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    From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ALL on Sat Oct 7 09:50:00 2023
    I read a poll yesterday where more conservative Americans believe our
    number one problem is the border crisis. Other choices included the cost
    of food, and the cost of energy/fuel/transportation.

    While I believe the border is a problem that needs to be dealt with, I care about it less and less as the cost to feed myself and keep my power on
    stays much higher than it was in 2020.

    If you agree that the border crisis should be our top priority, do you also agree you would feel that way if you have no food or heat this winter?

    In a series of recent posts, I mentioned traveling across country and
    noticing the tent/RV cities and excessive litter along the way. The areas
    I noticed these things in the most were the areas where food and fuel were
    the most expensive. I don't think that is a coincidence.

    My poll choice, BTW, was cost of energy/fuel/transportation because I
    believe that is part of the reason food costs are also up.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/200 to Mike Powell on Sat Oct 7 15:40:30 2023
    If you agree that the border crisis should be our top priority, do you also agree you would feel that way if you have no food or heat this winter?

    Yes Mike, I still think the border crisis is more important. Look at all the nasty stuff the unprecedented president has gotten us into:

    Millions of people, from all around the world, all without criminal background verification, are all walking around our country right now.

    We do criminal record checks on people before we hire them to run a cash register at the gas station, and we do that to prevent problems for the gas station. Think of the USA as a gas station with 20 million+ gas station employees who skipped the criminal record check. Do you think any money will turn up missing from the cash register?

    I'd rather be freezing and eating shoe leather than be victimized by one of Joe's invitees.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Mike Powell on Sun Oct 8 09:31:50 2023
    Mike Powell wrote to ALL <=-

    I read a poll yesterday where more conservative Americans believe our number one problem is the border crisis. Other choices included the
    cost of food, and the cost of energy/fuel/transportation.

    That "poll" smells like propaganda to focus people's attention on the border where Biden is "doing something about it". Never mind that he created the problem in the first place.

    So I'd chalk this one up to another distraction.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Sun Oct 8 09:17:00 2023
    I'd rather be freezing and eating shoe leather than be victimized by one of Jo
    s invitees.

    I would not as I know the actual likelihood of me being victimized by one
    of "Joe's invitees" is pretty slim. Where I live, I am much more likely to
    be a victim of a white American confidence grifter than I am to come upon Mexican Joker.

    The two run-ins I had while touring the US southern tier were also with non-hispanic "domestic" individuals.

    OTOH, the likelihood of me being affected negatively by rising energy and food costs is 100%.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to RON L. on Sun Oct 8 09:12:00 2023
    I read a poll yesterday where more conservative Americans believe our number one problem is the border crisis. Other choices included the cost of food, and the cost of energy/fuel/transportation.

    That "poll" smells like propaganda to focus people's attention on the border where Biden is "doing something about it". Never mind that he created the problem in the first place.

    So I'd chalk this one up to another distraction.

    That could be.

    I will also note that I assume it was targeted at conservative Americans as
    one of the other choices was "Abortion rights" and it did not even have 1%
    of the vote. That tells me who was not voting in it.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/200 to Mike Powell on Sun Oct 8 10:12:42 2023
    I'd rather be freezing and eating shoe leather than be victimized by one Jo
    s invitees.

    I would not as I know the actual likelihood of me being victimized by one of "Joe's invitees" is pretty slim. Where I live, I am much more likely to be a victim of a white American confidence grifter than I am to come upon Mexican Joker.

    I see your points, and there will be some consequences if there's a shutdown, but some people (myself included) think it would be worth it.

    The Democrats want that cash really bad. Surely they will work something out. But some problems can't be on the back burner for so long.

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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Mike Powell on Tue Oct 10 05:23:40 2023
    Mike Powell -> ALL skrev 2023-10-07 16:50:
    My poll choice, BTW, was cost of energy/fuel/transportation because I believe that is part of the reason food costs are also up.

    You *do* know that the US *exports* five million barrels of crude oil per day?

    That's 800 million litres per day. More than enough to fill the tank on 10 million cars. *Per* *Day*

    And still you blame Biden for this? Why not put the blame where it belongs -- on the US oil barons, that prefer to sell their oil on international commodity market, rather than to the US consumers.

    And also blame the US consumers, that refuse to reduce their oil consumption. Leave those huge, gas guzzling trucks be, and get smaller cars. After all, the size of your car has nothing to do with the size of your penis -- unlike popular belief in the US.

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    People who think that democratic elections are all about picking the right winner, are in dire need of re-education.

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