[Lazamataz]

Out of curiosity, what swayed you?

Outsourcing of whitecollar jobs on a grand scale.

It didn't hurt that you guys had a civil tongue even in the face of my ignorance. You could have easily made it personal, then no amount of evidence would have swayed me.

[lelio]

Out of curiosity, what swayed you?
[ Laz ] Outsourcing of whitecollar jobs on a grand scale.

Same here. I've always been a little leary about the idea that trading with a communist or slave state will turn them to our side. It hasn't worked in the past here in our country, nor has it worked in South America. And Reagan didn't defeat the Soviets by building a factory over there.

But the thing that recently made me really take this to heart was a radio show that mentioned a Pat Buchanon book, summerizing my thoughts: what seperates us from the aristocracy in Europe? The middle class. How did that come about? By having Americans build and consume their own goods. How is the middle class going to go down in flames? By sending things overseas.

And I also agree with Laz: Pat and Ross Perot aren't very user friendly. It just gives more ammo to the likes of Rush Limbaugh to joke about "That sucking sound" when it is actually occuring.

[Cacophonous]

Well, welcome aboard. There's plenty of room.