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ericynot Wrote: May 17, 2012 1:56 PM

USMC, I'm a stock trader. That is without a doubt the most pure form of capitalism there is. I risk only my money. There are no do-overs. The risks are great. Calling me a socialist is ridiculous. Every large city has, and always has had, ethnic enclaves. There are black sections, Vietnamese sections, Korean neighborhoods, etc., depending on the city. I remember having a great time in Little Italy in NYC back in 1974 -- got the complete tour, including great Italian food, with a mob guy my dad had served with in WWII. America is not Balkanized. Go to a ballgame or a state fair. Sometimes people clump together with "their own" and sometimes they mingle. It's human nature. Relax.

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Sacrificial Scams

The real class warfare in this country isn't rich vs. poor, it's government employees vs. we, the taxpayers, who pay their salaries.

Working for the government is supposed to be a trade-off: You can't be fired and don't have to exert yourself, but you will receive smaller remuneration than in the private sector, where layoffs are common (especially in the Obama economy!). Instead, government jobs are safe, secure, pressure-free -- and now, amazingly lucrative!

Whether it's in Wisconsin, Illinois, California or the nation's capital, today's public sector workers expect to do little or no work (I'm not counting partying...

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