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To: Havoc
..should have to live with American sovereignty, market rules and less profit than they could get if slavery were still in vogue.

Do "market rules" mean that a company should submit itself to countless frivolous lawsuits every time a customer is disappointed in a product?

Does it mean submitting itself to countless local, state, and federal "impact fee" laws -- thereby increasing startup and maintenance costs by hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars?

Still, even with the extra burden to business in America, my son just got hired by a pharmecutical company (six figure salary). My best friend's son just got hired in a great job ($70,000/year)in the travel business.

A local mid-sized business near my home (which makes Christmas decorations, of all things) is booming and hiring more people.

And home repair contractors are so busy they are backed up two, three and four months in advance.

All this gripe about not being able to get a job usually comes from people who worked at one job for 20 years, and now they want to get the exact same job again.

Things change. People must change also.

58 posted on 01/02/2006 6:41:12 AM PST by Edit35
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To: MojoWire
Do "market rules" mean that a company should submit itself to countless frivolous lawsuits every time a customer is disappointed in a product?

Market rules means just that "market rules" - aka the laws of the land and of the system in which our economy exists - capitalism, supply and demand. But, if you want to allude to "regulation" as the bad kitty word for the day.. go ahead. We all love it when you start decrying laws against slavery, child labor, sweatshops and the like as the reasons for going overseas. Business breaks the law so we pass new laws and stricter enforcement to balance the lack of business ethics and business whines about being treated unfairly just because they have no ethics. Boohoo. Cry me a river and make me care. Sounds as bad as liberals. Beat up the other guy, slander them and then cry when busted for it... Even Whackamole isn't usually *this* easy.

Does it mean submitting itself to countless local, state, and federal "impact fee" laws -- thereby increasing startup and maintenance costs by hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars?

Increasing startup fees that are paid by whom, exactly. When Chrysler built it's latest plant in My hometown, Guess who had to pay their taxes... Wasn't Chrysler, it was every property owner within 5 minutes of the plant - which would exclude most Chrysler workers who could afford to move outside of those bounds. I make 7 bucks an hour and subsidize guys making 25. Again, whine me a river and make me care.

Still, even with the extra burden to business in America, my son just got hired by a pharmecutical company (six figure salary). My best friend's son just got hired in a great job ($70,000/year)in the travel business.

Goody for them. Glad to hear some mythical person out there I've never seen is doing well. One day such circumstance might find the average american out here in flyover country that was shafted by the presidents trade policy and has had to work 2-3 jobs to keep eating. When you have money, things can be simple - you forget what it's like not having any and then you impute to others your care free attitudes like the rest of the treason lobby does - "just move" (on what), "Go back to school" (on what).. When people are complaining they can barely afford their bills and food, it somehow never connects with the treason lobby that people who don't have any money don't have any money. It may seem a trivial point; but, it's actually rather big and tough to miss - that is unless you're part of the treason lobby, then you can just gloss over it.. But I digress..

A local mid-sized business near my home (which makes Christmas decorations, of all things) is booming and hiring more people.

Again, wonderful. Glad to hear of another mythical enterprise I've not seen out here where it'd do me and countless others good. Instead, what we're seeing here is businesses packing their bags for China, India, Mexico, Brazil, etc.

And home repair contractors are so busy they are backed up two, three and four months in advance.

Ah, yes, the allusion I've been waiting for to everyone on the planet can be a construction worker, HVAC, etc. In an already glutted market where guys in my town are making peanuts for what should be well paying building jobs, we can all go into construction as the last refuge in this grand economy. Or small engine repair..

All this gripe about not being able to get a job usually comes from people who worked at one job for 20 years, and now they want to get the exact same job again.

In my experience, it comes from people needing work - and something that pays the bills. If you want some whining condescending opinions, I can give you plenty. I'd rather stick to the facts on the ground.. I've had enough of condescending treason lobby opinions.

82 posted on 01/02/2006 7:20:44 AM PST by Havoc (President George and King George.. coincidence?)
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