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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:20 PM Original message |
America Is Beginning To Resemble A Third World Country. |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. Argentina without the tango |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Or we could bring back manufacturing and make actual STUFF. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. We do make actual stuff. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Because any person with a few brain cells to rub together can run an injection molding machine... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #35 |
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boobooday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #35 |
58. As the daughter of a retired glassmaker |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
46. Then why we are more focused on a service economy? |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Because there's a high demand for services? n/t |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. There's a high demand for THINGS too. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Yes. For cheap things. n/t |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #57 |
107. What came first, the chicken or the egg? |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
51. Maybe if you took yer head out of Rahm's ass you'd notice things. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #51 |
63. What a silly post. n/t |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #51 |
110. so, Jim Sagle, it sounds like you are advocating that we start manufacturing Emanuel cranial- |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 12:53 AM Response to Reply #110 |
123. Identifying web targets would be easy. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. What sorts of items were they, if you don't mind my asking? n/t |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. What's Odd And Sad Is At One Time Wal Mart Really Emphasized "Made In The USA" Products |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I Understand The Demise Of Blocbuster-It Was Inevitable |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Technology obliterates jobs, led by our friend the Internet |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Why are you supporting a job destroying technology? n/t |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I only moonlight as a supporter, by day I work for a print magazine |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Yes, as another example TV and the VCR were destabilizing to the cinema industry. |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #22 |
41. But now we're talking about armies of entry-level type jobs getting wiped out |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Because People With Signs Grab Your Attention |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 10:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
104. Argentina |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. The local Movie Gallery video rental place where I live went out of business. |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Damn, Taco Bell? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Yeah- You Can Eat There Cheap |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Like the way cockroaches will laugh off global nuclear warfare, while we vanish? |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. Exactly like that. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Only The Hits |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #36 |
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Autumn Colors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
59. You're kidding, right? |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 02:59 AM Response to Reply #3 |
127. Video rental stores are going extinct. I don't think it's necessarily the economy. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
5. The alleged "recovery" hasn't "trickled down" to the people yet. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. No it is not. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. You Muit Not Get Out Much |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Maybe not exactly, yet. I did see a malnourished woman nursing her baby on a sidewalk in Juarez |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. Uh, yeah. I do get out. Much. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 01:07 AM Response to Reply #8 |
125. "You can go to any big city.." I have news for you. You can go to any city, big or small |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Tent cities indicate that for some it really is a third world country. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
50. No, it definitely is. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. And I could show you places in northern England... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. Show me. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:52 AM Response to Reply #71 |
90. Hey, go to Manchester. Go check out Salford. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #90 |
106. Sorry, I've seen some pretty grotty places in the UK, and |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #106 |
117. Then, Lydia, we've always resembled a third world country. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #117 |
118. Yes, in some ways we have |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #118 |
119. Then this thread is useless. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #119 |
120. Not really--the poverty is spreading |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #120 |
121. There is a huge difference between poverty and third world. |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #50 |
115. I guess a lot of people will now.. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm thinking failed state is more accurate |
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Guilded Lilly (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. Parts of America |
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Wounded Bear (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
17. Beginning? Where have you been? |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
85. Props. |
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lob1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
18. You're right. Look at Olbermann's free clinic turn outs. |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
25. go to west Philadelphia |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
86. Or watch "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
116. Sheesh!! its a secret,,, |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
30. It's pathetic. Lots of empty stores where I live. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
31. When I was at the airport in Phoenix a few months ago |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
34. Where is this happening? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Greater Orlando |
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FreeJoe (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #34 |
70. Things still look good |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 08:05 AM Response to Reply #34 |
102. California's Central San Joaquin Valley. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
38. I grew up in the inner city |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. If You Go To Orlando, Miami, Or Tampa |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. I remember back in the late 70's when NYC looked like that |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. To Be Honest It's The Product Or Residue Of Rampant Speculation In The Real Estate Market |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:39 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. Agreed. |
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katmondoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
47. Gainesville, Florida still looks pretty good |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I Was In Ocala In Aug. |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
53. The you have not ever benn to a third world country. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. What's The Difference Between A Homeless Person In Bueonos Aires And Orlando? |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. I don't know. But thats not the point. |
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cowcommander (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #54 |
64. Uh, no. Ever seen the favelas of Brazil and the garbage mountains of the Philippines? |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #64 |
77. A comment worthy of some pics |
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Profprileasn (127 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
56. unemployment |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
60. Third world nations actually have bustling markets |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
65. 3rd world countries I've been to have small business' |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
66. I don't know about you but I have better prospects here than I would in Somalia |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. Somalia Would Be Considered A Fourth World Nation |
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Kickin_Donkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
67. Yes it is. The people out holding business' signs at intersections ... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #67 |
73. Yes, if you look at the comments on this article |
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Kickin_Donkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. I hear ya ... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #76 |
81. The UK has bad stretches, but it doesn't have a Detroit, or worse, a New Orleans, |
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Louisiana1976 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. +1 |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 07:27 AM Response to Reply #82 |
95. +2 |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #95 |
111. +3 |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
68. Some surprising closings I've seen lately |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. My nearest Hollywood video shut down, which wasn't all that near to me, long drive to |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
74. It is very reminiscent of the Reagan years, imo. n/t |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 08:25 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. I Was In Grad School Then, Thank God |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #74 |
83. Oh, it's worse |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
78. You have obviously never been to a third world country |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. One need not leave America to see third world living conditions. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 07:51 AM Response to Reply #80 |
98. You Don't Need To Travel That Far My Friend |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 07:51 AM Response to Reply #80 |
99. You Don't Need To Travel That Far My Friend |
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Kickin_Donkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 01:30 AM Response to Reply #78 |
89. You have obviously never been to a Third World country ... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 07:48 AM Response to Reply #89 |
97. He Just Needs To Get Out More |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 07:40 AM Response to Reply #78 |
96. You Have No Idea Who I Am At All . |
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Union Yes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
79. Thank NAFTA, CAFTA, GATT. The culprits that impoverished a nation. knr nt |
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douglas9 (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 06:19 AM Response to Reply #79 |
94. Giant sucking sound |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
84. After spending yesterday in Ontario Canada, I would agree. |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
87. I've started reading Barbara Ehrenreich's new book |
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Lars77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
88. One of my professors says the same |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 05:27 AM Response to Original message |
91. Been that way for a long time. nt |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
92. Blocbuster near me went out of business |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
100. This middle aged woman will be on the corner selling oranges |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 08:01 AM Response to Reply #100 |
101. I'm Tapped Out But I Would Buy Some |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 10:02 AM Response to Reply #101 |
105. I'll add myself to the list |
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santamargarita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
103. It's taken 30 years beginning with that Goddamn Reagan... |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
108. Venezuela before Chavez. Where the rich have to hide in gated communities because |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #108 |
113. I can't tell you how often, lately, I have thought that |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
109. Our wealth has been taken from us through the mechanism of the stock market, even if we don't play |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #109 |
112. Wall Street Casino |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #109 |
114. It is a big casino. At least when people lose it all at a casino they have some fun and free drinks |
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WT Fuheck (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
122. the goal of the oligarchy |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
124. Better get used to it |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 02:28 AM Response to Original message |
126. Nowhere close... |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 03:04 AM Response to Original message |
128. This trend really accelerated when Reagan and Bush got their way with the nation for 12 years. |
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