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Poll Finds 23 Percent of Texans Think Obama is Muslim
A University of Texas poll has found that 23 percent of Texans are convinced that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is a Muslim. Only 45 percent of the people polled correctly identified Obama as a Protestant Christian. Nationwide, the number of people who believe in the "Secret Muslim Conspiracy" is about the same as those who believe that the moon landing was faked (5-10 percent), which makes the high numbers in Texas unusual.
That answer does not address the question. The question asked for a specific "serious economist or capitalist", not a generic "school."
Is there a specific person representing this "Austrian school" who is quoted in a reliable source as saying that no action was a valid alternative?
That means, quoted recently, specificly addressing this crisis; not quotes showing they said years ago "well, in the future when the mortgage default crisis is going to cause a liquidity crisis in the world, our theoretical analysis is going to recommend that no action should be taken."
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Um, illegal immigarants sdo not take jobs away from Americans, in fact they do jobs Americans wont.
The old ways were the best. The came into the country, they did seasonal work no one else would, and take cash back toMexico where it improved there live and allowed communities to grow to a point where they culd start making things better, which means less immigrants.
Then Reagan fucked that up pandering to ignorant fears. So now it's a one way trip.
Two years ago there were whole fields rotting becasue there where no immigrants, and no locals would pick cabbage.
The farmer was offering 10 - 12 and hour PLUS benefits. Acres just rotted.
Now you could argue that they shuodl pay for, except farming respond to other fixed factors.
I wonder what people would do when all there produce started costing 5 times + in price?
Have you ever picked? I have, for 3 hours and walked away. It's a damn tough job, and anyone who could would find other work for the price.
Immigrants I have lived near have all been hard working people, doing crap jobs and instilling strong work ethic into their kids so their kids don't have to pick.
Really, there needs to be a quick to get seasonal Visa for farm workers.
"Our federal government hands out money hand over fist for welfare, health benefit and education to people that have no legal right to be here."
No, not really to that degree. Also, people who work here pay taxes on their income. They will never get SS, but they pay into it.
Besides, since they can't reasonably go back after season anymore, they stay. This wouldn't be an issue if they could go back.
Add to that the fact that the cost of securing the border would be more then the money immigrants might be getting in services.
It's not like they come here and take bankers job, or tech jobs.
Don't even get me started on what it would take to send them all back.
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In a market economy, that's a clear example of not paying sufficiently.
So how much are you prepared to pay for your cabbage? Farmers aren't going to let themselves make a loss on it...
Well, Osama Bin Laden can call President George W. Bush a Muslim for efficiently doing something that he couldn't do - increase membership to al-Qaeda. But that wouldn't make Geroge W. Bush a Muslim. When I visit my relatives in Iran, the government of Iran considers me a Muslim, but I don't consider myself one, and I'm not. They don't ask me to pray five times a day and don't quiz me on the Koran upon entering the country. And so what if Senator Obama WAS a Muslim? There is no way Obama would be able to suddenly install Sharia Law all over America (which is what most people fear) without approval from Congress and the American people. He would be impeached for treason immediately.
There are many American Muslims that would be certainly qualified for Presidency. There are also many Muslims that serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, but I don't see you bitching about them. So it's okay for them to die for this country, but not okay to lead it?
I couldn't care less about a candidate's religion unless they wore it on their sleeve and wanted to pass laws and executive orders that changed the way I lived. This is precisely why the current crop of Republicans concern me, because they abandoned their "small Government" platform and went after the evangelical vote. They started pandering to the very people who want ME to follow their laws, their version of history, and their Bible. I am willing to vote for a Muslim, a Christian, a Catholic, a Buddhist, a Zoroastrian, an Atheist, and a Satanist (etc.) as long as they lead the country with rational thinking, intelligence, and submit to the will of the American people, not the other way around.
Besides, Obama would not last a MINUTE in office if he became President, then suddenly said "GOTCHA, I'm an evil Muslim, and I'm going to enslave you infidels." :P
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Why don't you pay attention to what it says?
It's a recommendation on how you should behave, not a requirement. Just like in an RFC, the difference between "must", and "should" is important.