WTF America, post July-4?

Quote from schlap:

No empire lasts forever, US inc was built on virtually free energy, now it's running out and the party is over

I don't mean to raise/play the race card, so don't take it like that, but the US was built on almost-free LABOR, up until 1865.
It's why we keep the borders OPEN.
 
Quote from IanMacQuaide:

I don't mean to raise/play the race card, so don't take it like that, but the US was built on almost-free LABOR, up until 1865.
It's why we keep the borders OPEN.

But US inc really took off on oil.. one barrel of oil is equivalent to 25000 man hours of labour in energy terms.. and it costs a single dollar to pull it out of the ground compared to the wages you'd have to pay for those 25 thousand hours of manual labour
 
Quote from trackstar:

VP would be awesome, No way McCain can live through another 4 years. He has got to be inches from croaking.

Somewhat off-topic, but I was listening to a radio program that was announcing all these things that McCain was older than. Was hilarious. Like "McCain is older than Israel" and "McCain is older than the atom bomb"...

I can't remember, but some were absolutely hysterical.
 
Quote from Ivanovich:

Somewhat off-topic, but I was listening to a radio program that was announcing all these things that McCain was older than. Was hilarious. Like "McCain is older than Israel" and "McCain is older than the atom bomb"...

I can't remember, but some were absolutely hysterical.

Colbert cracks me up with the McCain jokes.
 
Quote from IanMacQuaide:

I don't mean to raise/play the race card, so don't take it like that, but the US was built on almost-free LABOR, up until 1865.
It's why we keep the borders OPEN.

The WORLD was built on cheap labor!!!
 
Quote from empee:

Isn't that the essence of capitalism?
It's the essence of human nature. Capitalism is a relativity new term. Slavery and cheap labor has existed for centuries.
 
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