A family of four gets $606. a month in food stamps in my state- maybe for caviar, truffles, lobster and porterhouse steaks? We have attracted waves of those seeking generous welfare programs. Interesting for a state that originally attracted Scandinavian, German, Irish, Scotch and the religious Catholics, Protestants and Jews. All that hard work means nothing anymore to those that learn to sponge off the System. Even going to prison means 3 meals a day and a roof for some.// Self-sufficiency is a moveable feast.
On Mar 27, 10:00�pm, Doc Holliday <[email protected]> wrote: > I was speaking of the Chinese. They're going back to their farms, > probably richer and still self sufficient. > > Peace, > Doc > > On Mar 27, 6:42�pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > No. We have been sliced away from our agrarian past and can only hope > > to be frugal with �dashes of Scotch blood. The Chinese who flooded > > factory towns will find their way back to their villages. We don't > > have many villages/family farms in America to retreat to. And- there > > is nothing easy or cheap about a private garden. I will simply eat > > less and grow thinner and willowy- it is said to be the best route to > > a very long life. > > > On Mar 27, 6:26 pm, Doc Holliday <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Oh yes, but the ones who are out of work for the most part still have > > > land and know how to be self sufficient via farming etc; do we? > > > > Peace, > > > Doc > > > > On Mar 27, 6:22 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yes, they can- but they have their own problems as well. > > > > > On Mar 27, 6:09 pm, Doc Holliday <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Truck loads. Not like us, they can afford it. > > > > > > Peace, > > > > > Doc > > > > > > On Mar 27, 6:03 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > And I heard the Chinese are buying up American real estate. > > > > > > > On Mar 27, 6:01 pm, Doc Holliday <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I read somewhere where American Realtors are already going > > > > > > > overseas to > > > > > > > do business. > > > > > > > >http://www.realestatewindfall.com/2009/02/12/why-are-the-chinese-buyi... > > > > > > > > Peace, > > > > > > > Doc > > > > > > > > On Mar 27, 5:03 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Greetings Members! > > > > > > > > > I have been giving this some thought, and have some ideas for > > > > > > > > submitting > > > > > > > > this idea, (once I get the premise of this agenda perfected and > > > > > > > > ironed out, > > > > > > > > researched and in a proper format) to the National Republican > > > > > > > > Committee, as > > > > > > > > well as the Cato Institute, and (possibly) the Council on > > > > > > > > Foreign > > > > > > > > Relations, and several other think tanks. > > > > > > > > > I would really like to hear input, "yea's"; "nay's"; "This > > > > > > > > stinks"; "Horse > > > > > > > > Hockey"; or even "Sounds Pretty Good" from anyone and everyone. > > > > > > > > The more > > > > > > > > bullets that folks can shoot at this, the better I might be > > > > > > > > able to perfect > > > > > > > > what it is that I am proposing. > > > > > > > > > Thanks to Marty Carbone and to Mr. Joe Fritz, Esq., (Tampa > > > > > > > > Florida) for > > > > > > > > planting the seed of this idea with me, and if you haven't been > > > > > > > > to Marty's > > > > > > > > web site, it is an interesting read, whether you agree with all > > > > > > > > of his > > > > > > > > premises.....Or not!! > > > > > > > > >http://www.alphabeticalist.com/ > > > > > > > > > ============= > > > > > > > > > As I understand it, there are approximately five million > > > > > > > > immigrants that are > > > > > > > > allowed to immigrate into the United States annually. (I have > > > > > > > > not checked > > > > > > > > the statute on this, but I have been told this is correct). I > > > > > > > > am personally > > > > > > > > aware, that sometimes, the waiting list to immigrate into the > > > > > > > > United > > > > > > > > States, by (United States Customs/Department of Homeland > > > > > > > > Security) is at > > > > > > > > least three years, and sometimes as long as ten years. > > > > > > > > > Currently, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, ("FDIC") > > > > > > > > has mandated > > > > > > > > that any and all of the housing foreclosures must be written > > > > > > > > off of any > > > > > > > > financial institutions' books, as of NOW. This is currently the > > > > > > > > crux of > > > > > > > > our banking institution's problem; *e.g*.; the "toxic assets". > > > > > > > > In a > > > > > > > > nutshell, these toxic assets are total losses to both the bank > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > guaranteed the loan, and companies that underwrote the loan, > > > > > > > > like A.I.G. > > > > > > > > > I propose that the Congress (and the Executive Branch Agencies) > > > > > > > > mandate, (in > > > > > > > > Administrative Code versus statute; *e.g*.; Code of Federal > > > > > > > > Regulations > > > > > > > > versus United States Code); that a certain percentage of new > > > > > > > > immigrants who > > > > > > > > are applying for immigration visas into the United States, get > > > > > > > > moved up to > > > > > > > > the "head of the line" of the "immigration waiting list", and > > > > > > > > be allowed to > > > > > > > > immigrate into the United States immediately, if they agree to > > > > > > > > purchase > > > > > > > > outright, with cash money, one of these "toxic assets"; at the > > > > > > > > real value of > > > > > > > > the home. When I say "real value", I am talking about what the > > > > > > > > property's > > > > > > > > actual pay-off is, versus what the property might now be > > > > > > > > appraised at. > > > > > > > > > This would do a number of things, to instantly correct the > > > > > > > > financial > > > > > > > > imbalances in our Nation, and the "recession/depression". > > > > > > > > > First, let's look at the numbers. Assuming that there are > > > > > > > > 5,000,000 > > > > > > > > immigrants applying to come into the United States annually, if > > > > > > > > we took just > > > > > > > > 10 percent of those five million, to "bump" them up in line, > > > > > > > > providing that > > > > > > > > they had the wherewithall to purchase one of these homes, (and > > > > > > > > believe me, > > > > > > > > there are literally millions of folks clamoring to get into the > > > > > > > > United > > > > > > > > States that have the ability to do this!!) then that would be > > > > > > > > 50 thousand > > > > > > > > individuals. Assuming that these 50 thousand individuals were > > > > > > > > to purchase > > > > > > > > a home for two hundred thousand dollars, that is one hundred > > > > > > > > billion dollars > > > > > > > > pumped into our economy IMMEDIATELY!! > > > > > > > > > More importantly, what would happen, is that these toxic > > > > > > > > assets, which have > > > > > > > > been written off, and are on the books as a loss, now become a > > > > > > > > valid, > > > > > > > > legitimate asset. This frees up the credit crunch, literally > > > > > > > > overnight! > > > > > > > > Besides the fact that it pumps into the American economy over > > > > > > > > 100 billion > > > > > > > > dollars annually, (and probably considerably more than that, > > > > > > > > because the 200 > > > > > > > > thousand dollar amount is a lowball figure) these assets can > > > > > > > > now be > > > > > > > > utilized by banks as assets to collateralize and to make loans > > > > > > > > upon..... > > > > > > > > > What am I missing here? > > > > > > > > > Thoughts, ideas, suggestions? > > > > > > > > > I really do think the Republican Party needs to run with this > > > > > > > > idea. The > > > > > > > > only downfall I see, is that those on the far left; e.g.; those > > > > > > > > that are, > > > > > > > > "More tolerant, kinder, gentler, and more enlightened", (in > > > > > > > > other words, Far > > > > > > > > left extremists!!) could possibly be opposed, because we are > > > > > > > > going to bump > > > > > > > > up in line, immigrants who have expendable income, versus the > > > > > > > > poor, > > > > > > > > downtrodden, and dependent types, that the Democrat Party wants > > > > > > > > to allow to > > > > > > > > immigrate, who would immediately be clamoring for government > > > > > > > > handouts. > > > > > > > > > Again, I sincerely welcome input here!! > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > Keith > > > > > > > > > Let's assume for a moment,- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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