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i say ya even though im from U.S.A i think they should
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Very Grave Indeed
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but the UN is basically powerless.... I mean one of the major problems with the UN is the 5 permanant security council members.... if any one of them disagrees then nothing gets through even though the voting comes to 14-1. UN army is not going to happen unless all 5 members of the security council agree to have one....which will never happen. Just look at the US...when they wanted approval to get into Iraq... the UN said that is violating international law yet the US just moved into Iraq...and the UN did nothing about it...now if they have thier own army...? Would they dare to invade the US? Who spends over 600 billion dollars into military techonology...more than all of the worlds military spending combined? I think not.
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Very Grave Indeed
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So...because the US is powerful enough to flout international convention, we should just never establish any international convention at all...what a wonderful plan.
Should we all just subjugate the international will to that of America? Let it dictate all world policy on all issues? Just because the UN under either circumstance couldn't militarily stop -the US- doesn't necessarily mean they ought not to attempt to stop other people acting in violation of the rules they agreed to follow when they joined the UN. I mean...just because my house wouldn't survive a rocket attack, I shouldn't maybe lock my door so the robbers can't get in? |
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What protects the consumer then? Well, first of all it's important to realize that even in monopoly positions like this, cost of services will only neccessarily rise to the maximum amount the consumer can tolerate. It may be very expensive, but in order for the operator of the road to continue to make money they have to offer their services at a price the customer will buy. In terms of "pocketing the money", there's a very obvious set of mechanisms in place to discourage this. Firstly, any failure to maintain the capital investment in forms of roads decreases the earning power brought about by holding those roads. It does so by diminishing customers as well as demand. Even when customers have no choice but to use that road system, they're still provided with stronger incentive to maximize on their investment by poor service. Carpooling, as well as greater utilization of the vehicle in general (fewer trips, carrying more cargo, etc.) will lead to maximization of the customers utility, while the money the person in charge of the roads earns will diminish. There are all sorts of mechanisms like these in place that function perfectly. In the larger picture, any company that behaves like this will inevitably lose out, leaving the door open for a company which produces superior services and thus makes more money to purchase this property and capitalize on it in a superior fashion. Quote:
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Very Grave Indeed
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Fair enough indeed. Well said and well put.
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That is stupid if they do.
The whole reason for the UN is to keep the peace not wage war |
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I don't think most people will appreciate the analogy, sadly.
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Very Grave Indeed
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Well, we can't win them all. Like America...it always wins.
(Fun fact: The united states has never lost a war in which mules were used) |
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It was Woodro Wilson who thought of the "league of nations" the government rejected this idea at first...but when his term was up they revised his plans in the US governments favor which created the UN....
look back at 1950....Rene Pleven wanted a united europe army.... but the US denied this action so the united european army was never formed. We are in a unipolar world....just deal with it....till 2020 when China becomes #1. |
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