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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts) Mon May 25, 2015, 11:16 PM May 2015

Chinese Own Waldorf Astoria. Has Made $46 Billion In Investments Last 5 Years.

Some American workers actually have Chinese employers. Welcome to the global economy. Your paycheck may be coming from another country. I wonder how many foreign companies are holding American home mortgages. We are in a new world.

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Chinese Own Waldorf Astoria. Has Made $46 Billion In Investments Last 5 Years. (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis May 2015 OP

Do American presidents still stay there? Renew Deal May 2015 #1

I thought the Chinese were commies.....n/t jaysunb May 2015 #2

They're capitalists pretending to be communists.. eloydude May 2015 #3

Actually they are socialists MaggieD May 2015 #7

25 years ago we were all freaked out about the Japanese buying up and owning this country.. A HERETIC I AM May 2015 #4

Our country has been in serious decline for that entire time. Romulox May 2015 #5

good for them JI7 May 2015 #6

Renew Deal

(85,354 posts)

1. Do American presidents still stay there?

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2015, 11:18 PM

May 2015

jaysunb

(11,856 posts)

2. I thought the Chinese were commies.....n/t

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2015, 11:43 PM

May 2015

eloydude

(376 posts)

3. They're capitalists pretending to be communists..

Reply to jaysunb (Reply #2)

Mon May 25, 2015, 11:47 PM

May 2015

It's already an open "secret".

MaggieD

(7,393 posts)

7. Actually they are socialists

Reply to jaysunb (Reply #2)

Tue May 26, 2015, 01:59 AM

May 2015

A HERETIC I AM

(24,903 posts)

4. 25 years ago we were all freaked out about the Japanese buying up and owning this country..

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2015, 12:07 AM

May 2015

And before that, the Arabs.

Romulox

(25,960 posts)

5. Our country has been in serious decline for that entire time.

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #4)

Tue May 26, 2015, 12:48 AM

May 2015

That our weakness subjects us to different paymasters every few years doesn't prove (or disprove) anything. Regular people have seen their lives diminished over the timeframe you specify.

JI7

(93,905 posts)

6. good for them

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2015, 12:49 AM

May 2015

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