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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: fcorelli   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: ICEing the U.S. Economy
Date: 08/20/25 9:39 AM
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Before people get all wrapped around the axle with it, first I'd like to see some "mass deportations." I'm not sitting here making little check marks on a legal pad every time somebody gets picked up but all I see of this big hat/no cattle immigration program is made-for-tv arrests just for show. There hasn't been any real change in the numbers.

This might be another have-cake/eat same game like inflation. "Throw out many many illegals" (not really) Claim it will cause inflation. Then raise prices and blame "inflation." But it will be worth paying for because "they're gone." (Not really) Low labor costs/higher prices.

I know, I know... the Occam's razor thing. I cannot dispute that. But don't tell me because it's not "simple" it is a thing which cannot be. They are capable of it.
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