“I read the article on Sunday about Shakira, stating the ‘Latinos in U.S. will have “justice.” ’ Like they do in Colombia, Shakira? Why doesn’t she clean up her own country before invading ours?”
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“As a fifty-something who remembers how Oscars were never the same after Bob Hope left, I realized the real stars who wove that golden illusion and excitement died decades ago. An unwed, pregnant woman getting best actress award leaves nothing to the imagination. Best part of the Oscars was Bob Hope in black and white. Do a montage of dead hosts and that will be more entertaining!”
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“It seems no matter how you attain results, if the results can even be trusted, Mayor Gordon will back you. Look at the situation with the police chief. The ends justifies the means. Typical crooked politician. It will be a great day when he leaves office and loses his next election due to his own lack of character.”
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“If Americans want jobs, this is what Americans will have to do: be willing to work for $1 dollar to $3 dollars a hour, give up all benefits and give corporations a open end check on pollution. This is what the opposition is offering. Out sourcing jobs has not improved the U.S. economy and cutting taxes on corporations is not the answer, after all the loopholes corporations have their tax rate at around 6%. Corporations who use foreign country loopholes don’t pay any U.S. taxes. One U.S. company made $11 billion in 2010 and paid no U.S. taxes. It is time to turn this country around before we need a freedom square.”
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Accuracy posted at 8:41 am on Sat, Mar 5, 2011.
The Vent: “If Americans want jobs….. It is time to turn this country around before we need a freedom square.”
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The corporations, U.S. companies, and outsourcing listed in the Vent well describes Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. – "Made in China" the modern version of slavery.
Wal-Mart Discount Stores were founded by Sam Walton in Arkansas and grew with the theme “Made in the U.S.A. But now all of their products are made in China, and they require more than 70 per cent of the commodities sold in Wal-Mart be made in China.
Whirlpool, Maytag appliances manufacturing, A.O. Smith Water Heaters and Electronic products are among many top U.S. companies who have moved their manufacturing to Mexico.
Will the people in America who DO CARE about jobs in America start making the rules to turn this country around?
Dale Whiting posted at 11:32 am on Sat, Mar 5, 2011.
First Venter:
You ask "Why doesn’t [Shakira] clean up her own country before invading ours?” This question implies that Sharkira invaded. She did not. She simply came to where she could make the most money, a free enterprise pursuit. And it implies that her country, Columbia, needs to be cleaned up. Where her show had political commentary, and where this is the land of the free and home of the brave, such commentary is allowed here. Not so in Columbia. There are two ways to clean up a drug cartel problem. One is to pursue the cartells directly, a supply side approach. We have been doing that in and around Columbia for decades without making much progress. The other is to pursue the users, a demand side approach. We aren't doing much about that. Perhaps you ought to ask your why's about the demand side. Need I explain to you more?
Second Venter:
Sounds like you miss the imaginary and are not impressed with the reality. In today's entertainment "reality" reigns. Try watching Harry Potter. That is imagination at its best.
Third Venter:
Are you implying that Phil Gordon is typical or just one of the lot?
Fourth Venter:
You touch on the problem but do not appreciate the complexities involved. Reagan's trickle down theory is obsolete. Tax money not charged now trickles down overseas. If we use protectionism as you advocate, we loose our overseas markets when retaliation comes back to us. Sad truth is, we have lost our competitive edge, an edge falsely maintained during the Cold War when captial investment overseas was too risky. Turns out that Ronnie did end that Cold War and that was the first step in our downfall.
At about the time the Cold War was ending, Bill Clements, a then popular prognosticater speculated that in 20 years we would all be selling insurance to eachother. Turns out Bill was correct!