Posted on 02/04/2006 4:38:34 AM PST by Tyche
Thanks, and well stated.
I'm living proof of that. Doing what I have to do while I complete nursing school.
SO COUNT THE IT JOB I COULD BE DOING AS "UNFILLED" BY A QUALIFIED AMERICAN CITIZEN.
To secure freetraders profits?
"Who really, is GW? Is he a puppet of his father's other son (Clinton)?"
No, they're both puppets. I doubt we'll ever find out who really gives the orders. It's easy to see the American people don't really have a say in government unless they can cough up some bucks to bribe their representatives.
It shouldn't matter who your rep is.
The question is do you want your rep to vote for hastert or nancy pelosi.
Now if you don't care if a san francisco liberal takes san francisco nationwide then it makes sense to vote third party.
Just know that nancy pelosi is worse than you can ever imagine.
Freedom, justice, and merit. They aren't fighting so you can eat some poor bright kid in India's lunch.
Large corporations have been global since the 19th century. And are only going to get more so, forever. They perform necessary technological tasks for all of humanity. They are not your property.
I've got no problem using trade strategically where actual grand strategy considerations are involved, nor with using it to promote human rights or democracy. But when those become excuses to reduce trade, you lose me. There is no reason not to recruit the talented, nor is there any economic reason not to trade with friendly democracies (e.g. Mexico, India), even poor ones.
Pols do sell policy, it is their job, but that isn't the reason for conservatives to support this stuff (I mean trade generally and recruiting talent). It is just economically the right thing to do. Makes all of us wealthier.
We don't require military service of our own and it is a stupid suggestion. The military themselves would not want the assimilation problem and it would make the military less reliable to pack it with non-citizens. That way lies sorrow. But it isn't even a proposal, it is just a piece of rhetoric.
I will praise the Conservatives who vote against an increase in Visa's and who encourage Americans to compete, encouraging college's to have programs that will give Americans the workforce they need.
No blood for oil!
He is not majoring in any engineering, because right now he is taking classes for a business degree, hasn't decided on which kind of business degree he wants either. He is studying abroad right now, and when he comes back he is going to talk to an adivsor and see what his options are. He knows he has to pick one, civil, mechanical,etc. He needs to research each one and see what suits him. I predict he will stay with business, mgmt probably. Any suggestions?
I refuse to support the respendicans until they comeback to the right. If you vote for them no matter what why should they support us? You dance with who brung you. Jorge needs to be reminded of this. Period.
My only suggestion is to not do what I did, and study Economics and English Lit. :)
"It is simply about economic competitiveness."
Economic competitiveness is one thing, compromising national sovereignty is not an acceptable way to accomplish it.
Look at Jon Corzine, he just buys his offices. First he bought his senate seat, not powerful enough, so he bought his governor seat. Next stop, the President. That may take all his money, though.
Enforce the law and police the border with Mexico, I'm entirely with you. Reject give away amnesties, I'm entirely with you. Turn away bright people who want to come work here, bringing all their talent and the economic growth it will bring, no thanks. There is no "sovereignty" in economic suicide.
Loved the chart, very interesting. Aren't most CEO's of corporations, business majors? not engineers? Aren't most business owners, business majors or drop outs like Bill Gates? Or me, a drop out of college, making six figures in my fifties selling real estate?
Isn't Social Darwinism grand ? Who needs people with less than 170 IQ ?
A nation, and we live in a world of nation states, not 'global economies', retains the loyalty of its citizens by putting THEIR well being ahead of transnational corporations. And most of those citizens will have IQs of less than 170. China and India understand that perfectly well. A nation has a higher purpose than maximizing 'efficiency' or shareholder equity. And last time I checked neither China nor India stopped being old fashioned nation states.
The 'citizen of the world' of the right like you (and your perspective is that of some kind of transnational elite) is no better than the 'citizen of the world' of the left who insists that America must act according to 'international opinion' and the UN.
It all depends how much "stock" one owns:
Top 5% owns about 60% of nation wealth. Bottom 60% owns about 4%. Welcome to Latin American model.
Republicans just voted to cut 39 billion from the budget.
Not one dem voted for those cuts.
Republicans want to fix social security while dems are happy with the rate of growth of social security continuing.
Republicans are proposing to get rid of the earmarks while Harry Reid is saying no.
You want social security to keep growing then keep bashing republicans.
Most republicans would love to cut spending even more but they don't have any dems and have to put up with the rinos from the northeast.
Good conservatives are going to be eaten alive by these purist voters who will take the actions of rinos and dems out on them.
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