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A bit - 40 countries and change, including living in MX for about 6 months.

I am amazed at the bravery of some of the people hiring undocumented workers and pissing them off or threatening them. I guess people do not realize how easy it is to pour liquid plumber on that shiny car or have a little bit of sugar added to your fuel tank, or have a unusual design etched on...

He was upset because he was looking for a full day of work and not a couple of hours for $50. You have to understand that they are hired by the day and not by the hour. Whether he works 3 hours or 8 he still have to devote his day to you, get breakfast, lunch and pay for the transportation. Once...

Living in NYC I can assure you guys that there are a lot of illegals working all over the place. Construction and mom and pop stores of which there are plenty of in the big apple, are surviving on the backs of illegal workers. Most are young, single and badly educated. However, they are only...

How much stuff do you think you could sent in a boat for a nation of 200 million? Stop repeating propaganda you learned in high school and start thinking. Could you specifically tell me what the US provided for the Soviet Union to make it decisive in winning with the Nazis? Their best tanks...

The US was not a decisive factor in WWII.Sorry to burst your bubble but the bulk of fighting occurred on the Eastern front where ALL the biggest battles took place. The Soviet Union would have defeated the Nazis with or without Americans landing in Normandy. Anybody who knows some history would...

Well, the US did not liberate Europe from Nazism alone. USSR did sacrifice around 26 million of their folk to get the job done. Should the US have kept on fighting the communist after the capitulation of Germany? Probably not since it would not have been able to militarily defeat USSR and would...

Learning the craft of trading is like learning how to drive a car. BTW this thread illustrates how ET have changed since this thread started. Most of the participants are gone from posting, although I wold bet my right hand, not from trading.

1. Well, that means that you bought a house that was too expensive since really the money you have invested in that property is needed somewhere else. 2. Sell the place and either buy a smaller house, a condo or start renting. 3. I still remember when I rented my first apartment, it was...

You do what you want. Some people get a hard on looking at numbers on their bank statement thinking how much $$$ they got. It is a free country. However, having a house paid off is IMHO a much safer situation than having a mortgage. That 280K paid off gives you freedom and stability. If you...

Hey genius, you owe 280K the Fed prints money and uppps you got fired! The house goes gets back to the bank and you are pissing against the wind. All the while the guy who paid of that 280K is ready to buy your house as a rental for 60cents on a dollar (or better). :D :D I'll take paid off...

Children are the greatest hardship and happiness one could experience. I have two boys and would give my left hand to go through life with those two rascals. Another misconception is the money. Food in the States is extremely cheap and if you are a smart shopper your family will have plenty to...

Were you born in Germany or are one of those 4th generation ones living somewhere in the mid west?

You are right, but it seemed to me that makloda was insinuating that many Germans flee because it is so bad back home. Quiet the contrary, it is still a very nice place to live and work. I just do not want people to have an impression of Germany being some third world country where in order to...

You seem to be one of those guys who know what is better for Germans than Germans themselves.

Many Germans move out to other parts of the globe. I met one in Cook Islands and we had a nice chat. I have met some in Mexico, Australia and Fiji. all were happy and did not leave Germany because they hated it. Germans are a funny bunch who love to travel and experience life and what a better...

You got a source for that ???? BTW The operative word being "IF" they are allowed to stay. We both know that staying and becoming German citizen are two entirely different matters. There are many in Germany who will live there their whole lives and never receive citizenship.

yet, Germany: 1. does not have a huge deficit 2. Their national debt is manageable 3. Produce machinery that are actually wanted and desired throughout the world 4. Has a much better education system 5. Has affordable health care for all 6. Much better infrastructure 7. 4 to 6 week...

Germany is still an exporting powerhouse, and unlike the US, it does not have a negative trade deficit. Plus being unemployed in Germany is not as bad as it is in the States. Germans work hard but also love to live. It is not uncommon for the young fellas to go on a year, around the globe...

If you are trading futures, anything over $500 is unnecessary. Most regular desktops will handle the traffic without a problem. Once you start banking some $$$ then as a reward you could fancy up your setup. Otherwise no need to bring a nuclear weapon to a fist fight.