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Title: I like this
Post by: Doc B. on June 29, 2012, 10:26:31 AM: "The USA should invade the USA and win the hearts and minds of the population by building roads, bridges and putting the locals to work."
Title: Re: I like this
Post by: Grainger49 on June 29, 2012, 10:45:19 AM: I like it too. Where did you get the quote?
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Post by: galyons on June 29, 2012, 11:40:11 AM: I like it too! A pretty progressive look at turning our war mongering to the positive!! Why after we have rebuilt us, we could spend billions for untold years on "un-foreign" aid to maintain education, social and health services! Sad. 'ain't' gonna happen, too radical, wrong people would benefit.

Cheers,
Geary
Title: Re: I like this
Post by: rif on June 29, 2012, 01:32:10 PM: I like that a lot too!

Was anyone else reminded of the Peter Sellers movie, "The Mouse That Roared"?
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Post by: Paul Joppa on June 29, 2012, 02:10:13 PM: I hear that people are moving to Canada to get away from the socialized medicine recently approved by the Supreme Court. Seriously. Must be the same people who said "...keep your d@$* government hands off my Medicare!"
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Post by: Grainger49 on June 29, 2012, 03:11:19 PM: rif,

I hadn't thought of it, but now I remember it. I saw it when it came out. Perfect!
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Post by: Laudanum on June 30, 2012, 02:55:01 AM: Quote from: Paul Joppa on June 29, 2012, 02:10:13 PM
I hear that people are moving to Canada to get away from the socialized medicine recently approved by the Supreme Court. Seriously. Must be the same people who said "...keep your d@$* government hands off my Medicare!"

;D
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Post by: Jim R. on June 30, 2012, 04:02:51 AM: Well, at least one person said something about moving to Costa Rica... where they have universal healthcare :-).

-- Jim
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Post by: John Roman on July 03, 2012, 03:48:20 PM: I've removed my previous comment and replaced it with this:http://www.ranprieur.com/ (http://www.ranprieur.com/)
John
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Post by: Doc B. on July 05, 2012, 01:28:10 PM: Found a fun factoid today. The U.S. buys 3.3 million dollars worth of American flags each year - from China.
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Post by: Grainger49 on July 05, 2012, 03:43:41 PM: Groan!
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Post by: Laudanum on July 06, 2012, 12:08:49 AM: Quote from: Doc B. on July 05, 2012, 01:28:10 PM
Found a fun factoid today. The U.S. buys 3.3 million dollars worth of American flags each year - from China.

Yep, read that before. Sad, really sad.
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Post by: John Roman on July 06, 2012, 04:32:12 AM: Ditto GROAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Dr. Toobz on July 06, 2012, 04:38:39 AM: I had always wondered if anybody else noticed this - the irony of a symbol of the free world festooned with "made in China" tags. I mean, for God's sake, you'd think we'd at least be able to make our own flags.....

Remember when retailers like Wal-Mart proudly trumpeted their American-made products? I remember this well into the 1990s. My, how quickly the tune has changed.....

In any case, a belated happy Independence Day and a thank you to all of those who have served our great country.
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Post by: Grainger49 on July 06, 2012, 07:16:33 AM: When Sam Walton died, that all changed.
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Post by: Jim R. on July 06, 2012, 10:51:13 AM: Actually, it changed long before Sam died -- he had products made in american territories such as American Samoa and the Marianas using indentured slave labor from China and vietnam.

-- Jim