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Yep, O'Reilly is a blowhard! But the U.S. is not stingy. Why in the heck should we bail out anybody? Big deal. Its about time that another country took up some of the slack.The big lie of America is that we all can become upper middle class. The rest of the world wants to raise up also, but the rich have cut us loose and are dancing a tune by themselves. So why give foreign aid on a personal level?
Three reasons.
1) National defense. If you are mean, they wanna kill ya.
2) Morality...do we have any?
3) some of us have families "over there".Counterpoint: We are going broke. The rich guys have 90% of the loot, and the illegals are pressuring us to get better educated or lose our inflated wages. I have worked hard at a grocery store for fifteen years.I make $15.00 an hour which I think I deserve. Market economics dictate that the store should strive to cut wages so as to keep prices in line. They want to give more people a job at $8-9.00 an hour. So what happens to me? Why should a bunch of snotty educated consumers who themselves are being dumped on by the wealthy put pressure on me?
Its all about greed. The U.S. is greedy.This message has been edited by Phatboy, 03-27-2005 04:43 AMThis message has been edited by Phatboy, 03-27-2005 04:44 AM

Politically, I would say that I am a moderate. Conservatives lean towards Fascism while Liberals lean towards communism/socialism. All told, I would rather be a commie than a nazi. Idealistically, that is, for the fact remains that I was raised in a capitalist free market country which has pampered me and teased me.Only now am I realizing that I am nothing more than the equivalent of a well paid domestic helper. I work for the wealthy. Everyone else in the world wants my job even while I complain about it. This is the plight of the American middle class. Squeezed from both sides.Critics would tell me to quit whining because I still have a higher standard of living than the majority.The problem is, so much more has been promised to me that will never occur. Bush is lying to us this minute about social security.Why can't they just tell the American middle class that our days of ease are waning?This message has been edited by Phatboy, 03-27-2005 07:02 AM

How do you and your villagers get along? Do you all know each others business?(Like a small town Mayberry?) Do you feel like more of a family than a community? As such, if you DO feel that way, do you ever get tired of the limited environment or does it allow you to thrive?Finally, to stay on topic, would you ever invite Bill O'Reilly to do a show out of your village?