That’s the root of this depression — the drive for ever cheaper and cheaper labor for more than two decades, in an economy where 70% of economic activity is consumer spending (mostly U.S. consumer spending).
The disconnect is nothing short of insanity.
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“Insanity” is the perfect word. You are exactly right. How is the American Consumer going to keep on consuming when he doesn’t have a good-paying job?
The goal of the republican party for years has been to depress wages and scream about minimum wage, while at the same time moan about like of buyer in the market. FOOLS!!!!!
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That is the Gospel truth! The GOP despises American working men and women, but they love the American consumer, and the GOP’s not even smart enough to figure out that the American workers ARE the the American consumer. Last I looked, you have to have a decent-paying job in order to “consume”. Maybe if the GOP loses a few more seats in Congress they’ll wise up. I’m not holding my breath, though.
Oooh, you’re making me hungry! There’s nothing better than young, tender squirrel, especially in a gumbo. I think I’ll make the boys go out and shoot a few tomorrow. (We live in Southwest Missouri and they’re everywhere up here...)
Many, many years ago I had a young Walker hound. I lived in Louisiana at the time, far back in the woods, and in Louisiana it’s legal to deerhunt with dogs. My Walker disappeared the opening day of deer season that year and I never found hide nor hair of him. I still miss that dog. He was a beauty.