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QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 13, 2007 -> 08:12 AM) I agree they have an effect - but I'd suggest there are other, stronger forces at work. These for example: --An education system that is underwhelming, and getting worse, when compared to other first world countries (also includes lacking in adult training) --The growing habituation of Americans to acquiring more "stuff" - products that are cheaply made, by cheap labor, all competing for fewer dollars --The continued decrease in union leverage in labor (which, while necessary for the good of the economy, has a short term negative effect) --Massively increasing costs of health care (lots of parties carry some blame here) I'd suggest all of those have a greater negative effect than the presence of illegal labor, or at least on par with it. Manufacturing jobs being moved overseas Customer Service jobs being moved overseas

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 13, 2007 -> 08:04 AM) The total workforce in the US is only 150 million people. Adding somewhere around 10% of people to the supply who are willing to work for anything has a huge depressing effect on wages. It takes a hell of a lot more money out of workers pocket than any CEO stock option bonus, which is what most of the huge bonus numbers that you see today are. But then again, paper gains don't make for good arguements either. So it is bad for America when business owners are able to pay lower wages? IIRC you taught me that owners need bigger profits so they can reinvest in the businesses and hire more people and everyone gains, we receive more tax revenues, etc. And how are we adding these people? I thought they were already here and working jobs.

Just like Clinton near the end of his term needed at appease the GOP because he just wasn't cuttin' it, I think it would be good business for Bush to find someone with less of a partisan history. My blog thoughts are, you can find a blog to say anything. 95% are crap, a few experts write some pretty good ones.

Fixed it for you.

As with all Presidential nominiations, I believe the President should get his person, regardless of the political ideology of the candidate. Character, and a track record in the field are the relevent topics to me. I know I am living in a dream world, but I expect Bush to nominate someone who is conservative and he shouold get his person. Having said that, there are some character concerns here.

Surge: 50% More Troops in Iraq 60% Less Nuke Posts What's Not To Like?

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 04:06 PM) And yet, I haven't heard a single of the Prez candidates in either party even mention it. In fact, they speak very little about energy independence, which is linked in a big way to an effective transit system. Its just not even being discussed. No respect I tell you, no respect.

Public transportation in this country has never been a prioroty, never been world class, never been respected.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 02:58 PM) oh damn...she left.... BUT NOW SHE'S BACK...RIGHT NEXT TO ME!!!! Isn't it crazy how those voices seem so real?

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 01:05 PM) My entire right leg is on fire. Note to self, don't ever dive and than slide onto concrete (I was going after a play in softball and there were a bunch of runners on so I was going all out and didn't realize I was coming up onto concrete) Now I am sitting at work and I swear my entire hammy is red...leg, knee..everything. Each time I spray bactine on it I have to run around cursing for a minute till the pain subsides (than I put myself through more torture with Pydroxide or whatever its called). But that's how you get those multi million dollar softball contracts An early understanding of growing up was missing a week of work after hurting myself in a Thanksgiving day football game where losers bought the beer.

QUOTE(NUKE @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 02:06 PM) Well, if you want top talent to stay then you have to pay them. Why would they want to stay on a sinking ship when they can quit and join a company that is actually doing well? Or, why would you want the folks who put the hole in the sinking ship to begin with, to stay, and give them a nice bonus? They should clean up their won mess and not expect a pat on the ass when they do. And who is the customer most familiar with? Who does the customers have the most contact with? The very employees you are asking to take a cut while you are expecting a bonus.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 02:57 PM) Would you feel better as an employee in the unemployment line as the company went through a court-ordered liquidation sale? Would you feel better as an employee who took a slightly smaller pay cut and watched as the CEO also took a cut and not a raise? I think we all would. And I'll differentiate between a CEO and an owner.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 01:12 PM) Not sure where else to put this: great advertisement as well.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 11:24 AM) Less than a month ago, 7 soldiers from the 82nd airborne wrote a pessimistic op-ed piece about Iraq featured in the NYT, that I believe I linked here. It started with these words: It appears that 2 of those 7 soldiers were killed Monday in Baghdad.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 10:10 AM) Because the NBA is like prison and the MLB is like the Army? Don't ask, don't tell sweetie

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 10:20 AM) As a late contributor to this thread... Frank Thomas > Jim Thome, Frank Thomas less $$ Jim Thome, Frank Thomas older than Jim Thome, Frank Thomas more Soxy than Jim Thome. ^^ ^^

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 08:27 AM) She does work in a food factory. But not peanuts. tortillas in Brazil?

Coming up through the pen is almost a given. I'm not too worried about that option. You have to play your best available.

Draft picks are not that position sensitive in baseball as in say, basketball or football. I could give a rip if we drafted 1 or 6. Draft a bunch of guys and hope something pans out. Half the time they are trade bait before hitting the mlb roster.

There is a reason that the NBA drafts a handful of players and MLB drafts every healthy male from 18-22.

Hmm, has anyone seen both of them at the same time? Happy Birthday!

We should have done that with every country that is close to developing the bomb.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 11, 2007 -> 01:40 PM) Instead, you should assume that all cops are bad. Right GP? Pretty much, starting with you

I like hearing that.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Sep 11, 2007 -> 11:03 AM) Right... Because the best way to receive more tax revenue is to cut taxes. By exploding, he's saying we need to cut taxes to pay for it.