I was responding to Ixtelan On Aug 22, 5:22 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > "I've never been unemployed ... you?" > > Once, for about a month, right after I got out of the Army in 1979....There > was a recession going on then too, and I was a 22 year old dumbass who > thought I knew a whole lot about most everything. Don't get me wrong, there > have been some lean times, but in general, anyone can get out and go make > a little money....Might not be what you want to do, but that is the > distinction between those who are successful and those who are not: > > "*Successful folks do the things that unsuccessful folks don't want to do*" > Dale Carnegie > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 5:07 PM, plainolamerican > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Today, our foreign competitors have recovered, sweatshops and slavery > > have been abolished, and our natural resources are exhausted. Welcome > > to the 21st century, unemployed America! > > ---- > > our? where are you from? > > > I've never been unemployed ... you? > > > On Aug 20, 5:45 pm, Ixtelan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Wow. This one is turning up everywhere. > > > > In the 19th century, the United States benefited from the theft of > > > other peoples' labor (slavery), took no care to preserve the air, > > > water, or forests, put women and children into sweatshops, and enjoyed > > > pacified neighbors on its northern and southern borders. > > > > In the 20th century, the U.S. Air Force blasted the crap out of our > > > main economic competitors, Germany and Japan, and did precious little > > > to help our allies, Britain and the USSR, to recover. If you have the > > > only functioning industrial economy in the world, you can do pretty > > > good for yourself. > > > > Today, our foreign competitors have recovered, sweatshops and slavery > > > have been abolished, and our natural resources are exhausted. Welcome > > > to the 21st century, unemployed America! > > > > On Aug 18, 1:59 pm, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The Economic Foundation of FreedomWhat Explains America's Achievements > > of the Last 150 Years?Howard Buffett > > > > September 2003 • Volume: 53 • Issue: 8 • > > > >http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/the-economic-foundation-of-f. > > .. > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
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