The new homeless- It could be YOU. this is sad and scary....

[Rosalind]

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Um... Lemme think a minute...

McDonalds & other fast food crud
#2 field corn and its associated pasteurized processed food products
Weapons (not kidding, arms is one of our big moneymakers--we are something like the #1 supplier of arms to overseas militias and paramilitary folks, ex-USSR is #2)
Micro$oft software. Well, maybe that should come under "weapons"

Entertainment--we're still the super movie makers
College degrees, ours are still considered some of the best although others are catching up
Religion; lots of USAian missionaries

Hunh. Can't really think of anything much else that isn't at least partly made overseas, or rivaled by overseas companies. There are some things still made in the US due to the curiosities of intellectual property laws--in other countries, IP laws are not as respected or enforced, so some companies (entertainment, businesses that rely on heavy research investments) continue to make their stuff here because they know that they would not be as able to protect their patents overseas.

 

[beak]

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It's a good idea but how would you send 12 million people home. Makes more sense to let the people that hire them spend some time in jail. Start throwing some people in jail and the hire rate might go down a little. If nobody was hiring they would go back on their own.

 

[beak]

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You know, I was just talking about this the other day, not only have we outsourced our jobs, but what the heck do we export anymore? These very issues believe it or not have alot to do with my gotta have chicks, garden, and now looking to goats or a cow and then maybe a greenhouse then solar panels. I frankly dont see much good happening until we rebuild our country, because with outsourced jobs and dwindling exports how can we sustain ourselves? And just wait until it finally occurs to the world that the american dollar has no value? Not attached to silver anymore, not soley used to trade oil, and being printed like it's monopoly money. We sure are in trouble, in really need of someone like,..geesh maybe ross perot. I remember him and his if it's broken we gotta look under the hood and see what's wrong and fix it ( did you just hear that voice in your head all these years later I can't think ross perot without that voice following my thoughts) Anyhow I think we need a real person/person up there at the helm to fix this, not a politician, that's how we got here to begin with.

I don't think I could handle his voice. Maybe somebody could speak for him.

 

[beak]

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That would sure help California's bottom economic line; the welfare gets expensive!

They allow illegals to collect welfare in California? Do you know that for a fact?

 

[beak]

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There are plenty of people to buy foreclosed homes. The really hard hit areas like Detroit have foreclosed homes for pennies on the dollar. It's the same old story repeated over and over through out history, Class disparity.

This has been a really depressing thread. I'm going to go lay an egg.

 

[andehens]

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That would sure help California's bottom economic line; the welfare gets expensive!

They allow illegals to collect welfare in California? Do you know that for a fact?

I consider free hospitalization, food stamps, section 8 housing (subsidized rent), requiring bilingual teachers and books welfare.

 

[beak]

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They allow illegals to collect welfare in California? Do you know that for a fact?

I consider free hospitalization, food stamps, section 8 housing (subsidized rent), requiring bilingual teachers and books welfare.

Do they really get section 8 and food stamps? I know they get free emergency care and schooling.

 

[19hhbelgian]

Tent cities... Isn't that what people did in the depression?...

 

[warmfuzzies]

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12 illegals???? WOW!! I thought SURELY there were a few more then that!

Whats the big deal here?

These conservitives are getting really rediculous!

 

[Kanchii]

Mm. That's what I might be living like in a few months after we lose the house. If I can't find someone to live with.
Great.