[raloxk]

""I am not remotely concerned about terrorism. I am not even mildly worried about gay marriages. I am in danger of starving to death.""

This guy is a true idiot!!!

How many american have starved to death since 9/11

[Afro_conservative]

alot of people starve here in the US

[oceanview]

of course, that is an exaggeration.

but do not discount this phenomena, its real, its affecting what is primarily a republican demographic (private sector middle class), and it may well bring an angry mob of voters to the polls, as Bush has not handled this well and is not showing he is at all connected to the people described in this article.

[lelio]

How many american have starved to death since 9/11?

Probably more than civilian Americans in America?

[FreedomAvatar]

An idiot? Maybe. But he's part of a growing population of socalled "idiots" who will probably not vote for Bush.

[clamper1797]

I may not be starving ... but I have pretty much lost my house. Thought I had a job after 7 months of unemployment ( and 17 months out of the last 24) but it seems to have fallen through.

The true idiots are the ones who are NOT listening to us

[WFTR]

How many american have starved to death since 9/11

The guy in the article was using the word "starve" in a rhetorical sense. He likely knows, as most of us do, that few people in America will starve anytime soon. However, the problem he faces is the same as that which many of us have faced. We've worked very hard training for jobs that are disappearing faster than we can train for the next one. America has plenty of food. We won't starve. We probably won't be homeless. Unfortunately, many of us face or have faced having to move into our parents homes and live on minimum wages for as far into the future as we can see. That future looks very bleak.

Another issue is that many of the jobs being lost couldn't have been exported without the American taxpayer being forced to subsidize the infrastructure that made moving the job profitable. It's one thing if a company goes into a completely unimproved land and builds everything from scratch. If the company pays for all of the roads and other infrastructure needed to establish their business elsewhere, at least the jobs have been lost in straightforward competition. However, many of these places wouldn't be in a position to take this manufacturing if foreign aid from America hadn't been building the infrastructure for years. Many of these places wouldn't have the stability to make moving an acceptable risk if the American taxpayer hadn't been footing the bill for a military that has fought those who would destroy everything that anyone tried to build. Many of these places couldn't sustain a population now without foreign aid from America.

While the American market still has the strength to make demands, we should demand that those who would take our manufacturing jobs return the costs that the American taxpayer has incurred in making these foreign lands the kinds of places where anything could be manufactured. We should demand that there be no more foreign aid. If the result is that companies can't ship jobs around the world without the tax support of the little guy trying to make ends meet with a less rewarding job than he once had, then companies should face the choice of losing that support or bringing the jobs back to America.

WFTR
Bill

[HitmanLV]

That person's worldview is askew. That attitude will do more to keep him down than anything outsourcing or a president could do to him.

The truth is that he is the most important person in determining what direction his life is heading. It's easier to pass the blame on a boss, a company, the president, etc.

It's harder to made tough decisions, sacrifice, maybe develop some new job skills, and take charge of your life.

I am a peak performance coach for graduate students - the second I hear someone whine about a grading curve, teachers playing favorites, etc, I know there are a at risj of being a terminally 'c' student, at least until they fix their beleif system.