Whine & Cheese

Pass some crackers, cheese and a glass of organic red wine. I'll pay for that myself, thanks.

I noticed you negatized me. Perhaps you think me a brat for rejecting global fairness? Indeed I believe that we in America should take care of our own first. Fairness throughout the world translates into the continued demise of the US Middle Class, sir.Quite honestly, I value my wage and station in life over helping Quan from Indonesia climb into my spot. Yes, im selfish. Yes, I live in the former greatest country the world has ever seen. No, I don't want the whole world to be equal....for that will mean that my spot in life with be down towards the bottom under the category of menial labor.I believe that my father earned my spot for me through his labor. I believe that keeping upstarts like Islamic Iran in check are good for the US middle class. We simply cant and wont share the wealth we deserve with a globe full of competitive foreigners.Wait till we are dead and then perhaps our kids can sort it out with the foreign competition, though I doubt it since they have to pay more for the education that foreign governments subsidize for their youth.

Survival by its very nature is all about self interest, family interest, or national interest over that of inclusion of others.

The thinking that you seem to advocate is a sort of global unity, whereupon humans come to believe that teamwork will produce better results for everyone than will self interest.

so the next question: Can global teamwork and fairness possibly help everyone better than any of us can do on our own or with our union, lobbyist,party,lawyer etc.

George Lucas predicts movie tickets will go up to 50.00 someday.

52. The number of workers aged 55 and up is about to surpass the number of workers aged 24 to 34 for the first time ever.----This is where I fit in. We are getting older, grayer, and louder! Expect a new wave of aging activists!