Some good insight to the urban sprawl, ag system and the demise of our culture is in Fast Food Nation. I highly recommend reading it.
Mark

On Nov 22, 2005, at 6:24 PM, Clint Hooper wrote:

I agree 100%,Dan. The chips are lining up and I'm very concerned we're going to see them domino,,soon.
Our government,both GOP and DNC,is not learning from the past.
Clint Hooper
H&H Custom,owner
1969 El Camino ProTourer
2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger
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I work in the ag sector and with all the smaller farms we have…I’m seeing them go south for the winter. With recent fuel prices being so high even with the recent drop, fertilizer is astronomical, and the price they receive is so low. It’s impossible to pencil a cash flow. Only if you’re a huge corporate farm can you maybe make it!
 
My son served two terms in Iraq. Thank God he’s alive and well! We’ll be paying the cost for years. I some time wonder if the Iraqi’s really appreciate the sacrifice? Add fuel, Katrina, and all the other negative things going on, I feel like we are getting ready to hit a brick wall on the economy! I pray I’m wrong!!
 

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<x-tad-bigger>Germany's reunification with Combloc East Germany is the main reason for their struggles,at the moment. It's certainly not us kicking their butts. As for France,who the heck cares? <G></x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>I'm an optimist but the US economy isn't doing that well,Matt. Most of the economic indicators are trending downward. However,disasters like Katrina sure haven't done us any favors. Even though I support what we're doing in Iraq and Afghanistan,the cost is hurting us,bigtime.</x-tad-bigger>
Clint Hooper
H&H Custom,owner
1969 El Camino ProTourer
2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger
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What people fail to see and what the media fails to report is how well our economy is actually doing.  Europe and Asia cannot keep up.  With the exception of China, who has to revert to unfair trade practices to succeed,  we are doing better than anywhere else.  Japan has been in a decade long depression (wonder it that's why they don't buy American products), Germany has been in a recession, unemployment is over 10% in France..........We've become a country of pessimists and the media just fuels that belief.

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