Bill Sykes' Newsletter
from America.
(February 2004)
An ex-Brit gives his views-(without fear
or favor)---of the American Scene
Too true:
An article was forwarded to me recently, which
may have some bearing on remarks made in both the readers
letter and my own comments.
A car company can move its factories to Mexico and claim
that it’s a free market.
A toy company can out-source to a Chinese sub-contractor
and claim that it’s a free market.
A major banking institution can incorporate in Bermuda
to avoid taxes and claim that it’s a free market.
Americans can buy computer printers made in Mexico and
shirts made in Bangladesh. In fact we can buy almost anything
we want from different countries - but heaven help the
elderly who dare to buy their lower priced prescription
drugs from a Canadian or Mexican pharmacy - that’s
called un-American, even though many of the drugs on the
foreign markets originated in the United States. So, does
this suggest that the pharmaceutical companies have a
very powerful lobby in Washington D.C.
You bet your pill-box they do.
Conundrum:
Returning to the capture of Sadam Hussein. If
one had an enquiring mind that harbours devious thoughts,
perhaps one could be excused for questioning whether the
American Forces captured the person they thought they
had captured.
Since the capture of the individual in question, that
individual has disappeared from public view - very un-American
not to take full advantage of Saddam Hussein’s predicament
and create a media blitz in order to capitalise on the
event.
Perhaps I missed something along the way, but I don’t
appear to have seen any positive identification being
made public of the person captured, such as the verification
of the DNA of person in custody. Strange, very strange.
Late breaking financial news:
Dateline: 26 January 2004. Washington D.C.
The Congressional budget office today issued a report
that America’s projected deficit for the next decade
has been currently estimated at $2.4T, (yes that’s
2.4 trillion dollars), which has increased since the last
forecast in August 2003 by $1 trillion.
The deficit budget for this year alone will be around
$540B, (give or take a few billion), yet President Bush
still insists that the economy is strong and looking good.
Mr Bush, please tell that to the 8.4 million American
workers who are currently unemployed - four million of
which have become unemployed since you came to power.
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