Posted on 05/23/2006 8:25:20 AM PDT by Gordongekko909
By the way, I just picked up a copy of A Conflict of Visions about half an hour ago. I think I saw it referenced somewhere in this thread... I might post a review or something when I finish reading it.
I would have to agree that MNJ does take himself a little too series. His approach and attitude seems to contradict the point(s) he's trying to make. I just got FReepmail from him saying he's done here. I don't know why I was included on his distribution list, since I've never FReeped him. C'est la vie.
Thanks for the ping, good article and some real fireworks on the thread. :-)
By sweepers, I assume you mean street sweepers. They have machines that do that now. I suspect those were make work positions during the depression anyway.
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A little historical note: Almost 200 years ago street sweeping was done by contract granted by the city officials to private citizens. My Irish immigrant ancestor actually won several of these contracts, and I guess did an acceptable job because he died a property owner.
Street sweeping in the 1820s was to clear the streets of what the transport mode of the day left behind on the roads - not a job that "Americans" of that day would choose to do, I guess.
He also worked on digging the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. His father-in-law had a business of rendering fat for candles, etc. None of these jobs was in any way desirable, but they looked okay to some folk who thought that anything in America was better than what they could experience in their home country, Ireland.
Sowell is awesome. No question.
If he is troubled, I'll toss him a prayer. I just got tired of the name calling, especially at some of the brightest FReepers around.
I enjoyed reading your homepage.
regards,
sjb.
..once again, Dr. Sowell has it nailed...
I am steamed that we have a massive plan to stop and check all drivers for seatbelts this weekend, but we cannot deport 12 million. Give me a break. Forget the seatbelts and snag the illegals, instead.
Consider this from the employer's viewpoint. Suppose there is an American willing to fill every job. If your assumption is correct, it is to the employer's economic advantage to hire the illegal instead of the "willing American."
You mean because they wield god-like powers, don't you?
That strikes a blow to the sovereignty of the people, and our ability to clean house on election day.
You bet it does... but one of these days either the American citizenry will need to physically throw our rulers out of office and "decorrupt" the system, or it will reach the entropic point where there is no return possible and America will simply cease to be.
Man it's a depressing thought that the people would be as apathetic as to just _let_ it happen...
They would still add to the supply of labor, thus exerting a downward pressure on wages. It would just be unable to go below the minimum.
Very funny!! Maybe we should have an invasion of our own. Conquista Mexico!!
Is that really how we should treat one another?
If you think MM is over the line tell him in private not here and how you feel with his outburst!
I think we need go beyond our self when someone else is in pain, it might not even be FR it could be an intenral battle...
So instead like so much of mankind we get puff up!
This is a monment to reach out an either pray for another or be kind in some way!
We have a choice we don't have return in kind!
If the latter, who will the employers hire then?
Unfortunately, I doubt the ACLU would see it the same way.
I bet they're salivating thinking about all the lawsuits they'll be bringing...
I did not tell him anything. Re-read #142. I was not in the middle of the wrangling between two other FReepers.
BTW, what is "puff Up?
It was you wasn't it that refered to him on this thread and said...
"C'est la vie."
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BTW, what is "puff Up?
sorry a failing of mine!
puffed Up?
Yeah, totally. It's a war zone in here.
Also it use to be if someone freeped you that was to remain private unless a person wanted to embrass or shame another!
Some how freepmail is not private anymore!
The funny thing is sometimes I would free someone instead of posting on the thread as not to embrass them, and they would post it on the thread thinking to embrasse me, when if what I said to them, was said to me, I would be glad the person told me in freemail instead of the theard.
But some here are very dense
ping for later.
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