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To: philv who wrote (18913)	9/4/2003 7:56:08 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 82153

Phil > this article is a "fun" read. Ha, ha! I couldn't agree more, especially this bit: >>>If it ever comes to the grim but necessary reprisal against a truly horrific Muslim attack – say, a nuclear device exploded in Manhattan or Washington – the United States will not recoil from bombing every Muslim center from Morocco to Indonesia, from incinerating Mecca itself, from killing tens of millions of the subhuman haters of the one universal, model American way of life.<<< Actually, I think they could do it for a lot less than a nuclear device exploded in Manhattan or Washington. In fact the mere thought of it comes nearer the mark. After all they could always say they did it in "self-defence" --- just like they did the hit on Iraq.

To: philv who wrote (18913)	9/4/2003 9:07:41 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 82153

Phil > Should be required reading!! Especially for complaining Canadians whining about big brother. buzzflash.com >>>One of the manifestations of the collapse of the middle class is the increased number of hours that Americans are now forced to work in order to pay the bills. Today, the average American employee works, by far, the longest hours of any worker in the industrialized world. And the situation is getting worse. According to statistics from the International Labor Organization the average American last year worked 1,978 hours, up from 1,942 hours in 1990 -- an increase of almost a week of work. We are now putting more hours into our work than at any time since the 1920s. Sixty-five years after the formal establishment of the 40-hour work week under the Fair Labor Standards Act, almost 40 percent of Americans now work more than 50 hours a week. And if the middle class is having it tough, what about the 33 million people in our society who are living in poverty, up 1.3 million in the past two years? What about the 11 million trying to make it on a pathetic minimum wage of $5.15 an hour? What about the 42 million who lack any health insurance? What about the 3.5 million people who will experience homelessness in this year, 1.3 million of them children? What about the elderly who can't afford the outrageously high cost of the prescription drugs they need? What about the veterans who are on VA waiting lists for their health care?<<< Actually, the US looks like a real fun place to be in.