We're a nation of takers, not makers...

If you say so.:tonofbricks:

Your "apparent implication" was that our manufacturing and farming efficiency was the reason more people are going to work for the government.

I don't see the cause and effect there either.

 

I didn't even hint at such a thing. Go back and read post #3 in this thread.

Perhaps it would be well to read what I actually say instead of what you think I am saying. Good advice for this entire board, in fact.

 

Quit running backwards. Of course, you did.

But that's the problem with "implications", isn't it?

You see it when you think others do it, but are blind to it when you do it.

 

Perhaps it would be well to read what I actually say instead of what you think I am saying.

 

>If we are so effecient, it shouldn't matter that manufacturing jobs are moving offshore at such a breakneck pace while government jobs, and other non productive jobs, grow exponentially.

In this century, "efficiency" means replacing human labor with machines thus eliminating jobs. The only jobs left are non productive jobs and those which require human contact. We will be in deeper trouble when a hotel room service robot is designed.

 

Um, yeah...you missed one: CONSTRUCTION was in there as well. Do you realize the enormous percentage of the workforce that is construction workers? On every house that is being built in America right now, there are 5 or more workers. On every large building that is being built, there are hundreds. You are talking about nearly 8 million jobs, just in this one field...


That is RIDICULOUS> the number of government employees should be exceedingly small compared to those jobs that actually bring money into the economy...

 

Good advice. Why don't you heed it and reread the article.

Maybe it'll "imply" something different next time.:thumbs:

Maybe you can even come up with an original thought instead of just regurgitating the same thing the author said.

From the source:

I don't believe you read it at all.

 

But...but...but

construction is more efficient, isn't it? Even so, the vast majority of construction labor is now filled by a certain ethnic minority.

Most of the white people quit and went to work for the government or just decided welfare was more befitting their exalted status...and less strenuous to boot.

Takers, not makers.

 

I read the first 3 or 4 paragraphs. No, I didn't read the whole thing, because the author's faulty logic made me quit reading. I did not read the paragraph you highlighted. Didn't need to, really, because I already knew there have been vast productivity gains in those particular industries. (Which is probably why they were selected.)

 

Maybe you ought to try reading what he really said instead of what you think he implied. Apparently you did need to read it before making a fool of yourself.

 

Ya know Carpro, I usually enjoy your posts, but this is a bit over the top. Into the killfile for thee.

 

Or it could be corporate greed, something you have no clue about!

 

Depends....If robert makes something thats hand crafted & precision & in demand that he has a fighting chance. But if it has become a commodity, he is less likely to maintain his employment over the years. At any rate, as Americans we should want him to be able to have enough take home to feed his family & have pride in what he does. We also want him & family to reinvest in America. Heaven forbid we should become China where people are made to live in small cramped rooms & working for a bag of rice each week to stay alive.

Come on this is America. Lets get back to making & building & consuming our own stuff vs buying Chinese junk at Wal-Mart.

 

Their purpose is to make money. If they don't you don't have a job at all.

But we all know "profit" is a dirty word to liberals.

I have an idea.

If it bothers you, move to Europe.:wavey: There are plenty of nanny states with confiscatory tax policies there. You can keep about 25% of your income, work 30 hours a week with 4 weeks vacation every year and let the state do the rest.

Cradle to grave protection You'd love it. Of course, you won't have those ol' evil corporations to blame when it all comes crashing down around your ears either.

All you'll have to do is look in the mirror. Just like now. But perhaps then you'll see an image with their eyes open. And then again , maybe not. It's a lesson liberals never learn. Being jealous of the success of others, and coveting what the successful have along with blaming their own failures on others, is just a way of life for lefties.

 

If the union destroyers of our national competitiveness have their way, the Chinese junk at Wal-Mart will get more expensive, with no alternative on the shelf next to it.

 

I don't blame you. You didn't read the source article, but were critical of it, even though it covered the point you did.

You got caught and you don't like it. I understand.

 

As Ive said before Carpro....we have to move together as one Country & stop greedy banksters & the Unions that are not concerned with workers or anyone else but them selves. You & I both entered into the Military (as so many others also have) to protect the USA....we cannot have it destroyed from within. We have to become self sufficient again.....and nobody can be a slacker. Roberts correct about corporate greed & your right about Labor Unions who are also greedy. I implore all Americans today, dont let the sacrifice of others be put to shame. Throw out the political cronies, the lobbyists & the bankers robbing us blind & start taking back America for the citizens who live & work on these shores.

 

This is beyond Carpro's comprehension. To him, corporate profit is god. Nothing else matters. There is no responsibility to do right by the people who actually produce to make that profit. He would fit in perfectly in the South during the days of slavery.

The odd thing is posters like him are only concerned with politics, especially the politics of big business. Check out how many posts concerning spiritual things or things concerning Christ he has made, if indeed he has made any. By this it is easy to see where his priorities are, certainly not with things about Christian doctrine or Christian living.

 

Yeah, carpro. Why don't you go insult some Calvinists, then you can have some REAL credibility, like dragonfly does.

 

Unions are some of the strongest supporters of trade protectionism. IOW, you're full of it, as usual.