1/4 Pole wrote:
Come January 1st we're going to see the largest tax increases in U.S. history.
That is becasue "few" have jobs that support a family modestly. Someone has to pay to support the jobless, homeless, the disenfranchised, the poor, the illegals.
No one want to tell the truth...the US GAVE AWAY our hedgemony. Greedy corporations began "outsourcing" manufacturing in the 70's. The Japanese cars "killed Detroit" becasue they made a "better car" in Japan and banned US manufacturers of ANYTHING from exporting to Japan.
Then came Nixon opening up "dialogue with China". Followed by Reagan, Bush and Clinton pushing "economic free zones of trade" with China. Enter NAFTA and the sound of whoosh...millions of manufacturing jobs leaving US. All this time we BOUGHT THE CHEAP GOODS manufactured in China by "unregulated corporate trade" with China.
Walmart is to thank for that. Name one item w/o a "made in China tab"?
Add the outsourcing mania of the 90's/20's and hello...there are NO JOBS for US citizens left.
No one in the gov't wants to tell the truth. They all..DEM/REP pretend that "small businesses are adding jobs...like diners and luncheonettes.. Corporations shed more jobs daily.
Corporate America sold off our future. The US is rapidly becoming a 3rd world country.
No middle class left...those well paying manufacturing jobs gone 20/30 years ago.
Even the internet and the communication explosion provided jobs that were eventually outsourced to... INDIA. Ever call Dell for service?
Who is to blame? The gov't encouraged "free trade" and the corporations were happy to close manufacturing, distrubution facilities, etc., and send all to CHINA!!!!
With no economic base left to support gov't/local organizations...schools, hospitals, etc all have eliminated jobs and services.
My friend is a RN with a job. Has a BS and a Masters in nursing. And a Masters in Nursing Admin. She is the second nurse that told me..."even nurses are having trouble finding jobs". Another relative-in-law is out of work as a dental ass't. No money to pay for teeth, braces etc if no jobs.
Meanwhile, we fight TWO wars that cost billions a day. Why are we in Iraq and Afganistan?
Interesting, only 2 members of Congress, at last notice, had children fighting in those wars.
Gee, wonder why?
It is "all-over Jonny".
China will dominate the world in 2100 and take up fending off the "Mongol hordes" like they did in the 11th century.
We won't be around becasue the Islamic countries will eventually drop a bomb on the US. Only a matter of when. Look at the facts. That despot from Iran is already blaming the US for 9/11 . Anyone read his "speech" at the UN?
What are we going to do now? Invade Iran? How about N. Korea?
The fact that Americans have any voice in their gov't is pure bs.
Our gov't has become as corrupt India or Nigeria.
The objective is to get elected...to any position of power and influence, and the goal is to stay there...fovever.