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Old 08-09-2011, 07:59 AM   #17
JohnR
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I don't think you can blame globalism, it's a mega trend that isn't stoppable. You can either fight it or make it work for you.
But we sure handled it wrong, both from Politics and Corporate. We've also tied one hand behind our backs for most of the time.

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Politicians don't create jobs
NO SHEET!!!! But they can create conditions for them or they can create conditions that scare them away which they have been VERY successful as of late. Job creation takes a product and/or service .... DAmn - must go to work

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But it sounds like you advocate a balanced approach, like most pragmatic people.
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That's why Alan Simpson said you have to hit every cow. Entitlements, pork, international aid, corporations, wealthy etc... make everyone feel a little pain and you can solve the problem.
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Real issue is that corporate America runs Washington. Lord, now I sound like Ralph Nader

-spence
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Substance Teddy-poo, substance. Don't jab behine the near anarchist left - give me solutions, show me your smartabilityfactor instead of a drive by prettypleeze

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