Re: Measure 48 could give Oregon the nation's fastest economicgrowth

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From: lein
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:38

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ZenIsWhen wrote:
> "cor" <cor@exchangenet.net> wrote in message
> news:44ED5CEF.2903CB11@exchangenet.net...
> >
> >
> > "Paul J. Berg" wrote:
> >>
> >> I think it is great that Oregon could be put back on the map for
> >> economic growth instead of the bottom.
> >
> > What list puts Oregon at the bottom?
> >
> >
> >
> >> But, I also think people need to think even bigger -- that is global
> >> competition. For us to compete with China and India we need to have a
> >
> >
> > Institute voluntary slavery and 20cent an hour minimum wage minus
> > benefits?
> >
> >
> >> government that is as effecient and business-friendly as possible. The
> >> way we ran Oregon state government 20 years ago cannot be the same we
> >> run it today.
>
> We should take it back to the early 1900's, where people worked 18 hours a
> day, seven days a week - for peanuts .... and people like Mellon, Carnegie
> and Rockefeller made millions upon millions?
>
> BTW - it's the government OF the people, By the people, and FOR the people.
> "Corporate friendly" isn't even mentioned!

Corporations are a collection OF the people.

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