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tgnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-02-05 12:34 PM
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Halliburton pays workers 50 cents/hr to feed US troops
They outsource the jobs to workers from dirt-poor countries, pay them dirt wages.

http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1066169.php/KBR_workers_in_Iraq_paid_50_cents_an_hour
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-02-05 12:40 PM
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1. Gotta line those corporate pockets to see them into retirement. nt
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fasttense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-02-05 12:43 PM
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2. The free marketplace at work. Soon even the US middle class will have
children working alongside, at the same rate, as children in India and China. Yippee! We will have a truly fair economy then.
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shain from kane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-02-05 12:56 PM
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3. Gunga Din
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LosinIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-02-05 01:10 PM
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4. and you'll lick the bloomin' boots of 'im that's got it
Edited on Fri Dec-02-05 01:11 PM by LosinIt
...obscure reference
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shain from kane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-02-05 01:28 PM
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5. I seem to recall that he wasn't exactly provided with
Body armor.

The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same.
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-02-05 02:26 PM
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6. Hi shain from kane!!
Welcome to DU!! :toast:
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