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unbillievable

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  1. Actually (like money), yes, there is an endless supply of jobs. Despite Gator's misunderstanding of the concept, raising the population does increase demand (which increases jobs), but as stated before, you run into problems. 1) You can satisfy the incresaed Demand without employing the entire increased population. 2)The skills of the immigrants may not match the jobs required. But most of all, it's easier to reap the benefits of the larger market simply by opening up trade rather than dealing with the hassle of immigration. With the consequence that they won't be able to vote Democrat -which is probably the real goal.
  2. sortof... It's excessive supply drawing industries from outside the market into it, which doesn't really increase demand, merely shifting it, but within the closed system it does. IE; moving manufacturing back into the country by flooding the US with cheap illegal immigrants, which would return an unskilled labor demand that was moved to a foreign country. As a whole, it's not an ideal economic model, but the strategy does create jobs in China/India.
  3. Why doesn't the government just use Macs? That should solve any compatibility concerns they have about security.
  4. Economics is so complex that something that sounds really stupid can be true. Excessive supply of unskilled labor in 3rd world countries creates industries dependent on it. The idea is that there is always an equilibrium where a cheap supply of any good draws industries that can exploit it. Like a farmer using a tractor in Kansas, but illegal aliens in California.
  5. The gun debate is essentially a parenting question; some choose to baby proof their house, while others teach their children not to act like idiots. Conservatives demand that they be allowed to protect themselves, while the Liberals are begging the government to make the world a safer place.
  6. I'll finally be able to build the zombie apocalypse bunker of my dreams.
  7. I can relate. I am the only one on my block that owns a snow shovel. Our snowmageddon consists of accumulation that won't go away when you put salt on it. It's just so hard to let go of old habits...
  8. There is one solution to every problem we now face: Universal checking account. Everyone deposits their paycheck into one account. Take what you need to pay your bills.
  9. I don't feel "strongly" about any issue. But I've been accused of being a righty. My position on many issues is "meh". I'm a candidate in touch with the people!
  10. "Pornography, depicting consenting adults, should be legal for the adult population." I didn't know this was even an issue. I should run for office.
  11. I've lived in one house or another my entire life and no one has ever mentioned to me that you're supposed to flush your water heater at least once a year. I know my parents never did it. Does everyone know to do this? What other things am I supposed to do around the house?
  12. www.erosguia.com -Never been to Madrid, nor do I ever plan to travel to Spain.
  13. So where in North Korea does your job and family live? %25 of the US would be considered centrists or liberal. The other 75% of us are extreme righties.
  14. Liberals consider Obama and Hilary centrists. So according to the left, Trump's a righty. According to conservatives, Bush a little too liberal.
  15. I'm not talking about SS and Medicare. I already paid for that. Those aren't free. I want the government to give me FREE stuff. By voting for Bernie now, Socialism will be up and running by the time I retire. So when they jack up the taxes on working people, I won't be contributing anymore... just raking in the goodies. Hopefully, I will have lived the high life a bit before the money runs out and the riots start.
  16. I always thought it was because they would progress technologically to the point where their machines eventually become self-aware enough to annihilate their creators for centuries of slavery.
  17. When they ask you whether you want to get paid $600/week or $2400/month... Gator chose wrong.
  18. I know someone who complains that he can't go to his gym, otherwise they might take away his disability check.
  19. I've been doing vacations wrong all these years! I hope my boss doesn't take the money back.
  20. If you want to know what really happens if there is ever unlimited free energy: 1)Load Fallout 4 (or halo, etc -whichever shooter you are playing right now) 2)Enter the code for unlimited ammo. results: What usually happens to your game?
  21. As it turns out, the older I get the more Liberal I seem to be, financially. I'm starting to think about all the freebies I want when I retire. Especially since the first few years of Socialism are usually the best. Feeling the Bern!!!
  22. I cringe whenever liberals point out that they make more money than the average conservative. It's only because you raised the cost of living to idiotic levels... to the point where everyone is leaving I know someone who is moving to Santa Barbara because she was offered a (secretarial) job with better pay (a demotion). She didn't believe me when I told her that instead of her 4 bedroom house, she will only be able to afford a studio apartment there. I showed her a website that said she would need to raise her pay 86% to maintain the same standard of living. She didn't care. To her, more money is more money...
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