I Feel Burnt

yes, it is all about media manipulation by a small number of companies. ANYTHING sensational is "news"....and it can't be sensational with out a bit of puffery (stretching of the truth)....Brina Williams anyone??



many of these places are not what they seem...3rd world countries (and admittedly, I have never been to a 3rd world...but have seen a number of pretty poor ones) normal living is so FAR out of most of our experience, it can SEEM to be these hyper inflated, BS stories.

We send I can't tell you how many tons of clothes (stuff no one will wear here) over there for large profits....take a look at any of the "clothes drop off" companies...anything they cannot resell here, gets shipped out over there.

Gotta love the media bullSH%^ING you.

Originally Posted by mthomasdev

Not meant to bash you!

Many politicians and big businesses purposely report inaccurate or incomplete information for the gain of a few.

Oh I know, still in a bit of sticker-shock because this one article has changed my perception of exporting electronics to places like China.

Welcome to the real world. 6 corporations own t he media. Your next wake up call may be that politicians will some times lie.

I worked with a clothing recycler for a couple of years. A lot of his clothing exports are to India and Africa. It's not all poor rags that go over there. Heck, half my wardrobe came from his recycling center. You'd be amazed what people will throw out....

I wasen't bashing you, but remember what the definition of a conspiracy is. truth is not a conspiracy theory.

Originally Posted by matador

I worked with a clothing recycler for a couple of years. A lot of his clothing exports are to India and Africa. It's not all poor rags that go over there. Heck, half my wardrobe came from his recycling center. You'd be amazed what people will throw out....

I am no longer amazed by what people will just throw away; I remain dumbfounded by people's willingness to pi$$ away their hard earned money on retail pricing and fast food though.

they will just raise the prices around the world by .05 and let the rest of the world cover the cost of New world oop-s i mean New york and throw in an extra Penney or two for Ronald. when corporations run the world,that is how
technocracy works.

I don't eat out much, but for fast food, Taco Johns is far and away my favorite. Since they're based in Cheyenne, they have restaurants all over the state. I seriously feel sick after McDonalds- Hardees makes a better burger, but there aren't too many, and to put it nicely, Hobo would approve of their commercials!




I much prefer the real thing, though. I think I can make a better taco or burger than the fast food places do.... for less money.

It'll never work that way. They'll raise the minimum wage in a lot more places. $15 an hour to flip burgers out here would be pure insanity! Truck drivers make less than that out here. Remember, it's not what you make, you need to factor in cost of living.

Now, to avoid being political, I give you:


I don't know about Hobo, but I now have the strange desire to make hamburgers for dinner. Well, I guess the marketing sort of worked!