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Doctor Who
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:16 am Post subject: |
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Didn't this same nonsense happen when Canadian trucks were allowed to travel U.S. roads some time back. The same "battle cry" was let out.
The rates are going to drop!!! American truckers were going to lose their jobs... Ad Nauseum :roll:
Just vision this: One if by I-10!!!
Two if by I-35!!!
Then the galant messenger climbs aboard his Mexican made Navistar and drives off into the night screaming into the microphone of his converted 10 meter radio: "THE MEXICANS ARE COMING, THE MEXICANS ARE COMING!!!!" |
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greg3564
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Doctor Who wrote: Didn't this same nonsense happen when Canadian trucks were allowed to travel U.S. roads some time back. The same "battle cry" was let out.
The rates are going to drop!!! American truckers were going to lose their jobs... Ad Nauseum :roll:
Just vision this: One if by I-10!!!
Two if by I-35!!!
Then the galant messenger climbs aboard his Mexican made Navistar and drives off into the night screaming into the microphone of his converted 10 meter radio: "THE MEXICANS ARE COMING, THE MEXICANS ARE COMING!!!!"
While the same issues may have been brought up with the Canadians, there is a huge difference in pay. Canadian drivers are more in line with American driver in pay and benefits. Shippers have already gone on record as saying they will increase their loads to Mexican ports, more so than now, as a direct result in savings that can be realized with Mexican drivers making substantially less cpm.
My main issue with all of this is the fact that we're giving more jobs to foreigners. Most manufacturing jobs are gone, along with jobs such as call centers going over seas. And now we want to let foreigners into the U.S. to take jobs. It sets a bad precedent. |
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jedfxg
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:35 am Post subject: |
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| i thought is was voted on and all of the funding was taken away for this program? why are we still bitching about it? manufacturing jobs are going overseas due to the high prices lazy as unions that constantly demand more for less. and i thought the mexicans can bring a load in and get a load and go straight back. why the big deal? does anyone here wanna take a load to mexico? or go to mexicoto get a load and bring back? i know i don't. jersey twicea week is bad enough for me. |
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Doctor Who
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: does anyone here wanna take a load to mexico? or go to mexicoto get a load and bring back?
Been there and got the Sombrero as a parting gift!
Quote: jersey twicea week is bad enough for me.
And just what is wrong with JOISEY??? |
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Twilight Flyer
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: And just what is wrong with JOISEY???
Mostly white vans with non-English speaking drivers. 8) |
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Doctor Who
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Twilight Flyer wrote: Quote: And just what is wrong with JOISEY???
Mostly white vans with non-English speaking drivers. 8)
Wrong!!! It was in Queens, New York..
Just across the river from the Garbage, oooppps, I mean Garden State!!! |
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greg3564
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jedfxg wrote: i thought is was voted on and all of the funding was taken away for this program? why are we still bitching about it? manufacturing jobs are going overseas due to the high prices lazy as unions that constantly demand more for less. and i thought the mexicans can bring a load in and get a load and go straight back. why the big deal? does anyone here wanna take a load to mexico? or go to mexicoto get a load and bring back? i know i don't. jersey twicea week is bad enough for me.
Both the House and Senate have drafted legislation to kill all funding, but Bush has said he will veto it. |
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Truckfam
Joined: 08 Jun 2006
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eric1 wrote: What makes my plan VIABLE, Truckfam, is that I pit the greedy state politicians against the greedy ones at the federal level. My amendment proposals include sending social security tax payments to state trust funds and returning all federal lands to the states. Military assets will also return to state/regional control. States will salivate when they realize what they have the potential to achieve. The strategy quite simple is to divide and then conquer/reform. I'm not naive as to what has to be overcome.
Wouldn't work. You're missing the bigger picture and the bigger players. If things are going to get turned around for the better, Ron Paul has some very good ideas and plans. Get the currency back in the government's hands instead of federal reserve - which is not owned by the US government, but by international bankers. Have the dollar backed by the gold standard again. Get back to the constitution and its original and intended meaning. Actually reduce government, reduce government spending, and cut taxes, and not just talk about it. This is just the beginning.
It's not like his ideas are really radical or any thing. It is just those who run things at the top don't want to loose their power, money, or ability to play both sides of the fence so to speak. Those people want to win at all costs, no matter who they hurt, or who they back stab even if it means back stabbing their own citizens. |
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