind of gives you an idea. Economies are not exactly rising. The United States economy's experiencing a very quiet freefall.

Our countries most probably have not (1) undergone better allocation(a sort of budgeting natural resources) and (2) natural resources do not sprout out of nowhere.

Number 1 isn't true unless your country has had a new administration or your government has found new ways to do allocation. It is most probably not true because for a lot of countries to have done that? I think not. The Philippines is a good example. We have the same government since 2001. Number 2 is naturally true. You don't pick up oil and gold like you pick apples and oranges.

Most people would say that is virtually impossible because the United States is an economic superpower. We know it, they're rich, got a powerful military force, and they generate all sorts of technology and then inject it to most countries in the world to westernize them.

We also know how most countries run to them for employment and a better life. This however is, to me(therefore this is an opinion), says why the United States is slowly climbing down the ladder. People above 60 usually from all sorts of countries go there to stay for an easier life. I also heard the US has taken in 6 million immigrants over the last 7 years from all over the world. That is true because I know, my relatives have gone there. The Philippines like it there. Me being here in the US, I witness most of it here in the West Coast, especially in California. I've seen Mexicans, Chinese, Filipinos and people from El Salvador(sorry I don't know what to call them). Of those 6 million people, a good percentage can give America benefits by giving medical service and the like, but a good percentage also contains the aged, those who are nearing the stage of not working.

People who reach 60 might not want to work anymore, so if people come here at the age of 57, they work for a while, put cash in the bank and wait for interest. Dont' get me wrong, that's good for money circulation. After 3 years of working then wait for citizenship. Once these senior citizens receive the pension, they won't work anymore because they have money they stored in the bank and money from pension.

If they don't work, the US will not be able to benefit from them anymore, but they will of course benefit from the pension. The US gives them pension, but the US doesn't get anything in return, meaning the government is bringing money out but they get so much less.

How will the Unites States fix this? The elections are coming and this is a good chance for the US to gradually recover from this freefall. The people must choose a president who will fix immigration. A good system is that the government must allow only young couples, families with children to go in, or not too old skilled workers, whether blue or white collar. Why? If you have a family going in the country, and there are young children, these children will of course study. Once they finish and work there, that's a big thing because educated people will be in you system. Not too old skilled workers can immidiately contribute to the system. Young couples can end up like the families.

Another reason why the quiet freefall is occuring: Lack of natural resources. The United States isn't a natural resource-rich country anymore. They've spent a lot of it already. It also doesn't have colonies like Mexico and the Philippines already, so their control is not total anymore, it is quite more little but not totally gone, because contracts with their colonies are still ongoing and they still can get resources but not much really.

Actually, most people laugh at this country, but Kazahkstan, yes, Kazahkstan, that unknown country is producing millions of barrels of oil everyday and a barrel costs a hundred dollars. It is such an economic superpower. My days of laughing at the unknown country are over after I found this out. Hell, they speak english well too. How did I know these? It's a really big secret. I really couldn't laugh at it because we Filipinos can't do anything with our economy to improve it. Kazahkstan is a really powerful country.

The last reason is that there is no war. The United States is known for its advanced warfare and when there is war, countries will buy from them, resulting in them earning money and raising their economy. There's no war so they can't rely on this.

So, countries shouldn't be too confident if their exchange rate is getting better, it's an Illusion. America's slowly falling, your country might just be stagnant or falling slower then US is.

Trying the NBA: LeBron James

All I can say is that I am sorry for LeBron because of the Cavaliers' bad record. His teammates are inconsistent. I mean, how can they beat Dallas and not beat New York? LeBron consistently puts up big numbers but his teammates are not showing a consistent effort.

Thanks for reading!