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July 18, 2011 at 2:27 PM #711711July 18, 2011 at 9:15 PM #710575
eavesdropper
Participant[quote=carlsbadworker][quote=eavesdropper]If all of the jobs end up overseas, we have ourselves to blame. For not paying attention and not educating ourselves. For voting in the wrong people – not heeding the warnings of the few honest ones, but continuing to be charmed by the cheats and liars in Congress and the White House. Depending on the strength and will of the people, we’ll either survive or we won’t. But I’ll be damned if I’ll let any corporation, that is – during this most critical time in the existence of the United States – currently engaged in offshoring, convince me that they’re an “American” company. That’s just way more shit than I can handle in this life.[/quote]
OK. Thank you for typing such a long response. We are in complete agreement based on what you wrote above.[/quote]
Yeah, well, despite my lavish demonstrations of pessimism, I’m feeling pretty good about things. Got my land, got a roof, got a deep well, got my ammo….I’m all set. The plan is to divide the acreage between food crops and pot.
Just haven’t figured out how to grow Cheetos…….
July 18, 2011 at 9:15 PM #710672Participant[quote=carlsbadworker][quote=eavesdropper]If all of the jobs end up overseas, we have ourselves to blame. For not paying attention and not educating ourselves. For voting in the wrong people – not heeding the warnings of the few honest ones, but continuing to be charmed by the cheats and liars in Congress and the White House. Depending on the strength and will of the people, we’ll either survive or we won’t. But I’ll be damned if I’ll let any corporation, that is – during this most critical time in the existence of the United States – currently engaged in offshoring, convince me that they’re an “American” company. That’s just way more shit than I can handle in this life.[/quote]
OK. Thank you for typing such a long response. We are in complete agreement based on what you wrote above.[/quote]
Yeah, well, despite my lavish demonstrations of pessimism, I’m feeling pretty good about things. Got my land, got a roof, got a deep well, got my ammo….I’m all set. The plan is to divide the acreage between food crops and pot.
Just haven’t figured out how to grow Cheetos…….
July 18, 2011 at 9:15 PM #711270Participant[quote=carlsbadworker][quote=eavesdropper]If all of the jobs end up overseas, we have ourselves to blame. For not paying attention and not educating ourselves. For voting in the wrong people – not heeding the warnings of the few honest ones, but continuing to be charmed by the cheats and liars in Congress and the White House. Depending on the strength and will of the people, we’ll either survive or we won’t. But I’ll be damned if I’ll let any corporation, that is – during this most critical time in the existence of the United States – currently engaged in offshoring, convince me that they’re an “American” company. That’s just way more shit than I can handle in this life.[/quote]
OK. Thank you for typing such a long response. We are in complete agreement based on what you wrote above.[/quote]
Yeah, well, despite my lavish demonstrations of pessimism, I’m feeling pretty good about things. Got my land, got a roof, got a deep well, got my ammo….I’m all set. The plan is to divide the acreage between food crops and pot.
Just haven’t figured out how to grow Cheetos…….
July 18, 2011 at 9:15 PM #711423Participant[quote=carlsbadworker][quote=eavesdropper]If all of the jobs end up overseas, we have ourselves to blame. For not paying attention and not educating ourselves. For voting in the wrong people – not heeding the warnings of the few honest ones, but continuing to be charmed by the cheats and liars in Congress and the White House. Depending on the strength and will of the people, we’ll either survive or we won’t. But I’ll be damned if I’ll let any corporation, that is – during this most critical time in the existence of the United States – currently engaged in offshoring, convince me that they’re an “American” company. That’s just way more shit than I can handle in this life.[/quote]
OK. Thank you for typing such a long response. We are in complete agreement based on what you wrote above.[/quote]
Yeah, well, despite my lavish demonstrations of pessimism, I’m feeling pretty good about things. Got my land, got a roof, got a deep well, got my ammo….I’m all set. The plan is to divide the acreage between food crops and pot.
Just haven’t figured out how to grow Cheetos…….
July 18, 2011 at 9:15 PM #711781Participant[quote=carlsbadworker][quote=eavesdropper]If all of the jobs end up overseas, we have ourselves to blame. For not paying attention and not educating ourselves. For voting in the wrong people – not heeding the warnings of the few honest ones, but continuing to be charmed by the cheats and liars in Congress and the White House. Depending on the strength and will of the people, we’ll either survive or we won’t. But I’ll be damned if I’ll let any corporation, that is – during this most critical time in the existence of the United States – currently engaged in offshoring, convince me that they’re an “American” company. That’s just way more shit than I can handle in this life.[/quote]
OK. Thank you for typing such a long response. We are in complete agreement based on what you wrote above.[/quote]
Yeah, well, despite my lavish demonstrations of pessimism, I’m feeling pretty good about things. Got my land, got a roof, got a deep well, got my ammo….I’m all set. The plan is to divide the acreage between food crops and pot.
Just haven’t figured out how to grow Cheetos…….
July 18, 2011 at 9:19 PM #710580Participant[quote=jpinpb]eavesdropper – Thank you for so eloquently stating things![/quote]
At your service, jp. Wish that eloquence would work on my husband. Baby wants new hardwood on the second floor…..
July 18, 2011 at 9:19 PM #710677Participant[quote=jpinpb]eavesdropper – Thank you for so eloquently stating things![/quote]
At your service, jp. Wish that eloquence would work on my husband. Baby wants new hardwood on the second floor…..
July 18, 2011 at 9:19 PM #711275Participant[quote=jpinpb]eavesdropper – Thank you for so eloquently stating things![/quote]
At your service, jp. Wish that eloquence would work on my husband. Baby wants new hardwood on the second floor…..
July 18, 2011 at 9:19 PM #711428Participant[quote=jpinpb]eavesdropper – Thank you for so eloquently stating things![/quote]
At your service, jp. Wish that eloquence would work on my husband. Baby wants new hardwood on the second floor…..
July 18, 2011 at 9:19 PM #711786Participant[quote=jpinpb]eavesdropper – Thank you for so eloquently stating things![/quote]
At your service, jp. Wish that eloquence would work on my husband. Baby wants new hardwood on the second floor…..
July 19, 2011 at 1:42 AM #710590CA renter
Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=outtamojo]I don’t understand- are you saying it’s not good to overpay for something because it’s made in America?[/quote]
No. Sorry you don’t understand. I’m saying it’s not good to make real estate be the main source of your economy and have it turn into an investment speculative bubble. I’m sure I don’t need to begin to explain it all as there are endless threads about it on this site. Perhaps you can read through some of them.
And again — overpaying for quality is different than overpaying for MIC crap.
But I suspect that your post was just one of taunting me, so I’ll just stop.[/quote]
Let’s make things even clearer — you’re not overpaying for something if you’re getting something that lasts longer, and is of better quality than the less expensive version.
For example, if one person pays $100 for a vacuum cleaner that lasts for two years, and another person pays $700 for a vacuum cleaner that lasts 20 years, who is “overpaying”?
We won’t even go into the fact that this “cheap, disposable” model is far, far worse for our environment than the “more expensive, but durable” model.
But, of course, the “cheap, disposable” model is more profitable, so we should all celebrate the superiority of “capitalism” and the “right to profit,” no matter what damage is done to others or our environment.
July 19, 2011 at 1:42 AM #710687Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=outtamojo]I don’t understand- are you saying it’s not good to overpay for something because it’s made in America?[/quote]
No. Sorry you don’t understand. I’m saying it’s not good to make real estate be the main source of your economy and have it turn into an investment speculative bubble. I’m sure I don’t need to begin to explain it all as there are endless threads about it on this site. Perhaps you can read through some of them.
And again — overpaying for quality is different than overpaying for MIC crap.
But I suspect that your post was just one of taunting me, so I’ll just stop.[/quote]
Let’s make things even clearer — you’re not overpaying for something if you’re getting something that lasts longer, and is of better quality than the less expensive version.
For example, if one person pays $100 for a vacuum cleaner that lasts for two years, and another person pays $700 for a vacuum cleaner that lasts 20 years, who is “overpaying”?
We won’t even go into the fact that this “cheap, disposable” model is far, far worse for our environment than the “more expensive, but durable” model.
But, of course, the “cheap, disposable” model is more profitable, so we should all celebrate the superiority of “capitalism” and the “right to profit,” no matter what damage is done to others or our environment.
July 19, 2011 at 1:42 AM #711285Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=outtamojo]I don’t understand- are you saying it’s not good to overpay for something because it’s made in America?[/quote]
No. Sorry you don’t understand. I’m saying it’s not good to make real estate be the main source of your economy and have it turn into an investment speculative bubble. I’m sure I don’t need to begin to explain it all as there are endless threads about it on this site. Perhaps you can read through some of them.
And again — overpaying for quality is different than overpaying for MIC crap.
But I suspect that your post was just one of taunting me, so I’ll just stop.[/quote]
Let’s make things even clearer — you’re not overpaying for something if you’re getting something that lasts longer, and is of better quality than the less expensive version.
For example, if one person pays $100 for a vacuum cleaner that lasts for two years, and another person pays $700 for a vacuum cleaner that lasts 20 years, who is “overpaying”?
We won’t even go into the fact that this “cheap, disposable” model is far, far worse for our environment than the “more expensive, but durable” model.
But, of course, the “cheap, disposable” model is more profitable, so we should all celebrate the superiority of “capitalism” and the “right to profit,” no matter what damage is done to others or our environment.
July 19, 2011 at 1:42 AM #711438Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=outtamojo]I don’t understand- are you saying it’s not good to overpay for something because it’s made in America?[/quote]
No. Sorry you don’t understand. I’m saying it’s not good to make real estate be the main source of your economy and have it turn into an investment speculative bubble. I’m sure I don’t need to begin to explain it all as there are endless threads about it on this site. Perhaps you can read through some of them.
And again — overpaying for quality is different than overpaying for MIC crap.
But I suspect that your post was just one of taunting me, so I’ll just stop.[/quote]
Let’s make things even clearer — you’re not overpaying for something if you’re getting something that lasts longer, and is of better quality than the less expensive version.
For example, if one person pays $100 for a vacuum cleaner that lasts for two years, and another person pays $700 for a vacuum cleaner that lasts 20 years, who is “overpaying”?
We won’t even go into the fact that this “cheap, disposable” model is far, far worse for our environment than the “more expensive, but durable” model.
But, of course, the “cheap, disposable” model is more profitable, so we should all celebrate the superiority of “capitalism” and the “right to profit,” no matter what damage is done to others or our environment.
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