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Called my dad last night, my folks live in FL in the winter. Dad is thinking of selling the decrepit '91 Lincoln he keeps there, asks the service station guy what it's worth. He said right now it's worth a good bit. Seems some Mexicans riding in the back of a pickup were killed in an accident on I-75 and now the cops are cracking down on people riding in the back of trucks, so now they're looking for big used cars to follow the truck to work sites.

Unfortunately modern Wal-Martized America values cheap above all else. If there were not a demand for cheap illegal immigrant labor, they wouldn't be here. At the same time, taxes and regulation often make legitimate business in some lines of work (like mine) uncompetitive because a lot of consumers simply don't care and/or the lower cost makes hiring them worth the risk.

I still think it was pretty damned funny when Bill Clinton couldn't find an Attorney General that hadn't hired an illegal as a nanny.

Illegals are not a problem here in Pittsburgh though. They're smart enough to go where the work is and that ain't here.

<blockquote data-quote="Johnny O" data-source="post: 588891" data-attributes="member: 61743">Called my dad last night, my folks live in FL in the winter.&nbsp; Dad is thinking of selling the decrepit &#039;91 Lincoln he keeps there, asks the service station guy what it&#039;s worth.&nbsp; He said right now it&#039;s worth a good bit.&nbsp; Seems some Mexicans riding in the back of a pickup were killed in an accident on I-75 and now the cops are cracking down on people riding in the back of trucks, so now they&#039;re looking for big used cars to follow the truck to work sites.Unfortunately modern Wal-Martized America values cheap above all else.&nbsp; If there were not a demand for cheap illegal immigrant labor, they wouldn&#039;t be here.&nbsp; At the same time, taxes and regulation often make legitimate business in some lines of work (like mine) uncompetitive because a lot of consumers simply don&#039;t care and/or the lower cost makes hiring them worth the risk.I still think it was pretty damned funny when Bill Clinton couldn&#039;t find an Attorney General that hadn&#039;t hired an illegal as a nanny.Illegals are not a problem here in Pittsburgh though.&nbsp; They&#039;re smart enough to go where the work is and that ain&#039;t here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Johnny O, post: 588891, member: 61743"] Called my dad last night, my folks live in FL in the winter. Dad is thinking of selling the decrepit '91 Lincoln he keeps there, asks the service station guy what it's worth. He said right now it's worth a good bit. Seems some Mexicans riding in the back of a pickup were killed in an accident on I-75 and now the cops are cracking down on people riding in the back of trucks, so now they're looking for big used cars to follow the truck to work sites. Unfortunately modern Wal-Martized America values cheap above all else. If there were not a demand for cheap illegal immigrant labor, they wouldn't be here. At the same time, taxes and regulation often make legitimate business in some lines of work (like mine) uncompetitive because a lot of consumers simply don't care and/or the lower cost makes hiring them worth the risk. I still think it was pretty damned funny when Bill Clinton couldn't find an Attorney General that hadn't hired an illegal as a nanny. Illegals are not a problem here in Pittsburgh though. They're smart enough to go where the work is and that ain't here. [/QUOTE]

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