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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Apr 21, 2008, at 9:51 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> The very last thing we want to do is to talk about jobs irregardless  
> of
> whether it is a bag of air jog or not. When you find yourself in a  
> hole, stop
> digging .... else you will end up in China!

If I were at the beginning of my economic life I might well go to China.

We know what most humans want and what most Americans want. Want  
deprived becomes pain. Pain demands political help. Politicians want  
votes so they acquiesce as much as they can. So how to change human  
nature? Inevitability. Until a problem is hitting us over the head we  
Americans will not make meaningful changes. We will, as a society,  
strive for what we perceive is the best life for us and our children.  
For the majority, that means a paycheck. A paycheck means a job. I do  
not see a viable alternative.