I am not sure how to react on the original post.... Is this really a much shared view on current affairs? Where to begin? I miss the selfreflection in many points.
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| For the illegal immigrants but a strain on our public and private sectors. They take income from legal Americans and do not contribute to the public sector. |
If they weren't offered any jobs they wouldn't come now would they? How many illegals are working in American shops and why? Because they are cheap!
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| Also our economy is going down because of OPEC. |
How about this? Your economy is down the drain because you spend more then you earn. America thrives on import. The credit card is as important as a lung and using it abundantly is even more important. Spending money which isn't yours will get you into trouble.
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| Because of the liberal eco-terrorists; claim that we cannot do the job safely and environmentally friendly. |
Drilling for oil is a dirty business. And exploiting this in a mangrove will surely mean the end of this eco-system. And to give this oil to the Chinaman can mean only one thing: money.
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| Secondly and more important then the first. By turning our corn into fuel we are burning our own food source. |
Come on man! Look at the ratio of obescity, the US has the highest ratio of dangerously fat people in the world. Food hardly costs a thing (according to my standard) and all-you-can-eat menu's are plentyful. And then we have overproduction. The average farmer in Ohio or Wyoming produces about as much on his own as a, average African country. So I reckon there is plenty of food to go around.
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| We have elected officials in all levels of power that abuse and pass laws that go against our rights. They wish to strip us of our rights to freedom of speech |
Simple! Vote democrate... Who's laws started this process and don't blaim the terrorists on this one. The curtailing of privacy has brought a lot of trouble and did nothing to decrease the threat of a terrorist attack.
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| We must make alliances with our enemies. |
Oh yeah right.... let's do this! How do you think you can make an alliance if you see them (and continu to see them) as an enemy?
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| By sending them our jobs we limit ourselves to produce the good that we need in case we go to war or worse. |
Economics is a dog eat dog world. US businesses prefer to hire a Chinaman then an American... why? Because he is cheaper and complains less! Why keep your business in the US if it is much much more profitable to go elsewhere. Dutch multinationals do the same for the same reason. So it is not this global shift which causes or helps cause the economic decine.
And I want to end on an upbeat:
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| Lastly, please educate yourselves. Most Americans that I have seen and meet are dumb. |
Luckily this is a global trend! I see it in my classroom too and I am a geography teacher for godsake! So this is isn't a US problem only. And topography doesn't make you a better captain of industry. It is merely an indication that you have been to school and know something. SUccesful businesses also thrive on good management and clever choices....