<< probably the majority of people at SI tend to be more conservative >>
I'd say there's an equal split.
<< and big business oriented. >>
Absolutely not. I'd say most are small business oriented and entrepreneurial.
<< I wouldn't expect them to care a lot about blue collar jobs being outsourced, because the result of that outsourcing is more profits for big business >>
Absolutely ridiculous. There is no great love for big business here on SI. Some stocks yes. The businesses themselves no. And I think we all understand the labor issues related to outsourcing, but also understand that no cookbook solution exists that would benefit all the competing interests.
<< What I don't understand is who they think they will sell all those goods to when most Americans have fallen out of the middle class and are unable to afford anything except shopping at Goodwill. >>
Most Americans can't afford anything and shop at Goodwill? Is this another one of your 'sky is falling' research data points? According to the census bureau, 88% of Americans are considered middle class or higher. Fact is, cheaper products BENEFIT consumers and that is why 150 million people shop at places like Wal-Mart. The challenge for economists and policy makers is how to keep prices affordable and maintain a strong labor market simultaneously.
<< Of course, short-term profits are what these people are about--that is why they buy the big oil company brainwashing about global warming not being real. I have no idea how these people sleep at night, though. >>
What people? How did we get from shopping at Goodwill to blaming the oil companies for global warming? Again, I don't see many big company villains hanging out on SI or having sleeping problems, so the demons you imagine just don't exist.
<< My parents also were very liberal >>
"Also"? Didn't you just get through telling me you weren't a liberal? You are a
moderate, remember? -g-
<< I am so glad I didn't have Ann Coulter's parents--her dad was a union-busting attorney. >>
If her dad was that, my opinion of him jumps through the roof. If there is anything that seeks to derail economic prosperity, worker efficiency or product quality, it is today's greedy union. And you can thank greedy government employee unions, and the politicians they own, for wasting about 40 cents of every dollar you spend in taxes.
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