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Consumers pay the cost

Wednesday, August 22 at 2:00 PM

R. Kiefer of Arvada writes:

We accept illegal immigration because the cheap labor saves us money in the short run. It profits the immigrants, their low-wage employers, and the politicians who preserve its continuance - but it is the consumers who ultimately pay the huge societal cost of the influx of the ignorant and needy, not the pols or the employers!
We accept all of the possible effects of pollution, Global Warming/ Climate Change, because it is expensive and inconvenient to change our profligate habits - at least, in the short run. Again, it is the consumer, who pays the ultimate high cost of abusing the environment. The purveyors of internal-combustion vehicles and fossil fuels get paid to perform activities that ravage the Earth, to steal its riches (which supposedly, belong to the people,) to pollute our air and water, and to sabotage efforts encouraging the use of alternate energy sources, but they pay for nothing - in fact, they receive billions in subsidies and tax-breaks!
What’s it all about then? It’s really all about money, isn’t it?
Whatever happened to “our sacred honor” that was espoused in the Declaration of Independence? Is there any of that left, or is that on sale to the highest bidder - or the cheapest worker - as well? Are our ease, convenience, and material possessions more important than our health - and our national pride - or is none of that left either?

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READER COMMENTS

So many subjects in one letter. I suppose you walk everywhere, don't use electricity and grow all your own food?

Careful and practical use of resources is the proper way to live and make use of things..

The only place you came near reason was when you stated that we will all pay the costs of illegals. After you factor in the costs there will be no net gain for the average person. By blocking access to social services and jobs we can convince them to leave on their own.. As for the rest of your questions...there is little honor in any politician and the concept of sacred is sneered at..

Posted by momma y on August 22, 2007 06:36 PM