2016 Election
#5686
Re: 2016 Election
Can you tell us what percentage of the 11+ million illegals work in agriculture, what percentage work in jobs that Americans will do, such as construction, warehousing, food processing plants, trucking, clothing manufacturing, illegal drug trafficking, and what percentage are receiving government benefits intended for USCs?
As for benefits...I think you will find that without proof ef legal status they are nye impossible to come by.
#5687
Re: 2016 Election
In the video, he claims "Some people academically believe socialism, communism, Marxism are the same thing."
It's not surprising that the Fox audience is less informed than those who don't watch the news at all. That sort of misstatement is the norm for right-wing media outlets, which are pathologically unable to separate facts from opinion. (And I am neither a communist nor a socialist, so it's not as if I'm defending either of those positions.)
It's not surprising that the Fox audience is less informed than those who don't watch the news at all. That sort of misstatement is the norm for right-wing media outlets, which are pathologically unable to separate facts from opinion. (And I am neither a communist nor a socialist, so it's not as if I'm defending either of those positions.)
#5688
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Re: 2016 Election
An estimated 3 million work in agriculture. As for the rest of your post...yes...there are a number of jobs you mentioned that could be filled by Americans but put the blame where it belongs...on the businesses that employ them and encourage the situation. I am not about to dump on desperate people who have often been lured to the country by agents of companies who want such workers. Until the government gets serious about clamping down on those companies with stiff fines and jail time for multiple offenses..the problem will remain.
#5690
Re: 2016 Election
That is the irony... we have Republican candidates wanting to deport 11 million people, but there is nary a mention of taking action against employers whose hiring of undocumented workers feeds the issue. If they pushed for severe (criminal) penalties against such employers, I would take their position more seriously.
#5691
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Re: 2016 Election
In the video, he claims "Some people academically believe socialism, communism, Marxism are the same thing."
It's not surprising that the Fox audience is less informed than those who don't watch the news at all. That sort of misstatement is the norm for right-wing media outlets, which are pathologically unable to separate facts from opinion. (And I am neither a communist nor a socialist, so it's not as if I'm defending either of those positions.)
It's not surprising that the Fox audience is less informed than those who don't watch the news at all. That sort of misstatement is the norm for right-wing media outlets, which are pathologically unable to separate facts from opinion. (And I am neither a communist nor a socialist, so it's not as if I'm defending either of those positions.)
#5692
Re: 2016 Election
As someone who regularly watches Fox, I find this stereotype about it really quite tiresome and terribly smug. I also watch CNN and their bias for the other side is just as bad, every night Rachel Maddow conducts a party political broadcast on behalf of the Dems but no one makes disparaging comments about the intelligence of their viewership
#5693
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Re: 2016 Election
As someone who regularly watches Fox, I find this stereotype about it really quite tiresome and terribly smug. I also watch CNN and their bias for the other side is just as bad, every night Rachel Maddow conducts a party political broadcast on behalf of the Dems but no one makes disparaging comments about the intelligence of their viewership
#5694
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Re: 2016 Election
[QUOTE=Jsmth321;11892837]We have higher wages in Canada and yes we do pay more for some things but nothing what you describe.
Last hotel I was at paid 13/14 per hour to start and our average rate was only 80 to 100 per night.
Fast food pays anywhere from 11 to 13 to start and prices are not much higher then in WA state.
Min wage in BC is 10.40hr but many places have to pay more due to market demands.
We manage not to have to rely on cheap cheap illegal labor and still function.
Sorry but Canada is a monumental rip off compared to America; the cost of stuff is astronomical
Gas, beer, food in general, the average mortgage. It's not even close
Last hotel I was at paid 13/14 per hour to start and our average rate was only 80 to 100 per night.
Fast food pays anywhere from 11 to 13 to start and prices are not much higher then in WA state.
Min wage in BC is 10.40hr but many places have to pay more due to market demands.
We manage not to have to rely on cheap cheap illegal labor and still function.
Sorry but Canada is a monumental rip off compared to America; the cost of stuff is astronomical
Gas, beer, food in general, the average mortgage. It's not even close
#5696
Re: 2016 Election
One channel has "news" in the name, MSNBC doesn't. I see MSNBC as more of a magazine channel - it contains some news but it isn't really a news channel. Fox News pretends to be a news channel, but it is mostly opinion, particularly at peak viewing time. I'm told that it is relatively sane around lunch time.
#5697
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Re: 2016 Election
One channel has "news" in the name, MSNBC doesn't. I see MSNBC as more of a magazine channel - it contains some news but it isn't really a news channel. Fox News pretends to be a news channel, but it is mostly opinion, particularly at peak viewing time. I'm told that it is relatively sane around lunch time.
#5698
Re: 2016 Election
It's almost as if there is a cost to living in a place where people are pleasant, crime is low, and you don't go bankrupt if you get a bit too ill.
#5699
Re: 2016 Election
The quotes people!
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