WC>> Once upon a time I believed the U.S. Constitution really mattered.

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WC>> We'd better start making stuff again.
WC>> That and a funding a LOT of research and development.

WC>> Instead of pouring funds into the banks, Wall Street and an
WC>> automotive industry that ignored the call to change.

 RW> But people who make something and do research have to be
 RW> critical thinkers, and we don't want critical thinkers, we
 RW> want consumers.  THe parakeet in a cage is a consumer, and
 RW> that's what we're supposed to be.  INstead of quality
 RW> manufacturing we have folks working in cube farms in
 RW> "financial services" etc.

 Which will go the way of the manufacturing. Modern computer tech
 will continue to expand so they can outsource even those things
 to offshore companies.

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WC>> Don't get me wrong.
WC>> I'm not against the oil companies getting rich, I'm opposed to them
WC>> getting rich at the cost of what I used to regard as a great
WC>> democracy.

 RW> YOu and me both, but again this takes longterm thinking,
 RW> not next quarter's profit and loss statement.  We have no

 Robert Townsend said that over 30 years ago.

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BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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