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Am I supposed to feel sorry for stupidity?

Did person B work Monday, or was he out marching to get more illegals into
the country?
John H


Ah....the recorded response.

I wonder how many "boycotter's" went back to work the next day only to
find their job had either been taken by somebody else, or had closed,
or they were just plain fired???

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Am I supposed to feel sorry for stupidity?

Did person B work Monday, or was he out marching to get more illegals
into
the country?
John H


Ah....the recorded response.

I wonder how many "boycotter's" went back to work the next day only to
find their job had either been taken by somebody else, or had closed,
or they were just plain fired???


I'm sure that depends on the business. I'll guess at one or two:

Restaurants: Anyone can wash dishes. But, according to Anthony Bourain's
book, "Kitchen Confidential", a new chef who has an attitude toward Hispanic
kitchen staff will find himself in deep trouble. They're the life blood of
more kitchens than most of us realize, and restaurant owners know it.

Hotels: It's much too easy for customers to switch hotel brands if they end
up in a room that's not clean. I doubt many hotel managers want to swap help
constantly. Too much training, too risky.

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P. Fritz wrote:



The fact is that the minimum wage is an artificial bar created by the
guvmint that disrupts the economic basic of supply and demand. It is a prop
for the weak minded and the unions.



Well, well. Look who comes slithering out from under his rock.

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thunder wrote:


I've been following this thread with some amusement. Has anyone here
thought about what would happen to this country without immigration, both
legal and illegal? This economy would collapse. As with most developed
countries, we depend on immigration for a growing economy. It's all about
birthrates. The natives aren't breeding fast enough to sustain our
population, and, as our population ages, without immigration, this Ponzi
scheme will collapse. We can talk all we want about curbing illegal
immigration, but it ain't going to happen. We'll just make them legal.

There has to be a way for developed countries to prosper without
constantly growing the population. Otherwise...where will it all end?
What happens when there are 20 billion people on the planet?

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Don White wrote:
P. Fritz wrote:



The fact is that the minimum wage is an artificial bar created by the
guvmint that disrupts the economic basic of supply and demand. It is a
prop for the weak minded and the unions.



Well, well. Look who comes slithering out from under his rock.


Indeed. The genuine newsgroup slug.

Hey! I like slugs. Pick a different animal.

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Harry Krause wrote:
Doug Kanter wrote:

"JohnH" wrote in message
...

I forgot to include an important piece of this puzzle. Person B's
spouse
works almost as many hours, so the kids are in day care a lot.
Unless you
want your kids in a **** hole of a day care center, do you have any
idea
what it costs?

You mean to tell me that person B, (legal or illegal), has no
education, is
working 90 hours/week, making $5.55 hr, is producing babies on top of
it?

Am I supposed to feel sorry for stupidity?

Did person B work Monday, or was he out marching to get more illegals
into
the country?
John H



Ah....the recorded response.



There are many people in this country who just have no understanding of
or compassion for the plight of the working poor, and don't want any.
It's always been that way and it always will be. I used to have
compassion for the stupidity of these arrogant, unfeeling nincompoops,
but no more.

You know any people like that, Doug? I've known a few, but none are
among my friends or people with whom I would socialize, even informally.



Left unchecked, that could be the downfall of the US.
As long as the 'underclasses' feel they have a chance to rise above
it.they'll play along. When that hope dies...all bets are off.

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"Don White" wrote in message
...
thunder wrote:


I've been following this thread with some amusement. Has anyone here
thought about what would happen to this country without immigration, both
legal and illegal? This economy would collapse. As with most developed
countries, we depend on immigration for a growing economy. It's all
about
birthrates. The natives aren't breeding fast enough to sustain our
population, and, as our population ages, without immigration, this Ponzi
scheme will collapse. We can talk all we want about curbing illegal
immigration, but it ain't going to happen. We'll just make them legal.

There has to be a way for developed countries to prosper without
constantly growing the population. Otherwise...where will it all end?
What happens when there are 20 billion people on the planet?

The concept of endless growth relates to a certain chauvinism. Anyone who
watches a nature show and hears about how animals manage their territories,
will say "Sure. That makes sense. Don't want too many wolves competing for
the same food supply". But, humans are loathe to consider themselves animals
and observe the same rules.

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Reginald P. Smithers wrote:
NOYB,
Fess up, you know you hit the gas every night after work. :)

"NOYB" wrote in message
nk.net...

"basskisser" wrote in message
ups.com...

NOYB wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com...

NOYB wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com...

NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
NOYB wrote:
wrote in message
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A handful of boats arent representative of a nation of people.


It's nothing more than an indicator. But when paired with all
of
the
other indicators, its lends credibility to the notion that our
economy
is
firing on all cylinders.




For the wealthy. That's it. By this time next year, you'll be
bartering
dental services for boat gasoline.

I'm already doing that. One crown no longer equals a tank of of
gas.
Now
it takes one crown, plus one build-up beneath the crown, plus a
two-surface
anterior resin. If it's a posterior tooth, $25 goes into my
pocket.
Of
course, I could always take an extra radiograph to cover bait
costs
too.
;-)

Ah, the used car saleman of the medical field.


*New* car salesmen. All of our crowns are new...and the full mouth
rehabilitations cost more than *used* cars.

You just aren't quite swift enough to get it, are you?

Au contraire. I "get it" just fine. But your statement was neither
witty
nor accurate...and deserved a stupid post in response.

http://tinyurl.com/qxsvl


I agree with #1, 2, and 4. The rest don't apply to me.

Ergo, the used car salesman of the medical world. Dentists are worse
than Chiropractors when it comes to making you come back to fleece you
some more.

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P. Fritz wrote:

The fact is that the minimum wage is an artificial bar created by the
guvmint that disrupts the economic basic of supply and demand. It is a prop
for the weak minded and the unions.


I'm sure wages would be a lot higher for everybody if employer's
weren't limited to paying only the minimum wage. I assume you support
the "guest worker" program? There has to be an almost unlimited demand
for people desperate enough to work for $2-3 an hour. Should we condone
paying people so little that they have no realistic alternative to
subsist except public assistance and/or crime, just to allow the law of
"supply and demand" to operate? If you hate the minimum wage, you've
gotta be thrilled with illegal immigration.

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On Wed, 03 May 2006 08:34:22 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Wed, 03 May 2006 07:37:54 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Calif Bill wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 02 May 2006 19:17:35 GMT, "Doug Kanter"

wrote:

"JimH" wrote in message
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If there is a will there is a way. It depends on how motivated the
person is to succeed in life.

Excuses are easy.

Person A works a 40 hour week and makes 50k a year.
Person B works a 90 hour week and makes 25k a year.

Would you theorize that it's easier, or harder for person B to go to
college?
If person B is an illegal immigrant, then he shouldn't be whining. If
he is
a legal immigrant, then he should be whining about all the cheap labor
coming over the border, not marching in the streets under a Mexican
flag.
If Person B is an illegal, he's here working because some sleazy
American employer found a way to exploit cheap labor. Person B's
basically badly paid slaves.
And how do you know this? They are making better wages than a lot of
people. Day laborers in Los Angeles get $10 / hour minimum. Tax free.
Tax free for you, too. You're breaking the law.
I've got to side with Bill on this one, Harry. You hire people who want to
work, which is in NO way connected with their immigration status, which is
nothing but a label. If you disagree, then you must also believe that
someone who's engaged to be married can **** anyone they want because they
don't have the married label yet.


Which has nothing to do with the fact that Bill is paying his casual
labor without withholding taxes from their pay or paying taxes on their
behalf. Illegal.

You better go check out the rules on the circumstances under which taxes
must be withheld, along with Social Security, etc.

Are you suggesting I've got to do all that for the kid down the block when
he mows my grass?


Nope.

Nor would Bill for hiring a 'casual laborer' for a few days.
--
'Til next time,

John H

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