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You Have a Choice

The battle between Rich and poor the needs of one conflict with the needs of the other Rich people want cheap labor reduced costs poor people want better wages, holidays, life the negotiation unions Perhaps 5% unemployed come from the desire of Rich people having 5% unemployed stops people changing from one job to another Creating power and control for employee's yet look at the damage to society children unemployed in America started to hang out in groups Sticking together created safety. Groups became Gangs. The gang's made rules of initiation the fighting started between rivals Children learned they could make money selling drugs a child could earn four thousand dollars per day money for food, money for fun. Organised crime became involved people want money to feed their families people make choices some break laws your society starts carrying guns people fight for different beliefs it becomes dangerous to walk down the street create work and perhaps we build productive lives for our people young people going to prison show our failure and theirs People have a choice you can choose to get an education or you can choose to pick up a gun at the end of the day, you have a choice.

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Date: 1/11/2020 2:28:00 PM
Hello Bernard Barclay, Good words spoken here. Al that was said here makes sense. have a nice day my friend.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 1/13/2020 2:44:00 PM
Hello Bernard Barclay, i do not think that the leaders would listen. They seem to do what they want do. have a nice day my friend.
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Bernard Barclay
Date: 1/12/2020 12:03:00 AM
Thank you Darlene if only the world leaders would listen, they might be able to use some of the ideas, to overcome the problems of the planet, perhaps as people read these ideas, join together and act on these ideas, maybe we can stop poverty and overcome climate change.

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