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Nad R wrote:

Billy wrote:
In article ,
Nad R wrote:

Bud wrote:
Do you know why there are no Wal*Mart stores in Germany? Of course you
don't. Do you know why Gernany does not want to bail out the countries of
Spain, Ireland and Greece? I'll let you in on a little secret, they have
strict banking laws and labor laws.

Some of you need to take economics 101. A little world history reading
would help too.

They also have strict trade laws. Free trade with them is a one way street.

And that is the problem of neo-liberal economics. No developing country
can compete with the resources of an established industrial country,
which will buy up the resources of a developing country, and incentivize
old technology and cheap wages.

Germany also has the 4th largest economy in the world, and they didn't
send their jobs over seas.

Tell us wherein their sin lies. They encourage exports and don't
encourage imports? At least they have something to export besides
weapons.

I agree with that. No sin at all one the Germans part. Sins on the US part
"Stupidity" if that is called a sin?
Only looks like stupidity, because it fails to do its avowed intent of
strengthening the economy, but if it is meant to facilitate the transfer
of money from the poor to the rich, then it works just fine, which is a
sin.

As a liberal, I do hate term "neo-liberal". However, The government needs
to rein in the free market concept.
"New liberals" are supposed to be the devolution from liberal to
conservative, feral corporatists who want no impediments to business,
including democracy.

However, as this process enshrines itself, I find myself being strangely
attracted to the NRA, who claim that guns aren't for hunting or
self-defense, but to protect against us against our enemies, foreign and
domestic.
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I left my "beater" of a truck (1980 Datsun) unstarted for too long.
Couldn't get it to start, even though it turned over. I think the
ignition system is damp. It's at the mechanic's now. I wanted to go to
the feed store to get some straw for my potato planting. I'm hoping to
transfer volunteer potato plants to a new bed in the name of rotation.

I grow too many "Solanaceae" (potatoes, peppers, and tomatoes), which
makes crop rotation problematic. On the positive side, I found the
unused balance of an alfalfa bale which had disappeared last Fall
during one of my lovey's assaults on the organization of the garage ;O)
Cold fingers on tap today as I plant potatoes and put chicken wire over
them to protect against our rascally raccoons, which love to dig in
mulch.
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- Billy
"When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. When you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist."
-Archbishop Helder Camara
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