To my knowledge, I've never seen pure capitalism. Nor have I seen pure communism. Nor pure freedom.
What I have seen are people who have jobs at Home Depot, or a better example, Nordstroms Dept. store, working behind cash registers, pulling down close to $80,000 a year.
Not too bad.
So good jobs are out there, and so are the good companies. If one perceives their employment might be terminated, or there is a shift overseas with their position included, should they simply sit and let it happen? I hope not.
Case in point: a man I know worked in animation, specializing in relations between American animation production houses and Malaysian animation companies. His work was terminated - why, I don't know. But he did manage to adjust himself to where he now works with the Malaysian tourism and attractions industry - he still has his house and car.
No doubt the work industry is hard. But free enterprise as it defines itself will never stay in this country as a means of employment. No matter how much complaining any of us do, it will slither away to India, China, or wherever. What I'm saying is, the best way to prevent being a victim of "pure captilism" and its "ugliness" is by adjusting one's self to the changing tides. All of us will always feel slighted. After a while, one simply has to rise back up and look for a different line of work. Those 25-years-in-one-job-days are long gone.
BTW: how can a guy who drives a 3.6 like a bat out of hell be at all concerned about the environment?
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