Corporate capitalism born in america ,PT Barnum an aAMerican said "A sucker is born every minute" America is full of crooks, (the land of the free, puahh) try taking some responsibylity
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We still vote in the USA we are not a dictatorship. We also have a president that is willing (no matter what kind of crap is thrown his way) to stand up for our democracy and others. Think about not being able to leave the country, have any control over who you work for, or be able to vote.
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I agree that there is too much of we're the bad guys syndrome going on in America. Compared to most countries outside the western world not only are we more economically well off, but have freedoms the majority of the world only dreams of. I hope that we can once again gain a sense of pride in not only who we are, but what we have achieved. In psychology not only can we project on the world, but also project upon ourselves. Let's try projecting something positive for a change.
490394
american people are cheap and evil
465146
That is an interesting point about America from its neighbour. It is a pity that Americans have not earned the good will of even one of his neighbours. They need to have a re look at their international relations and relations with their neighbours.
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I totally agree with you on this.  I have written many many letters to big business on this and their response to me is .....they are dealing on a global scale now.  Now I don't know what that exactly means.  It apparently means they are above and beyond any laws from any country.  They have very carefully studied the ins and outs of any law and found a loop-hole around it.  It could be something as simple as "intent".  Prove intent.  Prove an innocent mistake.  You can't.  You can only somewhat PROVE it with a repeated response.  Do that and then all they do is pack their bags and move on.  It's like PROVING there's a God.  It's beyond a scientific measurable response.  Prove trust.  Prove faith.  They are intangeable things.  You know when it's not there and you know when it is.\n\nThey have added whether or not you intended to hire illegals and ignore the law.  Try and prove that.  Intent is something you can't prove or disprove.\n\nI remember when people said "I didn't know it was against the law "and got off.  Wasn't long till you saw billboards that said, "Ignorance is no excuse to break the law."\n\nPersonally......I wish big business and everyone tied to it would just leave the country.  I really do. I'm sick of it!  I'm sick of cheap batteries that fitsz out in a day.  Cheap lightbulbs that go every month.  Name an heirloom you can get now, and expect to be here in 200 years.  Life span of a fridge is 3 years?  Used to be a literal lifetime.  You got rid of it because it wasn't a cool color...not because it didn't work.  We have people who have already figured out gas economy and a whole slew of things......they are paid NOT to let us know.  No abuse of a human being here or anywhere else in the world is worth saving a few bucks.  We have farmers paid NOT to grow crops.  There is no excuse for poverty and starvation.  K-Mart and Wal-Mart roll-over and destroy goods that people NEED everyday and it's for a buck.  I get a bigger break on taxes with destroying than I do on donating.  That's plain wrong.  But it is done.  Everyday.  BIG BUSINESS is a major factor in so much of this it's not funny.  They DONATE in order to not have to pay what they should pay in taxes etc.  For as unlawful as the people are on the low end.....they are on the top end.  A guy can steal 100.00 from a safe to survive and a corp. executive can steal millions and nothing is done.
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Our greatness lies in the beginning of the Declaration of Independence that ALL men are created equal and deserve life, liberty, and the pursuit of hapiness. Our leaders forgot that concept in the need to forge power for themselves and this nation. Other nations were sold out to brutal puppet governments for the sake of our prosperity and security, but in the end, they sold our security for greed, for power, for corporate interests, because people everywhere will fight for their freedom against all odds and all costs no matter how horrible. We are living now in the "reckoning". Continued hypocricy will destroy us. When America wakes up, we will save ourselves, and in that saving, will again be a great nation based on the enlightnement of our founders.
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There's an old expression that you are worth exactly how much you make.  The American economic system is based on free enterprise.  You need to learn to market yourself effectively.
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first of all, most of the answers on here are a joke.  most of the answers here from non-americans go into detail about how snobby, condescending, and judgemental americans are.  hmmmm.  that's really funny, considering the fact that your comments lead everyone to believe that you too are, well, snobby, condescending, and judgemental.\n\namerica was founded in certain principles and ideas that unfortunately have been compromised over the years.  this is rather sad, naturally.  however, it's pretty retarded to hate an entire nation of people based on the actions of the president or a handful of people who happen to be in power.  i dare anyone to name me a country with a perfect government.\nhmmmmmm...\nwell?\n\nalso, i see comments about americans liking fast food, and americans being fat, materialistic, wealthy, etc etc.\ni've had the excellent fortune to have the opportunity to travel all over the world.  i can't think of one single country i have been to, from europe to south america to asia that isn't covered with fast food joints... that doesn't have overweight people...\nas far as americans being materialistic, some are, sure.  i saw many more materialistic people in certain european countries, korea, argentina.  people who live in shacks but just HAVE to have that burberry shirt and those gucci sunglasses.\n\namerica has faults, but who doesn't?  america is better and worse than other countries in some aspects, and i'm 100% sure that can be said for all nations.  go to america and meet some americans before making ignorant comments... instead of watching whatever propaganda is on the news channels.  if i believed everything i read in the news about other countries, i'd be xenophobic too.  so get over yourself and move on with your lives.
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Because life as we know it is over for the "little guy" Coorporations dictate how, when, where and at how much we buy. Coorporations even try to make laws that revolve around their profitable interests.  Besides America is a young country so it lacks historical flair. The only hope we have for a more interesting america is by supporting your local "small" business owner, and boycotting the giants you've just mentioned.
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Speak for yourself.  You're to fat, lazy, and stupid to type or spell  correctly.  And your opinions reflect your stupidity and laziness.  America is the greatest country on earth.  We have done more good for the world than all other countries put together.
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Americans have become corporate stooges.. they vote like automatons for Republicrats who turna round and service their campaign donations.\n\nThey complain about taxes ad nausean but dont mind paying $800 billion  ayear to military corporations (through Pentagon contracts) \n\nThey have a deficit but give tax breaks to oil companies\n\nTThey have no health care but prefer to stay that way instead of taking care of their own people\n\nThey are derided world-wide for stupidity and suicidal tendencies.
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Walmart used to have a slogan on their paper sacks: "We buy American whenever we can."  I don't think they use it anymore, I'm not even sure they still use paper sacks.  Anyway from what I understand Walmart's practice in "buying American" was that they would squeeze all the profit out of the manufacturer and force them to sell low if they wanted to do business with Walmart.  Then as soon as a foriegn company showed up with the item at a lower price they would quit buying the American produced item leaving the American manufacturer to fail.  I have heard that American manufacturers know that the quickest way to get a foriegn company to start producing cheap knockoffs of your item is to stock it in Walmart stores.  So what drives all of this carnage?  WE DO!  The American public is frantic to save a few pennies.  If we weren't there wouldn't be all of the store ads in the newspapers and on television.  "We won't be beat on price", "Your value leader", and "Garuanteed lowest prices" are all slogans far more valuable in the marketplace than "American Made".  Your question is a little like asking people to stand on the beach and join hands to stop a hurricane.  We Americans are far better served by entrepenuers who acknowledge market trends and exploit them than by those who would cling to archaic systems based on protectionism.  Find a way to create jobs in your community.  If you want my advice look outside of manufacturing anything that can be made overseas and shipped for less than you can do it here.  Information, Service, Tourism are all good areas to look into, although now a lot of Information jobs are being done in India.  I appreciate your thought, but trust me you are wasting your time.  You seem intelligent so use your brain to deal with reality instead of fantasize about a revolution that will never come.  Faster, cheaper, better has always been the battlecry of the marketplace and we aint never going to change that.
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Our founding fathers created a democracy with the idea of preventing a monarchy from arising in its place. They did this by giving each citizen one vote, thus putting the people above the elected government leaders. They also made the Constitution flexible, thus allowing unforeseen situations to be dealt with permanently. They also gave us rights so that we could expose wrong doing inside our government and hold the responsible individuals accountable by using our right to vote and our legal system.Corporate greed is rewarded by Wall Street and reinforced by the U.S. Congress. Wealthy individuals have their wants and concerns are very well represented by members of Congress, but who in Congress is representing the average working American?George W. Bush's leadership as president these past five years have been a one huge disaster after another. We now have huge budget deficits that appear to be growing out of control. We have a very costly war on Iraq that is going on way too long. We have spiraling trade deficits and American corporations moving their factories and personal off shore. We have wealthy individuals paying a smaller percentage of their incomes in taxes then middle class workers, and who are using off shore tax havens to avoid paying taxes. We have a new Medicare bill that is full of corporate welfare and is costing much more than we were originally told. We had a energy deregulation scandal in California that Bush refused to stop. We had huge corporate scams that robbed shareholders, employees, and creditors of billions of dollars. And this list could go on and on.
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CAPITALISM!\n\n\nSeriously... How could you live in country that has \n"In god we trust" on its MONEY??????
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the greed of the few will always enslave the apathy of the masses. even though we are high (if not #1) on everyones shltlist, they still want the american dream & the good things (rocknroll, '57 chevyz, blue jeans, skateboarding, ect) good times....everyone wants it & we have a neverending supply for sale. but no, we insist on becoming cattle for the 5% that would herd us around for their own personal profits. we choose to bicker amongst ourselves & debate the irrelevant.
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If these companies weren't so greedy and always thinking about profits all the time...americans needs jobs, too.  The state in which I live in have offered some companies here very nice incentives for them to stay instead of moving operations to Mexico or somewhere where is are plenty of cheap labor.  There are too many greedy companies and corporations out there.  Seriously, what are they going to do with all that money?
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Unfortunately, in the United States, many people are "that dumb" and are easily influenced (manipulated would be a better word) by the rhetoric of the right-wing media.  God help America, indeed!