Basement Work
It's only been four months since last I blogged. And you were sad. Or, reading it now has made you sad. Either way, welcome back.
A lot has changed since last I wrote, the biggest event of which is that Robin and I ended our nomadic lifestyle and purchased a condo. No more moving every 12 months for us!! The condo, like any purchase of a new home, needs some work. Fortunately for us, not lots, but one thing we would like to do is finish the basement. As it stands now, our basement is carpeted, but has just concrete walls. The plan is at some point to drywall, or some other means, and make it an actual functioning room (my comic book-themed room). Now here's the issue - as many of you who own homes can attest - it's costly. You've got materials, tools for the job, and labor. Nowadays however, there is a way to dramatically lower at least one of those costs. Just hire illegal immigrants! It's what our Federal Government advocates, from President Bush to both parties in the Senate. And who am I to go against what our elected officials say is best for our economy - after all, a central planned econmy always succeeds, just ask any Communist country in the 20th century. Besides, it's a job that Americans, God Bless 'Em, just don't want to do anymore.
Let's face it - it's cheap, and therefore good for the economy. It's more money in my pocket, less money in government's pocket (taxes), and I'm helping out those who just want a better standard of living - as I pay $1 an hour for their services. I figure I'll do what is done in California. I'll drive to Home Depot, find some illegals hanging out, choose who I want by saying 'You, you, and you' (I'll say it in English as I've got to maintain some American pride) and drive them to my home and put them to work. 3 illegals, maybe a 10 hour day, (I'm told that their work ethics are amazing. After all, they aren't unionized), and I'll pay them a total of $30. You know, I'll even help them out by driving them to Western Union so they can send their money back to Mexico BEFORE I take them back to Home Depot.
Isn't being a nation that doesn't bother to enforce its laws a grand thing?
A lot has changed since last I wrote, the biggest event of which is that Robin and I ended our nomadic lifestyle and purchased a condo. No more moving every 12 months for us!! The condo, like any purchase of a new home, needs some work. Fortunately for us, not lots, but one thing we would like to do is finish the basement. As it stands now, our basement is carpeted, but has just concrete walls. The plan is at some point to drywall, or some other means, and make it an actual functioning room (my comic book-themed room). Now here's the issue - as many of you who own homes can attest - it's costly. You've got materials, tools for the job, and labor. Nowadays however, there is a way to dramatically lower at least one of those costs. Just hire illegal immigrants! It's what our Federal Government advocates, from President Bush to both parties in the Senate. And who am I to go against what our elected officials say is best for our economy - after all, a central planned econmy always succeeds, just ask any Communist country in the 20th century. Besides, it's a job that Americans, God Bless 'Em, just don't want to do anymore.
Let's face it - it's cheap, and therefore good for the economy. It's more money in my pocket, less money in government's pocket (taxes), and I'm helping out those who just want a better standard of living - as I pay $1 an hour for their services. I figure I'll do what is done in California. I'll drive to Home Depot, find some illegals hanging out, choose who I want by saying 'You, you, and you' (I'll say it in English as I've got to maintain some American pride) and drive them to my home and put them to work. 3 illegals, maybe a 10 hour day, (I'm told that their work ethics are amazing. After all, they aren't unionized), and I'll pay them a total of $30. You know, I'll even help them out by driving them to Western Union so they can send their money back to Mexico BEFORE I take them back to Home Depot.
Isn't being a nation that doesn't bother to enforce its laws a grand thing?
posted by One Man's Thoughts at 10:51 PM
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