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  • I couldn't agree with you all more about buying local. I live in a city that does just that -provides incentives to small business owners. It works too. Taxes are a little higher, but it comes with the benefit of a healthier economy.
    in Fixing the Economy? (US) Comment by james109 August 2011
  • I used to be a telemarketer. I worked with an Indian lady in an American call center. It was funny because everyone always assumed she was calling from an Indian call center. Seriously though, I don't feel like there is anything wrong with outsourc…
    in Fixing the Economy? (US) Comment by james109 August 2011
  • I sell car batteries for a living. The plates and cases are made in a factory in Mexico. The batteries are assembled, filled with acid, and charged at dozens of factories throughout the US. This provides Mexico with valuable jobs, the US plant work…
    in Fixing the Economy? (US) Comment by james109 August 2011
  • Imports and exports when regulated properly benefit both nations involved. Outsourcing isn't as much as an issue as politicians would have you believe. Yes someone in a foreign nation may be able to read off of a computer screen and build a good car…
    in Fixing the Economy? (US) Comment by james109 August 2011
  • Forgive, and let go. It is so simple yet difficult to do at times. Thank you both for your kind words. I will act on your advice.
    in Old Memories Comment by james109 August 2011
  • The end of impermanence is Nibbana. That is how even impermanence itself can be impermanent.How can that be? Without impermanence, nothing exists - or rather, things can only exist in a frozen state. Doesn't sound like Nibbana to me ... You are pr…
    in Paradox! Is impermanence permanent? Comment by james109 August 2011
  • The end of impermanence is Nibbana. That is how even impermanence itself can be impermanent.
    in Paradox! Is impermanence permanent? Comment by james109 August 2011
  • In the end, no one outside of the intelligence agencies really knows the truth. They can't (or won't) make the information available. All we can really do is try our best to make informed decisions and participate in the democratic process, if that …
    in The Cost of the War on Terrorism Comment by james109 July 2011