[oceanview]

I also believe that. you see meth exploding in americas heartland - why? its because in these locales, people could once earn a living in agriculture, small busineeses providing agricultural services, and basic manufacturing jobsof various kinds. alot of that is gone now, replaced with walmart and generally empty "no future" service jobs. so many of them turn to meth.

[Sunnyflorida]

"I also believe that. you see meth exploding in americas heartland - why? its because in these locales, people could once earn a living in agriculture, small busineeses providing agricultural services, and basic manufacturing jobsof various kinds. alot of that is gone now, replaced with walmart and generally empty "no future" service jobs. so many of them turn to meth."

What a laugh. There are thousands of good paying jobs unfilled in this country. Why do you have a small town with meth producers AND successful small business people? Because you have laziness, sloth and stupidity living side-by-side with the hard working and industriousness. Protectionism breeds sloth.

[Sunnyflorida]

"I also believe that. you see meth exploding in americas heartland - why? its because in these locales, people could once earn a living in agriculture, small busineeses providing agricultural services, and basic manufacturing jobsof various kinds. alot of that is gone now, replaced with walmart and generally empty "no future" service jobs. so many of them turn to meth."

Plus look how fat people are in this country. I went to an event in Fort Myers over the weekend and it was amazing how fat people were and how much they smoked. No way could most of these people handle a job. The kids looked like heck. If you want to get this country in better shape get these people off their butts.

[Old_Mil]

2004 was a banner year for CEOs and a dismal year for workers, according to a new report from the Institute for Policy Studies and United for a Fair Economy, Executive Excess 2005: Defense Contractors Get More Bucks for the Bang. The ratio of average CEO pay (now $11.8 million) to worker pay (now $27,460) spiked up from 301-to-1 in 2003 to 431-to-1 in 2004. If the minimum wage had risen as fast as CEO pay since 1990, the lowest paid workers in the US would be earning $23.03 an hour today, not $5.15 an hour.

This tells you everything you need to know. If the economy is growing equally, pay multiples remain constant. When pay multiples start drifting like the above indicates, it indicates a massive redistribution of wealth, and as some have indicated, the destruction of the middle class.