Posted on 02/02/2007 10:42:55 PM PST by primeval patriot
I don't believe the Russians are going to let themselves starve.
I wonder if Putin has put together an "exploratory committee" yet?
Apparently central planning didn't end with the Soviet Union.
Sorry to say, but this is what we would face in America were we to have a crack down on illegals.
And I'm not pro-illegals by any means.
Face what?
And they keep saying there is no way we can kick out that many illegals from the US - that it is physically impossible.
So why bother even trying.
This will provide a huge boost to Russia's worker productivity levels once the market sorts itself out. The short term pain of losing mom and pop stalls will create huge opportunities for American style supermarkets to open and expand in the region. As Russia's (native) population ages, and many of the young emigrate, economies of scale, by cutting out extremely inefficient wholesale and retail traditions such as fresh markets, is the way of Russia's future.
Once the customers of these closing flea markets experience the relative joys of a Super WalMart center, they'll soon forget about the Uzbeki migrant stall operator who lost his job.
That's just the way they like to do it; ready, fire, aim.....
"Face what?"
A shortage of labor for jobs Americans are too lazy to do.
I take it you've never seen "Dirty Jobs".
There are no jobs Americans won't do if the price is right.
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Sorry to see you think so little of your fellow Americans.
I would bet that there were never any markets until the foreigners showed up./s
It has never, ever in all of history, been a good time to be a Russian. Why they think that throwing out foreigners is a good idea, is beyond me. The Russki's are now, and always have been, a totally screwed up society. They need all the foreigners they can get. Someone's got to generate the loot that Russia relies on for graft.
Its not that Americans are too lazy or won't do these jobs. In fact IMO about %80 of the jobs they claim that Americans won't do are not paying enough for people to have good standard of living. Why because businesses find it more profitable to hire someone they don't have to fill paperwork and pay taxes on. Its the businesses and people that are lazy and greedy.
The vacuum will be filled.
Quite a racist and hateful statement.
I think we have a few million illegals we can let them have.
Really? What race are Russians? And as for hateful, well, maybe more along the lines of scornful.
The Russkis have always been the most screwed up society in the civilized world (I use that term loosely).
First, loose bands of tribesmen, led by warlords; then, a kingdom, led by a tsar; followed by the commies; then the criminals, and now heading for a dictatorship.
Yep. I can see how I'm way out of line criticizing the Russians.
This will provide a huge boost to Russia's worker productivity levels once the market sorts itself out. The short term pain of losing mom and pop stalls will create huge opportunities for American style supermarkets to open and expand in the region==
I agree with you. IMO you got it right.
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