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> an entire industry which added employment and other positives to the economy evaporated. Unemployment is at record lows. Uncompetitive companies and industri
by wolverine876 4y ago
> an entire industry which added employment and other positives to the economy evaporated.
Unemployment is at record lows. Uncompetitive companies and industries fail by design - it's essential to the free market. Then resources can be shifted to something that's productive.
> The US is so myopically built around consumption its sickening.
What's sickening to me is this growing trend for advocating corporate welfare - we can't provide healthcare to poor people, but we can take money out of my pocket and give it to Intel.
- samstave 4y agoYou completely!! missed my point. >unemp at record low! YAY - Look at how many absolutely fucking terrible, useless, non-growth, subsistence level jobs with zero healthcare, no protections, shitty wages, union busting, oligarch politicians telling people to shut the fuck up and we cant afford healthcare, college, living wages. We are "fighting" for you! Dont you get how hard it is for us to develop agreements that are for the benefit of such a diverse... wait.... Hang on a sec - Ukraine is on the phone, hes an important war buddy of mine...
- wolverine876 4y ago> You completely!! missed my point. It doesn't seem like you are trying to make it clearly, or trying to understand me.
- samstave 4y agoI am not arguing against you. I find your comments interesting and have great points. We are both not wrong. :-) your comment style is interesting in that you start with a refute, then end with an agreement... -- I enjoyed this exchange.