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Originally posted by Common Good
reply to post by lucidclouds
Im glad you hate the way I think, because I couldnt disagree with you more on most of the things you say. I dont like people comming into my country illegally and setting up shop. You hate me for that? Great! I feel bad for you though.
Originally posted by lucidclouds
Originally posted by Common Good
reply to post by lucidclouds
Im glad you hate the way I think, because I couldnt disagree with you more on most of the things you say. I dont like people comming into my country illegally and setting up shop. You hate me for that? Great! I feel bad for you though.
You don't like people going into your country???? What about when the U.S. went into Bolivia to commoditized water? WATER???????? People were going thirsty! Look at the tag of your shirt. The chances are, it was made by a child. But, OH MY GOD these ALIEN RACES have a Wal-mart in our area!! O NO!
How did your ancestors get here? I hope they were native and didn't come here illegally, then it would be okay for them to set up shop.
You are a funny person. Once again I don't hate you just the way you think. Sorry.
Originally posted by Common Good
[I dont like people comming into my country illegally, no I do not.
Alien Races? Why is it you always have to be racial about things?
I could give a damn if you were as white as Angel Food Cake, if you are here illegally , you are here illegally!
You seem to think that its okay for people to do this, which I have a hard time understanding cause Im not as simple as you, but I am sure you have your reasons.
My Ancestors? Hah! It alaways comes down to our ancestors doesnt it, people can never take responsibility for their own actions, all they do is blame it on the past and they are scotch free. Thats the reason our country is so Effed up right now. People still hanging onto the past.
I didnt do anything, so you need to check yourself and stop being such a smart ass.
Wait a second, I forgot, You arent an American are you? Oh S#@*. hahahahahaha. explains it all. You have no idea whats going on, just keep sitting back and act like the keyboard killah that you are.
You are the funny one sir, I laugh at your ignorance
Originally posted by Common Good
reply to post by lucidclouds
"Do you really, truly, belive this country is screwed up because Mexicans buying at walmarts? PLEASE ANSWER THAT. PLEASE? Is that the reason? "
Did I say say that? No I didnt.
THE ILLEGALS ARE THE PROBLEM. -Common Good
Iwill though say sorry to you for saying you were UnAmerican, but you really sound like you dont care about the problem we have at all as if it doesnt effect you. Reading many of your other posts, it seems like you are a part of the problem by saying "hey its okay, come in and do whatever the hell you want, Americans dont mind".
I do have a heart, I have a bigger heart than you could possibly Imagine, I give money to the homeless everyday, I do performances for the publicFOR FREE...I give to the people as much as I can. That doesnt mean I am down for letting people walk over me, which illegals are doing to the American people, they dont give a damn about us or our laws.
Like I said, doesnt matter if you are white, black, brown, peach, wtf ever, play by the rules, or GTFO.
Note- You still havent told me who the "we" is....(for the 4th time)
answer that question for me. frankly, Im sick of asking it.
[edit on 15-3-2009 by Common Good]
Originally posted by Daedalus24
reply to post by Common Good
Oh come on, has he *or have you* ever been to Los Angeles? Most of those gang member "cholos" are 20 something year old males, speaking spanglish, who consider themselves to be "chicanos" which are 1st/2nd generation Americans with strong Mexican roots. So how are these illegals *which i see everyday doing landscaping, picking strawberries, and cleaning after the rest of us* violent criminals? Or is it our inability to look beyond the actions of a few misguided individuals what's really driving this negative view on illegal immigrants and Hispanic culture as a whole.
Again, it goes back to the same argument; why do people assign a label to another simply because a minute number of said ethnic group are the ones causing trouble? Isn't that plain and simple stereotyping or am I missing something?
[edit on 3/15/2009 by Daedalus24]
Originally posted by Common Good
reply to post by lucidclouds
Lucid...I cant talk to you.
You are mentally incapacitated.
You take everything I say and twist it.
You are not to be taken serious on any subject matter I have found out.
From here on out, I deem you tainted.
.
Originally posted by Common Good
reply to post by lucidclouds
like I said..Tainted.
You can go now kid.
Originally posted by alyosha1981 I reccomend you go to a wallmart store in an upper class mostly caucasian area you'll notice a big differance the second you walk into the door......
And they are doing to take away market share from HEB and Fiesta. Stores that are currently catering to Hispanics in Texas.
▲ In 2000: "... five food retailers controlled nearly 50 percent of retail food sales...." Source
Wal-Mart: Squeezing Out Small Processors 2006 Net Sales: $312.4 billion.
Global Reach: More than 6,000 stores in 11 countries
Political Campaign Contributions1 (1990-2006): more than $5.7 million
Wal-Mart, the one-stop behemoth as large as Home Depot, Kroger, Target, Costco, Sears and Kmart combined, has been selling groceries for only about 10 years, but it is already the largest food retailer in the world, and growing.
In 2006 alone, Wal-Mart added 267 “Supercenters” in the United States and increased its number of international stores by 43 percent. In 2004, Wal-Mart accounted for 15.7 percent of grocery sales in the United States, a figure that likely has increased significantly since then, given that 45 percent of Wal-Mart’s sales now come from groceries.
In order to get their products on the shelves at a grocery store, food processors must pay a flat rate called a slotting allowance. This arrangement puts smaller food processors at a disadvantage, because the slotting allowance is a proportionally larger chunk of their earnings than for large processors. However, Wal-Mart’s size allows it to exercise power even over large food production companies.
For example, General Mills makes 14 percent of its sales through Wal-Mart, Kellogg makes 13 percent, and Sara Lee makes 12 percent. Therefore, companies have no choice but to accept the low price that Wal-Mart offers them, or else lose a significant portion of their total sales.
However, instead of taking hits to their profits, food-processing companies can then use their own market power to reduce the price that they pay to farmers for food and food inputs. Food & Water Watch: nonprofit consumer rights organization
American Vegetable Grower Magazine. Under Federal Marketing order as per the Fresh Produce Safety Act of 2007. All produce growers will be subject to inspection under guidelines set forth by Wal-Mat, McDonalds and Walt Disney Co. They include “cameras, employee identification,fences with locked gates, security guards, area patrol, unathorized entry signs, etc. All for a lack of management caused by the faliure of gov agencies to control wildlife. This will do for the small produce grower what NAIS will do for small livestock producers.
“ the automaker Mitsubishi, which also controls the second largest bank in the world, has become one of the world's largest beef processors, demonstrating the degree to which capital has flocked to the agribusiness sector....” Source: W. Heffernan, "Concentration Of Agricultural Markets," Unpublished paper, Department of Rural Sociology University of Missouri-Columbia (October, 1997)
“....big investors are "hurriedly moving their wealth out of stocks and shares and into farmland...." The Times article suggests that, "Across the world, hedge fund managers, property developers and other investors" are all ready to buy up British farmland. www.deepjournal.com...
Some farmers and ranchers are mobilizing for a last stand- those at least who haven't been thoroughly demoralized by recurring crises during the past twenty years. But this time, they recognize that farm rebellion is bound to fail unless they can persuade city folks-consumers, environmentalists, church activists and humanists, even animal rights advocates-that this political struggle involves much more than saving the family farm. Its purpose is also restoring the promise of safe and wholesome food, protecting consumers from monopoly pricing and stopping techno-agriculture's harsh new methods for abusing the environment as well as animals. "To win this thing-and we're way behind- we've got to connect with the general public and let them know they've got a dog in this fight," The New Politics of Food
[Walmart is doing it] to take away market share from HEB and Fiesta. Stores that are currently catering to Hispanics in Texas.
▲ In 2000: "... five food retailers controlled nearly 50 percent of retail food sales...." Source
Wal-Mart: Squeezing Out Small Processors 2006 Net Sales: $312.4 billion.
Global Reach: More than 6,000 stores in 11 countries
Political Campaign Contributions1 (1990-2006): more than $5.7 million
Wal-Mart, the one-stop behemoth as large as Home Depot, Kroger, Target, Costco, Sears and Kmart combined, has been selling groceries for only about 10 years, but it is already the largest food retailer in the world, and growing.
In 2006 alone, Wal-Mart added 267 “Supercenters” in the United States and increased its number of international stores by 43 percent. In 2004, Wal-Mart accounted for 15.7 percent of grocery sales in the United States, a figure that likely has increased significantly since then, given that 45 percent of Wal-Mart’s sales now come from groceries.
In order to get their products on the shelves at a grocery store, food processors must pay a flat rate called a slotting allowance. This arrangement puts smaller food processors at a disadvantage, because the slotting allowance is a proportionally larger chunk of their earnings than for large processors. However, Wal-Mart’s size allows it to exercise power even over large food production companies.
For example, General Mills makes 14 percent of its sales through Wal-Mart, Kellogg makes 13 percent, and Sara Lee makes 12 percent. Therefore, companies have no choice but to accept the low price that Wal-Mart offers them, or else lose a significant portion of their total sales.
However, instead of taking hits to their profits, food-processing companies can then use their own market power to reduce the price that they pay to farmers for food and food inputs. Food & Water Watch: nonprofit consumer rights organization
American Vegetable Grower Magazine. Under Federal Marketing order as per the Fresh Produce Safety Act of 2007. All produce growers will be subject to inspection under guidelines set forth by Wal-Mat, McDonalds and Walt Disney Co. They include “cameras, employee identification,fences with locked gates, security guards, area patrol, unathorized entry signs, etc. All for a lack of management caused by the faliure of gov agencies to control wildlife. This will do for the small produce grower what NAIS will do for small livestock producers.
“ the automaker Mitsubishi, which also controls the second largest bank in the world, has become one of the world's largest beef processors, demonstrating the degree to which capital has flocked to the agribusiness sector....” Source: W. Heffernan, "Concentration Of Agricultural Markets," Unpublished paper, Department of Rural Sociology University of Missouri-Columbia (October, 1997)
“....big investors are "hurriedly moving their wealth out of stocks and shares and into farmland...." The Times article suggests that, "Across the world, hedge fund managers, property developers and other investors" are all ready to buy up British farmland. www.deepjournal.com...
Some farmers and ranchers are mobilizing for a last stand- those at least who haven't been thoroughly demoralized by recurring crises during the past twenty years. But this time, they recognize that farm rebellion is bound to fail unless they can persuade city folks-consumers, environmentalists, church activists and humanists, even animal rights advocates-that this political struggle involves much more than saving the family farm. Its purpose is also restoring the promise of safe and wholesome food, protecting consumers from monopoly pricing and stopping techno-agriculture's harsh new methods for abusing the environment as well as animals. "To win this thing-and we're way behind- we've got to connect with the general public and let them know they've got a dog in this fight," The New Politics of Food