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01-10-2010, 02:52 PM

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I'm afraid there will also have to be some cooperation from government, and I do not see any of that coming in the near future.

I am afraid that you are correct. The government seems to be working against the people.

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01-10-2010, 04:59 PM

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That's why we'll emigrate to Mexico,China and the rest of Asia.Where all the permanent manufacturing jobs are you know?....

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01-11-2010, 12:30 AM

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That would be a switch. We will need to get a work visa to go to Asia or China. We can just walk across the border to Mexico.

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01-11-2010, 01:27 AM

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That would be a switch. We will need to get a work visa to go to Asia or China. We can just walk across the border to Mexico.

And, we could tell the Mexicans we're leaving "OBAMERICA"...:clap::eek2:

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NO!! .... m-u-s-t.... r-e-s-i-s-t
p-o-l-i-t-i-c-a-l .... o-p-i-n-i-o-n

Come on, Hog. You're just as entitled as the rest of us.

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01-11-2010, 04:15 AM

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NO!! .... m-u-s-t.... r-e-s-i-s-t
p-o-l-i-t-i-c-a-l .... o-p-i-n-i-o-n

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01-12-2010, 04:49 AM

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That's why we'll emigrate to Mexico,China and the rest of Asia.Where all the permanent manufacturing jobs are you know?....

I might get flack for this, but since many here in the US are already obviously aware of where the "accessible" jobs went, I always envisaged some type of reverse terrorist acts on foreign centers materializing.
I hear older folks telling me of the days when you could pretty much use a HS diploma to get a steady going, good paying blue-collar job and you would be set.

Nowadays, it seems that even having a Masters, or a PhD would be the only way to keep yourself anchored to a specific job for awhile.

Another thing that bothers me are these people I see that actually embrace this "floater" lifestyle.
They act like it's not the end of the world and it's refreshing to get hired, then let-go in a span of six months to a year.
To me, it's only going to be a matter of time before they "snap", or in most cases, "fizzle out".