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I wasn’t being defensive or sarcastic... I was telling the truth. Again the days of working at the same job for life is no longer there.. I don’t like to live in a protectionist economy.. It has been always a failure.. As for the common man, well the common man shouldn’t depend on the government for their job. The common man should find ways to better themselves....

I agree that American’s should better themselves, and yet it is not anyone but the individual who should decide what is better. That should not be the prerogative of the Department of Manpower Planning in Washington. Robert Reisch (I can’t remember how to spell his name, excuse me), was one who liked to tell Americans that “they must change.” Government shouldn’t be telling Americans any such thing.

Americans should also educate themselves and stop and think about all these reports of prosperity which are not based on what is happening on the ground in thousands of American towns and communities, and may not really apply there.

I’m advocating fuller explanations of (1.) how these reports are compiled; (2.) who is actually making the money; (3.) who are the people getting the jobs - are they Americans or foreigners); (4.) etc. Many such reports are dishonest by virtue of the fact that they are a half-truth; they tell only part of the real story.