we produce and sell lots of weapons $$S.Lythberg wrote:
The problem with the American economy is the fact that, as a nation, we produce next to nothing. We are a culture of consumers, who work office jobs doing absolutely nothing, and use the salary to purchase overseas goods. A nation of 300 million people and incredible natural resources should be an industrial powerhouse, not 300 million paper pushers...
you really think most of the american labor force works in an office?S.Lythberg wrote:
The problem with the American economy is the fact that, as a nation, we produce next to nothing. We are a culture of consumers, who work office jobs doing absolutely nothing, and use the salary to purchase overseas goods. A nation of 300 million people and incredible natural resources should be an industrial powerhouse, not 300 million paper pushers...
Shirly, you jest.GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
says who?
as you write this post from a very comfortable place. king of your manner. chief of your business. master of your domain. people dont know what bad is. sorry, but I must not see all the bread lines.ATG wrote:
Shirly, you jest.GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
says who?
most americans are not in air conditioned office jobs. thats not accurate.Kmarion wrote:
S.Lythberg is absolutly right.
Maybe most bf2s Americans...GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
most americans are not in air conditioned office jobs. thats not accurate.Kmarion wrote:
S.Lythberg is absolutly right.
I is US Amerikan,BF2zer haz cushy desk/chair wit office wind00 view. nice A/C blowing while buying NewEgg.com cooking r1cer.jord wrote:
Maybe most bf2s Americans...GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
most americans are not in air conditioned office jobs. thats not accurate.Kmarion wrote:
S.Lythberg is absolutly right.
I did my work experiance at an office job. With all of what you described minus Newegg. I died a little inside from boredom each day.loubot wrote:
I is US Amerikan,BF2zer haz cushy desk/chair wit office wind00 view. nice A/C blowing while buying NewEgg.com cooking r1cer.jord wrote:
Maybe most bf2s Americans...GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
most americans are not in air conditioned office jobs. thats not accurate.
In a way, it is accurate. In other ways, it isn't. We do consume more than we produce, but some of us are doing a lot more consuming than others. The wealth disparity present in America makes it difficult to gauge the exact nature of the economy from the average person's perspective.GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
most americans are not in air conditioned office jobs. thats not accurate.Kmarion wrote:
S.Lythberg is absolutly right.
Or the service industry, but that is still not a global marketGunSlinger OIF II wrote:
you really think most of the american labor force works in an office?S.Lythberg wrote:
The problem with the American economy is the fact that, as a nation, we produce next to nothing. We are a culture of consumers, who work office jobs doing absolutely nothing, and use the salary to purchase overseas goods. A nation of 300 million people and incredible natural resources should be an industrial powerhouse, not 300 million paper pushers...
well, most americans dont.
He was right in terms of production. I saw that to be the fundamental idea behind his post... Not where we literally place our asses during the work week.GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
most americans are not in air conditioned office jobs. thats not accurate.Kmarion wrote:
S.Lythberg is absolutly right.
Fines and whatnot have been around since the beginning. If you're basing your position on that, it hasn't just "become a criminal institution."ATG wrote:
The government has become a criminal institution.
Petty thugs and money collectors.
That's actually pretty impressive considering you live in Ohio -- a state that has lost more jobs than most to things like outsourcing. Ohio's been hurt even more than my state when it comes to the current economic restructuring.usmarine wrote:
hmmmmm....
everyone I know still has a job, car, and a home.
Well maybe most of the people I know are in specialized industries. I mean having a computer or business degree is a dime a dozen.Turquoise wrote:
That's actually pretty impressive considering you live in Ohio -- a state that has lost more jobs than most to things like outsourcing. Ohio's been hurt even more than my state when it comes to the current economic restructuring.usmarine wrote:
hmmmmm....
everyone I know still has a job, car, and a home.
That was the idea, we as a nation don't produce much of anything anymore.Kmarion wrote:
He was right in terms of production. I saw that to be the fundamental idea behind his post... Not where we literally place our asses during the work week.GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
most americans are not in air conditioned office jobs. thats not accurate.Kmarion wrote:
S.Lythberg is absolutly right.