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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Well, Isn't That Just Rippin' Brilliant...

It was just a couple o' weeks ago that I found out the Chinese were cutting off supplies of rare earth materials to Japan. Now, it appears they're cutting us off as well.

Don't have a clue what rare earth materials are? This is from the article:
... rare earth elements...have broad commercial and military applications, and are vital to the manufacture of products as diverse as cellphones, large wind turbines and guided missiles.
Now, given that:
Despite their name, most rare earths are not particularly rare.
What could possibly be the problem? Surely we can just go out and mine our own? Hah! More fool you!
...new mines are likely to take three to five years to reach full production, according to industry executives...
How did we wind up in this situation, you ask, where
China mines 95 percent of the world’s rare earth elements...
How did we wind up letting A HOSTILE NATION control our supply of stuff that, for the most part, we can mine ourselves?

Very simple: the poisonous doctrine of free trade (again: not at all the same thing as free markets. Stay with me here. Don't get confused.). We refused to protect our rare earth industry with tariffs, and because China has
...lower costs and weak environmental enforcement...
the industry moved over there!

Brilliant. Just %&*(in' brilliant. Takes a degree to come up with ideas like that, let me tell you...
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