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Comment on Out Of Job Yet? Keep Buying Foreign!: Perfect example of economic stupidity by Reload

Reload — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:50:17 +0000

Where do the profits of foreign companies go???

To their respective country, which they in turn, will spend those profits in THEIR country ! ! !

Comment on G Driving Test by Patrick Ng

Patrick Ng — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:21:07 +0000

That was exactly what I did. How can you choose your examiner though? You’re right in saying that some of them are not fair and are very subjective.

Comment on G Driving Test by QSDFSF

QSDFSF — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:45:55 +0000

I passed my G test in Kitchener just four days ago. The test lasts about 30 minutes or so. The test includes three areas, residential, business and highway. You will start out in the business area, where the speed limit is 50km. Be careful with the speed limit. Then you will enter highway 7 for your highway portion of the test. The speed limit on the highway is 90KM. Be sure you speed up when you merge onto highway lane. Plus, be sure to merge rightaway, I think for some reason, KW highways don’t always have merge signs. You will be asked to change lanes on highway, after that you will be asked to exit highway and into another business area. In the business area, you will need to turn your head like crazy to let the examiner know you are checking. You really need to do that since examiner can deduct a lot of marks right here. Then you would get onto highway 7 again, perform the lane changing task once more. After exiting highway 7, you will be entering a residentail area soon. Check everything as you did in business area. The examiner will ask you to do a three point turn and a road side pull over for sure. Parallel parking is a maybe depending on the examiner. Once you are done with these. You will be heading back to the test center and examiner can either ask you to do a front in parking or back in.
Overall, the test itself is ok as long as you have a fair examiner. Be sure to avoid examiner number 171 and 172. These two examiners don’t know what they are doing and they are very subjective. Do whatever to avoid them, if you really can’t, then go with 172 rather than 171.

Comment on A la + nom de personne/adjectif de nationalité by Stanley C. Felix

Stanley C. Felix — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:56:49 +0000

Nationalité: Personne ou chose

Comment on Out Of Job Yet? Keep Buying Foreign!: Perfect example of economic stupidity by Patrick Ng

Patrick Ng — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:37:33 +0000

Carrie: Initially the message was about cars, but went on to develop a life of its own. While I do understand your point of view, I do think that “paying a little more knowing an American is making it…” is not going to have much effect for now. This is the power of the situation. When it’s hard to find jobs, people are unwilling to pay more because they don’t have a lot of disposable income. Ironically, if there’s an economic boom, people can pay more, but we don’t see the slogan because everyone is working and earning good money.

Comment on Out Of Job Yet? Keep Buying Foreign!: Perfect example of economic stupidity by Carrie McColl

Carrie McColl — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:16:09 +0000

This message isn’t just about cars. I love this statement I encourage people to look at labels of what they buy everyday. It has to say where it was made on it. Buy as much USA made products as you possibly can! If we want things to change please check your labels pay a little more knowing an American is making it and the taxes from the company and the employee help our economy. I am looking to put this in my front yard not on my car. Even though I buy american made brands… I can’t help that they have sold out and bought parts from overseas. Once Oil gets really expensive it will start coming back to us anyway. Scary but exciting at the same time. Your not a jerk I think this saying should encompass everything we buy.

Comment on Out Of Job Yet? Keep Buying Foreign!: Perfect example of economic stupidity by Douglas Heacock

Douglas Heacock — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:33:34 +0000

this is just one business and it sends the message that greed is the biggest cause for the trouble the economy is in.
http://www.wimp.com/meetstudents/

Comment on Out Of Job Yet? Keep Buying Foreign!: Perfect example of economic stupidity by Douglas Heacock

Douglas Heacock — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:42:15 +0000

Ok I agree with a lot of the things you say but this thread is about the bumper sticker” out of a job yet”.This sticker at first was someones idea to make a few bucks .( your idea of free enterprise)But to the economy it’s thousands of jobs and the sticker means with all the jobs leaving this country it’s hurting YOU,ME,and the whole world because products are flooding the markets and nobody buying.World leaders all over are meeting trying to find ways to get the economy back from the downward spiral ,that’s because of greed(GM included)for cheaper products for bigger profits.But when it causes the country to collapse maybe we need to change -this is not your fathers country.

Comment on Out Of Job Yet? Keep Buying Foreign!: Perfect example of economic stupidity by James Samuelson

James Samuelson — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:52:06 +0000

Douglas, no disrespect but when you take 1 away from 1, you in fact do get 0. Your counterargument totally misses my initial point as well. You are trying to indirectly call me unpatriotic but but think about it, giving up your rights to bail out a business that should have failed in the first place due to improper management, corporate greed and incredulous unions…that to me is much more unpatriotic.
What’s amusing is that the same people that complain about the Americans that exercise their right to drive what they want to, also shop at Wal-Mart, whose sales exceed $400 BILLION annually!!! Think of how much of that goes to China? I guarantee you, much more than what the Japanese automakers earn here. They also employ Americans. How about everyone practices what they preach? I for one won’t set foot in a Wal-Mart. Nothing to do with who profits but everything to do with garbage products. I don’t care if I’ll save a few dollars. Not worth it.
At least some of these foreign vehicles employ AMERICAN workers and some use as much as 65% American content (Camry). Show me a superior product for the money and I will purchase it. Like I said in my previous post, I’ll gladly pay more in taxes to retain the freedom of choice and the free market. I don’t live here under the impression that we are a socialist state. Give it some thought.

Comment on Out Of Job Yet? Keep Buying Foreign!: Perfect example of economic stupidity by Douglas Heacock

Douglas Heacock — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:13:09 +0000

You buy a foreign car; who benefits ,the foreign car company does. where is the money ?,It goes to the foreign country.So how does that benefit this country?You reap a small benefit at the moment by buying the car of your choice,but in doing so, you put an american out of work. ,he’s out a job ,he lives in this country..Add it up ,you take 1 away from 1 doesn’t that add up to 0.Your a business man how does that add up.How does this country make a dime when you have nothing.coming back into this country -If you make your bread and butter here, you ought to spend it here..