Founder Of Reaganomics Says That “Without A Revolution, Americans Are History”

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Americans love to pretend to care about poor people in other countries while being openly hostile towards poor people in their own country. Poor people in other countries need help via globalization to be “lifted up”. Poor people in our own country are poor because they are stupid, lazy, have made bad decisions, or have joined unions. For the very tiny minority of poor people here in the USA that aren’t stupid or lazy and haven’t made bad decisions or joined a union, well, being poor here in the USA is the price that must be paid so that poor people in other countries can be made less poor via the magic of globalization. Someday the rising tide will lift their boat as well. Perhaps when they are 95.

[briansd1]

[quote=CONCHO]Americans love to pretend to care about poor people in other countries while being openly hostile towards poor people in their own country. Poor people in other countries need help via globalization to be “lifted up”. Poor people in our own country are poor because they are stupid, lazy, have made bad decisions, or have joined unions. [/quote]

I’m all for better social justice and for programs to help out the poor in America.

But I don’t have much sympathy for somebody who blames globalization because he can’t afford to buy a house in Encinitas. What’s wrong with renting an apartment in an affordable area? Or moving to where houses are cheap? This person is living a very rich lifestyle compared to most in the world.

As davelj pointed out, by any objective metric, globalization has worked very well in lifting millions out of poverty.

[briansd1]

[quote=CONCHO]Americans love to pretend to care about poor people in other countries while being openly hostile towards poor people in their own country. Poor people in other countries need help via globalization to be “lifted up”. Poor people in our own country are poor because they are stupid, lazy, have made bad decisions, or have joined unions. [/quote]

I’m all for better social justice and for programs to help out the poor in America.

But I don’t have much sympathy for somebody who blames globalization because he can’t afford to buy a house in Encinitas. What’s wrong with renting an apartment in an affordable area? Or moving to where houses are cheap? This person is living a very rich lifestyle compared to most in the world.

As davelj pointed out, by any objective metric, globalization has worked very well in lifting millions out of poverty.

[briansd1]

[quote=CONCHO]Americans love to pretend to care about poor people in other countries while being openly hostile towards poor people in their own country. Poor people in other countries need help via globalization to be “lifted up”. Poor people in our own country are poor because they are stupid, lazy, have made bad decisions, or have joined unions. [/quote]

I’m all for better social justice and for programs to help out the poor in America.

But I don’t have much sympathy for somebody who blames globalization because he can’t afford to buy a house in Encinitas. What’s wrong with renting an apartment in an affordable area? Or moving to where houses are cheap? This person is living a very rich lifestyle compared to most in the world.

As davelj pointed out, by any objective metric, globalization has worked very well in lifting millions out of poverty.

[briansd1]

[quote=CONCHO]Americans love to pretend to care about poor people in other countries while being openly hostile towards poor people in their own country. Poor people in other countries need help via globalization to be “lifted up”. Poor people in our own country are poor because they are stupid, lazy, have made bad decisions, or have joined unions. [/quote]

I’m all for better social justice and for programs to help out the poor in America.

But I don’t have much sympathy for somebody who blames globalization because he can’t afford to buy a house in Encinitas. What’s wrong with renting an apartment in an affordable area? Or moving to where houses are cheap? This person is living a very rich lifestyle compared to most in the world.

As davelj pointed out, by any objective metric, globalization has worked very well in lifting millions out of poverty.

[briansd1]

[quote=CONCHO]Americans love to pretend to care about poor people in other countries while being openly hostile towards poor people in their own country. Poor people in other countries need help via globalization to be “lifted up”. Poor people in our own country are poor because they are stupid, lazy, have made bad decisions, or have joined unions. [/quote]

I’m all for better social justice and for programs to help out the poor in America.

But I don’t have much sympathy for somebody who blames globalization because he can’t afford to buy a house in Encinitas. What’s wrong with renting an apartment in an affordable area? Or moving to where houses are cheap? This person is living a very rich lifestyle compared to most in the world.

As davelj pointed out, by any objective metric, globalization has worked very well in lifting millions out of poverty.

[davelj]

[quote=CONCHO]Americans love to pretend to care about poor people in other countries while being openly hostile towards poor people in their own country. Poor people in other countries need help via globalization to be “lifted up”. Poor people in our own country are poor because they are stupid, lazy, have made bad decisions, or have joined unions. For the very tiny minority of poor people here in the USA that aren’t stupid or lazy and haven’t made bad decisions or joined a union, well, being poor here in the USA is the price that must be paid so that poor people in other countries can be made less poor via the magic of globalization. Someday the rising tide will lift their boat as well. Perhaps when they are 95.[/quote]

The issue, of course, is that “poor” is a relative term. There are probably 3 billion (or more) folks on this planet that would gladly trade places with a “poor” person here in the U.S. After all, living in “poverty” in the U.S. is a far stretch better than living on $2 a day in some far flung corner of the world. I’m certain that someone transported from 1900 would be (pleasantly) shocked at how well the poor have it in the U.S. in 2010. I certainly wouldn’t want to be poor in any country, but if I had to choose a spot it would be in a developed country.

[davelj]

[quote=CONCHO]Americans love to pretend to care about poor people in other countries while being openly hostile towards poor people in their own country. Poor people in other countries need help via globalization to be “lifted up”. Poor people in our own country are poor because they are stupid, lazy, have made bad decisions, or have joined unions. For the very tiny minority of poor people here in the USA that aren’t stupid or lazy and haven’t made bad decisions or joined a union, well, being poor here in the USA is the price that must be paid so that poor people in other countries can be made less poor via the magic of globalization. Someday the rising tide will lift their boat as well. Perhaps when they are 95.[/quote]

The issue, of course, is that “poor” is a relative term. There are probably 3 billion (or more) folks on this planet that would gladly trade places with a “poor” person here in the U.S. After all, living in “poverty” in the U.S. is a far stretch better than living on $2 a day in some far flung corner of the world. I’m certain that someone transported from 1900 would be (pleasantly) shocked at how well the poor have it in the U.S. in 2010. I certainly wouldn’t want to be poor in any country, but if I had to choose a spot it would be in a developed country.

[davelj]

[quote=CONCHO]Americans love to pretend to care about poor people in other countries while being openly hostile towards poor people in their own country. Poor people in other countries need help via globalization to be “lifted up”. Poor people in our own country are poor because they are stupid, lazy, have made bad decisions, or have joined unions. For the very tiny minority of poor people here in the USA that aren’t stupid or lazy and haven’t made bad decisions or joined a union, well, being poor here in the USA is the price that must be paid so that poor people in other countries can be made less poor via the magic of globalization. Someday the rising tide will lift their boat as well. Perhaps when they are 95.[/quote]

The issue, of course, is that “poor” is a relative term. There are probably 3 billion (or more) folks on this planet that would gladly trade places with a “poor” person here in the U.S. After all, living in “poverty” in the U.S. is a far stretch better than living on $2 a day in some far flung corner of the world. I’m certain that someone transported from 1900 would be (pleasantly) shocked at how well the poor have it in the U.S. in 2010. I certainly wouldn’t want to be poor in any country, but if I had to choose a spot it would be in a developed country.

[davelj]

[quote=CONCHO]Americans love to pretend to care about poor people in other countries while being openly hostile towards poor people in their own country. Poor people in other countries need help via globalization to be “lifted up”. Poor people in our own country are poor because they are stupid, lazy, have made bad decisions, or have joined unions. For the very tiny minority of poor people here in the USA that aren’t stupid or lazy and haven’t made bad decisions or joined a union, well, being poor here in the USA is the price that must be paid so that poor people in other countries can be made less poor via the magic of globalization. Someday the rising tide will lift their boat as well. Perhaps when they are 95.[/quote]

The issue, of course, is that “poor” is a relative term. There are probably 3 billion (or more) folks on this planet that would gladly trade places with a “poor” person here in the U.S. After all, living in “poverty” in the U.S. is a far stretch better than living on $2 a day in some far flung corner of the world. I’m certain that someone transported from 1900 would be (pleasantly) shocked at how well the poor have it in the U.S. in 2010. I certainly wouldn’t want to be poor in any country, but if I had to choose a spot it would be in a developed country.

[davelj]

[quote=CONCHO]Americans love to pretend to care about poor people in other countries while being openly hostile towards poor people in their own country. Poor people in other countries need help via globalization to be “lifted up”. Poor people in our own country are poor because they are stupid, lazy, have made bad decisions, or have joined unions. For the very tiny minority of poor people here in the USA that aren’t stupid or lazy and haven’t made bad decisions or joined a union, well, being poor here in the USA is the price that must be paid so that poor people in other countries can be made less poor via the magic of globalization. Someday the rising tide will lift their boat as well. Perhaps when they are 95.[/quote]

The issue, of course, is that “poor” is a relative term. There are probably 3 billion (or more) folks on this planet that would gladly trade places with a “poor” person here in the U.S. After all, living in “poverty” in the U.S. is a far stretch better than living on $2 a day in some far flung corner of the world. I’m certain that someone transported from 1900 would be (pleasantly) shocked at how well the poor have it in the U.S. in 2010. I certainly wouldn’t want to be poor in any country, but if I had to choose a spot it would be in a developed country.

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[quote=briansd1]
But I don’t have much sympathy for somebody who blames globalization because he can’t afford to buy a house in Encinitas. What’s wrong with renting an apartment in an affordable area? Or moving to where houses are cheap? This person is living a very rich lifestyle compared to most in the world.[/quote]

I agree 100%, but I don’t think that has anything to do with the loss of millions of jobs due to outsourcing/relocation? There are jerks everywhere that don’t want to work but feel entitled to a nice lifestyle. Ever met a French waiter? Just kidding, their restaurants are great.

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[quote=briansd1]
But I don’t have much sympathy for somebody who blames globalization because he can’t afford to buy a house in Encinitas. What’s wrong with renting an apartment in an affordable area? Or moving to where houses are cheap? This person is living a very rich lifestyle compared to most in the world.[/quote]

I agree 100%, but I don’t think that has anything to do with the loss of millions of jobs due to outsourcing/relocation? There are jerks everywhere that don’t want to work but feel entitled to a nice lifestyle. Ever met a French waiter? Just kidding, their restaurants are great.

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[quote=briansd1]
But I don’t have much sympathy for somebody who blames globalization because he can’t afford to buy a house in Encinitas. What’s wrong with renting an apartment in an affordable area? Or moving to where houses are cheap? This person is living a very rich lifestyle compared to most in the world.[/quote]

I agree 100%, but I don’t think that has anything to do with the loss of millions of jobs due to outsourcing/relocation? There are jerks everywhere that don’t want to work but feel entitled to a nice lifestyle. Ever met a French waiter? Just kidding, their restaurants are great.

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[quote=briansd1]
But I don’t have much sympathy for somebody who blames globalization because he can’t afford to buy a house in Encinitas. What’s wrong with renting an apartment in an affordable area? Or moving to where houses are cheap? This person is living a very rich lifestyle compared to most in the world.[/quote]

I agree 100%, but I don’t think that has anything to do with the loss of millions of jobs due to outsourcing/relocation? There are jerks everywhere that don’t want to work but feel entitled to a nice lifestyle. Ever met a French waiter? Just kidding, their restaurants are great.

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