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George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
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"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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That's a funny one, Mr. Lee. Too bad it's true.
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George Washington - �Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire,�conscience.�
God save the Republic
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Her mommy is lieing. Far more important than how well she does is who she gets to to know and befriends. That more than anything, will determine her success.
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I don't see any hostility in that picture , just simple facts
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automation, more than anything, determines the productivity of the Earth.
how best to allocate or distribute the proceeds from this productivity is the challenge.
in other words, it dooesn't take many workers to supply the humans with their needs, but how are the goods and services distributed?
remember, when technology burst upon the scene, the world changed forever.
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Must suck living with that kind of thought process. My kids have seen and know that if you bust it everyday, you can still win. When that ceases to be the case in this country, then the producers will leave.
If they lived in a Communist or Socialist country it would matter who they knew I guess. Hope they never find out here. Then again ask Joe the Plumber how it went when he dared challenge the King! Maybe we are closer than we think.
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Boy are you living in the dark. It don't matter how smart or well qualified you are, or how well you did in school here. Want that great job as superintendent of buildings and grounds at the high school ? No problem, mommy and daddy are on the shool board and best friends with the administrators ! Oh, but you don't know anybody on the board ? Then you might as well forget it cuz they ain't even gonna look at your resume ! Want a job on the town highway crew ? No problem, uncle Butch and aunt Harriet are on the town board and it don't matter that John Doe has 15 years experience as a heavy equipment operator. He ain't even gonna hear about the job opening cuz you're hired ! That's how it works 99% of the time and I've seen it with my own eyes over and over and over again.
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Her mommy is lieing. Far more important than how well she does is who she gets to to know and befriends. That more than anything, will determine her success. Sad, but true. Good looks don't hurt either.
�Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program." -- Milton Friedman
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for those that are still asleep, we have reached that state of being already. Looks like some folks have their heads up their butts though.
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The little girl needs to learn a foreign language because by the time she's outta school most jobs will have been outsourced to Bum-F-Egypt!!
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Her mommy is lieing. Far more important than how well she does is who she gets to to know and befriends. That more than anything, will determine her success. That is a loser attitude. It must be difficult perceiving yourself as a victim of the system. Much easier if you can see your own contributions to your problems, then you can fix them. I pity those without the personal responsibility to be able to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.
Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. *Marvin Simkin* L.A. Times (1992)
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Good one, Mr. Lee, but we are already past the point of no return. Something like 45% getting some sort of public assistance & growing............ MM
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Her mommy is lieing. Far more important than how well she does is who she gets to to know and befriends. That more than anything, will determine her success. That is a loser attitude. It must be difficult perceiving yourself as a victim of the system. Much easier if you can see your own contributions to your problems, then you can fix them. I pity those without the personal responsibility to be able to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. [bleep] you, you pitiful, stupid asswhole ! I've worked for the town here for the past 15 years and have two brothers who are teachers here. Like I said, I've seen just EXACTLY how things work with my own eyes. That's why I keep getting stuck with the stupid, lazy progeny of the "well connected" on my work crews. It's the same way in all the other towns/school districts around here as verified by friends and family who work for those other towns. Wake the [bleep] up or at least have the brains and decency to shut the [bleep] up !
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I don't think we have a middle class anymore.
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Sorry it works that way where you live, it ain't that way here. All City & County jobs are civil service via competitive examination.
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
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I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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[ [bleep] you, you pitiful, stupid asswhole ! I've worked for the town here for the past 15 years and have two brothers who are teachers here. Like I said, I've seen just EXACTLY how things work with my own eyes. That's why I keep getting stuck with the stupid, lazy progeny of the "well connected" on my work crews. It's the same way in all the other towns/school districts around here as verified by friends and family who work for those other towns. Wake the [bleep] up or at least have the brains and decency to shut the [bleep] up ! You are absolutely correct. You obviously possess the keys to success. I should have seen it sooner.
Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. *Marvin Simkin* L.A. Times (1992)
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[ [bleep] you, you pitiful, stupid asswhole ! I've worked for the town here for the past 15 years and have two brothers who are teachers here. Like I said, I've seen just EXACTLY how things work with my own eyes. That's why I keep getting stuck with the stupid, lazy progeny of the "well connected" on my work crews. It's the same way in all the other towns/school districts around here as verified by friends and family who work for those other towns. Wake the [bleep] up or at least have the brains and decency to shut the [bleep] up ! You are absolutely correct. You obviously possess the keys to success. I should have seen it sooner. thanks be to all for allowing the BH to speak his piece. noone has to agree with anyone else. but, the messenger has a message. we don't have to agree with it, aceept it, or even consider it. but, communication is the key. when someone comes on board with a different perspective, we have choices. we can hear them out, fail to open the thread, or place them on ignore. i appreciate BH's willingness to come aboard and share with us his perspective. i fnd that i don't hardly ever agree with anyone anymore. maybe i'm individuating, or maybe i'm becoming a potential outlaw?
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You will find ouy soon you voted for him don't cry
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Her mommy is lieing. Far more important than how well she does is who she gets to to know and befriends. That more than anything, will determine her success. That is a loser attitude. It must be difficult perceiving yourself as a victim of the system. Much easier if you can see your own contributions to your problems, then you can fix them. I pity those without the personal responsibility to be able to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. [bleep] you, you pitiful, stupid asswhole ! I've worked for the town here for the past 15 years and have two brothers who are teachers here. Like I said, I've seen just EXACTLY how things work with my own eyes. That's why I keep getting stuck with the stupid, lazy progeny of the "well connected" on my work crews. It's the same way in all the other towns/school districts around here as verified by friends and family who work for those other towns. Wake the [bleep] up or at least have the brains and decency to shut the [bleep] up ! Gentlemen, It is possible to work hard getting to know the right people AND pulling yourself up! If you have ever been in sales you'd understand what I mean. IOW, you are both correct.
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