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Old 03-23-2015, 03:10 PM
 
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Depends where you live and if you want to eat and have a roof over your head.
The only other freedom(choice) is to move to another state. Some cannot afford to do such.
Being very poor doesn't stop Mexicans from coming to this country to get a job.
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Old 03-23-2015, 03:13 PM
 
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I was for letting things take their course. We would be far better off today. I want to see it blow up.
I've been out of work for going on 13 years. Blowing it up would be fun to watch but I'm trying to rebuild my life and it would get in the way. I do see where you are coming from, but I've got a vested interest in full employment now. I want boom times soon. I'm not complaining about my burden but I just want 2% unemployment.
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Old 03-23-2015, 03:30 PM
 
Location: Palo Alto
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I've been out of work for going on 13 years. Blowing it up would be fun to watch but I'm trying to rebuild my life and it would get in the way. I do see where you are coming from, but I've got a vested interest in full employment now. I want boom times soon. I'm not complaining about my burden but I just want 2% unemployment.

Anyone other than the retired or infirm out of work for 13 years at the same time we have imported millions of illegals is .....

Well, you know.
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Old 03-23-2015, 03:34 PM
 
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I've been out of work for going on 13 years. Blowing it up would be fun to watch but I'm trying to rebuild my life and it would get in the way. I do see where you are coming from, but I've got a vested interest in full employment now. I want boom times soon. I'm not complaining about my burden but I just want 2% unemployment.
2% is well below what the government considers full employment. There is a bigger point to me pointing this out.
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Old 03-23-2015, 03:58 PM
 
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Anyone other than the retired or infirm out of work for 13 years at the same time we have imported millions of illegals is .....

Well, you know.
I've got ASD and some other things. My road is not as easy as some other people's but other's have it harder than I so I don't like to complain.
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Old 03-23-2015, 03:59 PM
 
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2% is well below what the government considers full employment. There is a bigger point to me pointing this out.
I've done a job search in a 2% unemployment job market and that is what I need to navigate the road from unemployment to employment. Not easy for me. But I don't normally complain about it I just keep plugging away at what I can do.
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Old 03-23-2015, 06:32 PM
 
Location: NJ
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StillwaterTownie"Being very poor doesn't stop Mexicans from coming to this country to get a job."

They will generally take any job at any rate just to get started, much like Americans used to.
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Old 03-23-2015, 08:17 PM
 
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Being very poor doesn't stop Mexicans from coming to this country to get a job.
Doesn't matter what their circumstances are being in this country and working illegally is against the law.
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Old 03-23-2015, 11:32 PM
 
Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan
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StillwaterTownie"Being very poor doesn't stop Mexicans from coming to this country to get a job."

They will generally take any job at any rate just to get started, much like Americans used to.
Most just acquire dead end jobs that lead to nothing, for years on end. Some acquire careers, but most stagnate or just go back to Mexico after they've made a little scratch. Eventually, they see America for what it is... A country that doesn't respect or reward their efforts.
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Old 03-24-2015, 04:02 AM
 
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Being very poor doesn't stop Mexicans from coming to this country to get a job.
Mexico is not a poor country.
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