OT. I don't what planet you're on Jeff...
NOTHING made in this country? Gee, that's
odd. I see things made in America everyday. In fact,
I'm involved in making them. In case you haven't
noticed, these are boom times. Everyone employed,
wages rising, times are good. A number of my
friends are millionaires (from making products,
not speculating). You make it sound
like we're in a depression. Not the case.
Socialism? Do tell. I currently am in Europe.
THERE they've got some socialism. US is nothing like
it whatsoever. Anyone who says the US is like Europe
simply doesn't know what they're talking about.
Ever live overseas? Do you have a clue?
The only really socialized parts of the US are our
farming and ranching sectors. (I've got relatives in
these businesses, so I know of what I speak). Government
subsidies everywhere, lots of hand-holding. But in
the rest of the economy? Get real.
Not that the US is perfect. For example, our problem
with guns and violence are very troubling. We're like
a third world country in this regard, courtesy of
the NRA and the gun nuts. Europe is far safer, I
like being able to walk the streets at night. Maybe
someday the US will evolve to that more civilized level.
As to Y2K. I find it interesting that in Europe the
Y2K-doom types tend to be liberal back-to-the-land types,
while in the US they tend to be biblical gun-toting
types. Not sure what to make of that. Maybe both
groups are estranged enough from their respective
societies, that Y2K gives them a pyschological refuge.
Perhaps.
Anyway, it will be curious what the doomsayers will do
after Y2K. Lots of egg on their faces, but I suspect
they'll shrug it off and find another cause. |
