burntash wrote: i think the problem is outsourcing and the job market in general is,... america isnt that much of a labor country like it used to be. fuck, we import everything made from china, japan, taiwan. America is a country of service, thats what we offer... we offer services and consulting alike. And those jobs can easily be outsourced. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. You have to find a niche in this country, you have to provide something that people want and need and will come to you to get. People need tire changes, mao provides that. You aren't sending your tires out to a 3rd world country and having them shipped back. But phones can be answered by any asshole that can speak the language (even if for a little bit) Nobody wants the shit jobs anymore. We are a generation that was raised that if we go to school we can be whatever we want, start jobs making 45k a year and have our own little piece of the american dream. No one wants to start out at mcdonalds, everyone thinks flipping burgers is above them, that this is america and i can be something better. and thats just now how it is these days.

burntash wrote:as long as there is a 2 party system in this country/government. nothing is ever going to change.

are you red or are you blue? do you believe all this shit or do you believe all that shit? you're not allowed to take a piece of everything. either you love guns, and religion or you love gays and are a hippy. do you have the millions it takes to run for president?

the system is broken, its been broken for centuries and our "democracy" needs a complete revamp. its always an election between a douchebag and a turd sandwich. it doesn't matter who you vote for.

cbray wrote:
its our falt. we need to take responsibility for being cheap fags by not buying something made in the U.S.A. cause its a dollar more.

ChiefBD wrote: +1000000 As I have said many times, you can not pigeonhole ChiefBD. There is no category for the person I am, maybe some folks can say they are flatly some way, that doesn't fit me. I listen to classical music and rap on the same damn playlist. I am the guy who will go touring across WI on Sat, and practice wheelies on Sunday. There is nothing wrong with people liking and having many options. We as Americans need to discover more common ground instead of constantly exploiting the differences between us. We all need to be able to take in a variety of information and come up with a logical decision and compromise.

burntash wrote:fight club has it right, we work jobs we hate to buy shit we dont need.

wearing certain clothes, buying certain colognes, having certain possessions so we can score a little bit of pussy. people can scrape by life pretty contently and live comfortable in their means but everyone wants something bigger and better. instead of what we need, we look at what we want. everyone in the country is walking around with a giant raging viagra induced hardon knocking over shit on the tables. and no ones picking up after themselves while the rest of us walk on glass.

flounder wrote: You're looking at it from the point of view of a loser though. Pessimism is a sin in my book. Sure, I can probably get by and support myself making 10 bucks an hour. But why? Whether it be material things, women, feeding your family, buying that bigger house, humans aspire for MORE (sorry stole that from you Ray). It's human nature to want MORE. It's called motivation.

While not always, sometimes it's all about the finer things in life. Maintain the balance my friend.

flounder wrote: You're looking at it from the point of view of a loser though. Pessimism is a sin in my book. Sure, I can probably get by and support myself making 10 bucks an hour. But why? Whether it be material things, women, feeding your family, buying that bigger house, humans aspire for MORE (sorry stole that from you Ray). It's human nature to want MORE. It's called motivation.

Sometimes it's ok to want and appreciate the finer things in life. Maintain the balance my friend.

burntash wrote:fight club has it right, we work jobs we hate to buy shit we dont need.

wearing certain clothes, buying certain colognes, having certain possessions so we can score a little bit of pussy. people can scrape by life pretty contently and live comfortable in their means but everyone wants something bigger and better. instead of what we need, we look at what we want. everyone in the country is walking around with a giant raging viagra induced hardon knocking over shit on the tables. and no ones picking up after themselves while the rest of us walk on glass.

maoisn wrote:I support the smoking ban, so therefore I support every other ban out there. There is no other way around it. Soon I will ban everything that is dangerous or causes me discomfort. Yeah it sounded pretty stupid when you said it also.

flounder wrote:
It's human nature to want MORE. It's called motivation.

cbray wrote:the times we live in...
a presidential candidate that wont put his hand over his heart during the pledge of alegiance and doesnt even know how many states are in the country he is running for..



the times we live in.......

flounder wrote:
Sometimes it's ok to want and appreciate the finer things in life. Maintain the balance my friend.

Erz wrote: Motivation borderline Greed. Some companies say they have a bad quarter when they don't beat a profitable quarter from a previous year.

burntash wrote: he puts his hand over his heart during the pledge, all the pictures and videos are from him not having it over during the national anthem. even if it were true, its just a mannerism. whenever im somewhere that an announcer asks "please bow your heads for a moment of silence" i dont, and its not because im being disrespectful, thats just the way i am, it doesnt make a difference to me if i bow my head and close my eyes or keep straight up with my eyes open.

ChiefBD wrote: But your ban infringes upon my freedom to smoke . Nonsmokers can compromise just like smokers can. Can you give me a specific place where I can smoke? No, screw them all and ban it all . That is not fair, and there was no compromise.

maoisn wrote: Look up the 4 noble truths and 8 folds paths. It explains everything.

But for you lazy focks, those with wax wings shall not fly so close to the sun. If only Icarus had listened to his Fahja.