[hedgetrimmer]

It was not granted to ensure that one segment of the population could enjoy a particular standard of living

Sounds like you're one of those who think America has a living standard that is too high. Like the WTO and the UN, who want to see American wages reduced and are actively promoting policies that do that?

[DugwayDuke]

"Sounds like you're one of those who think America has a living standard that is too high. Like the WTO and the UN, who want to see American wages reduced and are actively promoting policies that do that?"

Quite the contrary, I'm all in favor of increased standards of living. I am against subsidizing the standard of living of a bunch of spoiled IT professionals who've lost their jobs and now want Uncle Sugar to make that illegal.