Come on, Ric...America is huge, diverse and complex. Norway is nearly homogenous...white milk comes to mind...;-] AND you only chose Norway cuz you married a Norwegian... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no> To: caut at ptg.org Received: 8/16/2008 3:27:15 PM Subject: [CAUT] Position Announcement, SIU, Carbondale, IL > >> Just WHO is it what decides that the PEOPLE cant decide to > BAND TOGETHER to look after their common interests. WHO is it > that will have such endeavour criminalized. And worse WHO the > heck voted for these people ??? > The Federal Trade Commission, and the American people voted for all > of this! I don't like it, but I have talked to a lawyer that > specializes in this area. We can post our prices all day long, that > is ok, however, if we suggest to others what they should charge, we > are over the line! > Ed Foote RPT >Sheesh... and folks wonder why I ended up an ex-patriot and choose a so >called <<socialist>> country to become a citizen of. Mind you the >definition of the word "socialist" varies greatly from here to there.... >but thats another issue all together. Something seems mighty wrong over >there if what Ed says is representative of the truth. Ok I remember the >Teamsters and their Mob connections... that whole scene with all its >problems. I also remember when the right to work laws started showing >up with all the seductive reasoning behind them... but I registered who >it was who came out on the loosing end of the stick as time went by... >and it shur nuf wernt the employers side of the equation. Seems to me >its about time working class America wakes up and smells the coffee. >Them what has been selling the soft shoe about who really represents all >that host of interests Joe Blow on the Street generally has been selling >ya'all up the proverbial creek. >We were in Greely Colorado this summer. The high school there is >surrounded by a 10 foot tall chain wire fence, barbed wire rolls on the >top. One entrance to the grounds, and thats shrouded by a 30 foot high >guard tower. Looks more like a darned prison camp then a high school. >I understand this is no longer unusual in the US. Land of the Free eh >?? Cant go to school without entering a combat zone ?? Cant organize >to look after your rights/interests ??? Have to watch by why those with >money enough to buy power band together to do just that ? Some freedom >concept I'll tell ya what. I could go on and on. Whats it gonna take >to wake up blue collar USA ? >Head scratching big time over here. >RicB
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