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Date Posted: 07:42:51 02/20/08 Wed
Author: Lynx
Subject: Re: We be dumb, and proud of it.
In reply to: Deep Diction 's message, "Re: We be dumb, and proud of it." on 06:52:42 02/20/08 Wed

>Yeah, there are other factors. One of the biggest is
>complacency. Eventually the poorer, well-educated
>countries will have all of the US jobs that can
>possibly be outsourced, and all we'll be left with is
>service-oriented jobs that don't require an education
>and executive jobs that do, and the gap between the
>rich and poor will increase. Meanwhile, the economies
>of the countries where we're outsourcing everything
>will improve, and things will level off, and we'll
>just have to accept that countries like India and
>China will surpass us. And maybe the same cycle will
>happen to them eventually, but it's unlikely given the
>work ethic inherent in their culture.

The middle class is nearly gone already. *sigh* America was once known for its strong work ethic, you know. That's another thing that's no longer valued.

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Replies:

Re: We be dumb, and proud of it. -- EJetson, 08:31:52 02/20/08 Wed
- Re: We be dumb, and proud of it. -- Nolij, 09:48:53 02/20/08 Wed
  - Re: We be dumb, and proud of it. -- Lynx, 10:01:10 02/20/08 Wed
    - Re: We be dumb, and proud of it. -- EJetson, 10:18:22 02/20/08 Wed
      - Re: We be dumb, and proud of it. -- Lynx, 10:23:02 02/20/08 Wed
        Re: We be dumb, and proud of it. -- EJetson, 10:37:13 02/20/08 Wed
        Re: We be dumb, and proud of it. -- Lynx, 10:42:24 02/20/08 Wed
        This example made me die laughing. -- Lynx, 11:03:57 02/20/08 Wed
        Re: This example made me die laughing. -- EJetson, 11:22:59 02/20/08 Wed
        Re: This example made me die laughing. -- Deep Diction, 19:17:07 02/20/08 Wed
        Re: This example made me die laughing. -- Lynxia, 20:18:05 02/20/08 Wed
        Re: This example made me die laughing. -- Deep Diction, 05:45:01 02/21/08 Thu
      - Re: We be dumb, and proud of it. -- Deep Diction, 10:25:52 02/20/08 Wed
        Re: We be dumb, and proud of it. -- EJetson, 10:38:33 02/20/08 Wed

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