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To: american spirit
re:
"....What you don't understand amigo....."

What I do understand, are those that wish to lay blame to
any scapegoat they can. Assigning blame is great for the
liberals, but it's always a dark cloud when a so-called
"conservative" does it.

This Nation cannot manufacture goods that we can afford, 
thanks to escalated wages and benefits that our American
workers unions demand. And along with the increased health
benefits that we demand, come the higher price-tag attached.

It is our Government's demand for mandatory insurance, that
drives the price higher for insurance, not a few illegal aliens
taking liberty with the system.

To suggest all the ills of this Nation; it's economy; it's manufacturing;
it's high unemployment rate; it's homeless; those collecting welfare
benefits, are the result of "illegal immigrants", is as absurd as it is
a delirium of thought.

We should not be catering to illegal immigrants, but we should not
be attempting to assign blame to who is not responsible, either.

35 posted on 12/27/2001 3:36:24 PM PST by Deep_6
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To: Deep_6
Go ahead and use whatever phrase you want as in "laying blame" but what I'm discussing is called reality. I'm not talking about a "few illegals" massaging the system, these programs to service these millions of people amount to billions of dollars nationally. These funds come from the pockets of middle-class America and it's forcing many women out of their households into the workforce to the detriment of millions of American families.

You've also fallen for this notion that the wages historically paid to American workers have kept companies from competing in the marketplace. We have countless corporations move manufacturing to countries that supply workers at slave labor wages yet the so-called savings have never been passed on to American consumers. Look at the escalation in prices we've seen over the last couple decades for shoes, shirts, pants, food etc. all now produced in these low wage countries yet the price tag is now a multiple of what it was back in the 70's and 80's. Free trade was nothing more than a scam to de-industrialize America and decimate the middle-class in order to further line the pockets of the multinationals, pure and simple.

You do have several good points but what we're seeing is a colonization of this country by a foreign power, with the assistance of our own gov't. for the benefit of faceless, godless, nationless corporations who only worship the almighty dollar. I hope someday that you truly understand the reality of our situation and the savage price we'll all pay in the future.

36 posted on 12/27/2001 4:28:53 PM PST by american spirit
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