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[bob johnson]

Originally Posted by Mkelcy

I had a few thoughts on your comments:

Got any back up for that? If you're referring to illegal immigrants, the Board of Supervisors thinks LA County has about 12% of the illegal immigrants in the United States. Because LA County has about 10,000,000 residents, 40% illegal would be 4,000,000 people. Backing that into the 12% number would mean there are roughly 33,000,000 illegals in the United States, an estimate that is over 3 times the Department of Homeland security estimate. Sorry to interrupt your combo PC/illegal immigrant rant, but most illegal immigrants would be perfectly comfortable with a "Merry Christmas" greeting, coming as they do from largely Catholic countires. Once again sorry to interrupt your rant with facts, but the Orange County bankruptcy was largely the result of a ponzi investment scheme gone bad by Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector Robert L. Citron. Although illegal immigrant costs are clearly a challenge for southern California counties, the Orange County bankruptcy had little to do with illegal immigrant costs and much to do with a crooked government employee.

I'm always surprised how people who claim to be Christians express such unChristian thoughts in the name of Christianity.

With that said, you boys enjoy yourselves and don't mind me.

By the way, Merry Christmas.

California dreamer...maybe you need to read that little post of mine again. You read a lot between the lines. Did I mention the term illegal immigrant?
My daughter is a gemologist and worked for several diamond wholesalers in the L/A area. These were very wealthy Israeli businessmen..some that owned expensive property here and many were US citizens (none of them were illegal immigrants). They dealt primarily in cash or memos..which ultimately usually meant cash. It was nothing to see someone walk in with $1,000,000 or more in diamonds, or $500K in cash. Dope dealers, people that own their own businesses (especially businesses that handle lots of cash) can easily beat the tax game (many of the Asian, Mid Easterners,etc own their own businesses. (they love cash businesses by the way..wonder why). I didn't refer to illegal immigrants causing the Orange County Bankruptsy did I? If you're referring to me as a bible thumping christian, you are way off base again (Ask anyone on this sight)..or better yet go to Musclerides.com...(I get deleted less over there than I do over here and pro touring..look at the disclosure they had to put on me on pro touring. Put damn true on your buddy list and you two can have at it..birds of a feather...