[Aliska]

I was very distressed to hear this news. It's not in my state, but it's happening all over, and my heart goes out to those workers and their families.

They will find it nearly impossible to find comparable jobs at comparable pay. I don't know what they will do.

I'm going to try to read up on some of these issues. I fail to see how service jobs are going to be good for our country in the long run.

Maybe a third viable party will emerge, but the powers that be will do everything in their power to maintain the status quo.

Regarding the lobbyists. They have the collective clout and money to back them. Money always talks. Individual voices with no political clout are ignored because we, the little people, are no threat to any of them.

I'd like to see lobbies done away with. They are causing much harm, and the legislation that is going through the house and the senate, no matter which party, much does not represent the voice of the people. Lobbies and big money interests are controlling us, and it is we who should be controlling them, by we, I mean the people and not the government.

We aren't allowed to vote on very critical issues, just vote for the people who make the decisions for us and which issues are swept under the carpet every election cycle.

[Nowhere Man]

I'm going to try to read up on some of these issues. I fail to see how service jobs are going to be good for our country in the long run.

I know, the true wealth is made when you manufacture something from raw materials or perhaps from mental effort, like a book or a computer programs. Basically, service jobs, well they are needed but when they are the only types of jobs or when they are the majority of the economy, you are pushing money around like in a Monopoly game.

Maybe a third viable party will emerge, but the powers that be will do everything in their power to maintain the status quo.

I know, I think we do need a third party. I'm through with the Republicans although if someone like a Tancredo would run, I would vote for him, the man, not for the sake of party. If someone like him would run on the Democratic side (fat chance, but I'm playing "what if") he would still get my vote.