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Unless they're counting bonfires and cow tipping .

Don't get me started on the cow tipping. I am still waiting for some city-slicker who openly professes to have gone "cow-tipping" to come down my way and demonstrate how it is done... Have pulled a $100 bill out of my wallet a couple times and offered to pay them to show me how to do it. Tell them that my daughter and SIL have cattle scattered across several farms. They can take their pick. Still haven't lost a penny on the offer...

I'd like to see it changed to where only landowners can vote. That would really flip her lid!

When America was first founded, only property owners could vote. This is because they had a vested interest in the country. Then when Andrew Jackson got in, an amendment was added allowing all free men to vote. Then after the War of Northern aggression, the free black men could vote. Then in 1920 women could vote. We have become more of a bureaucratic democracy than a true republic. Various bureaucratic agencies now make rules and regulations that are not even voted on. Such as OSHA, EPA, etc. One of the reasons for the westward expansion was to stake a claim on some land, have voting rights, and have self determination. Even Jefferson said he hoped America would remain a rural country, and not have large dirty cities like the Europeans had. It did stay that way until about 1900 with 80-90% of the people still living on farms. By 1940 40% of Americans were still on farms. Inheritance taxes destroyed the family farms.

Cities are a cesspool of poverty. Even New York has about 40%-45% of the people relying on some sort of government subsidy, thus become democrats. People went there years ago looking for jobs. With the factories moving overseas, no real jobs are available today in the cities. Most farming today is from large corporate farms, who took over inherited land because of high taxes. Sad. In the 1800's a family could produce all their food with excess to sell on 40 acres. Today a family can produce all their food on less than one acres IF they use greenhouses, and raise fish in tanks (tilipia mostly). They would have very little money. Probably not enough to even pay the taxes. So at least one person in the family would have to get a job.

We need to stop illegal immigration. Limit immigration to only those who speak english and have a skillset to keep them off government doles. Bring factories back to America to provide good paying middle class working jobs that have insurance. Simple solution. Income would rise, even lower skills because of no illegals, would rise because of the "shortage of labor". Even FDR would not "give" welfare money to people out of work. He said they would loose the work ethic. He made work with government jobs planting trees, building roads, building power dams, building bridges, etc. Can't give the poor fish, must teach them to fish.

We need to stop illegal immigration.

I agree, but... We have a huge dairy industry here. The dairymen rely heavily on illegals because they can't get enough legals to do the work. Our whole green card system needs a serious overhaul. I would like too see a system where guest workers can come and work but which doesn't lead to citizenship. The employers are required to pay enough wages so the workers aren't eligible for any government benefits like medical, welfare, etc. When the workers quit or retire they go home. If they want to stay, they have to go through the visa system like anyone else.

They are doing jobs that American workers won't do.

Put and end, or a limit to welfare, and quit rewarding the scum that takes advantage of it, and I'd damn sure betcha they would take those jobs.

A little "Root hog, or die" isn't a bad thing.

By 2040, about 70% of Americans are expected to live in the 15 largest states. They will have only 30 senators representing them, while the remaining 30% of Americans will have 70 senators representing them

I agree, but... We have a huge dairy industry here. The dairymen rely heavily on illegals because they can't get enough legals to do the work. Our whole green card system needs a serious overhaul. I would like too see a system where guest workers can come and work but which doesn't lead to citizenship. The employers are required to pay enough wages so the workers aren't eligible for any government benefits like medical, welfare, etc. When the workers quit or retire they go home. If they want to stay, they have to go through the visa system like anyone else.