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On 3 May 2006 00:02:59 GMT, Jim Yanik wrote:

Consturction trades used to be a semi-skilled,good paying job,that
highschool dropouts or those not college-bound could take and earn a decent
living,and if they wanted,go on to better jobs.

The principal of my kids' elementary school worked as a carpenter during
the summer.

That was the result of unions driving up the cost of labor. I find it
interesting the same conservatives who hate unions also hate the
immigrants.

I hadn't really thought about the illegals being a real poke in the eye
to overpaid union members. Gotta think about this...

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Cheers,
Bev
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