Re: Leave ROFF


<MichaelABConnor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Aug 3, 3:20 am, "Opus--Mark H. Bowen" <beaus...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Op

Listen dumbo, this is a fly-tying group, nobody here gives a ***
about your opinions on anything else except fly-tying.

I dont give a *** for your opinions on anything at all, anywhere.

You and your pestilential ROFF mates are disrupting this group. Nobody
cares about your antics on ROFF, you can be as stupid as you like
there, but you are not going to screw this group as well.

Mike Connor

You know, a good many ROFFians feel that the interlopers from njflyfishing
are soing the same to ROFF, so I guess we will see who crys "UNCLE" first.

Have you read this:

WASHINGTON-A report on growing disparities in the concentration of U.S.
aluminum-can wealth, released Tuesday by the Department of Commerce,
revealed that 66 percent of the nation's recyclable assets are now held by
the poorest 1 percent of the population.

According to the sobering report, the disproportionate distribution of
soda-can wealth is greater than ever before, and has become one of the worst
instances of economic inequality in the nation's history. Data showed that
over-salvaging of cans by a small and elite group of can-horders has created
a steadily growing and possibly unbridgeable gap between the rich and the
mega-poor.

"Although our nation's upper middle class actually consumes the most
beverages, a staggering percentage of these cans wind up in the hands of a
very few," said economist Cynthia Pierce, who worked as a consultant on the
three-year, $14 million government study. "It's a troubling trend. And as a
tiny fraction of the population continues to maintain its stranglehold on
redeemable can wealth, it's a trend that shows no sign of slowing."

According to Pierce, the study points to a distinct economic advantage for
the most can-affluent-those who possess the resources necessary to collect,
transport, separate, and accumulate more and more cans than the rest of the
population.

"Members of this exclusive group come from exceedingly poor backgrounds and
have access to outrageously low levels of education, which makes them much
better prepared to reap the benefits of digging around in garbage," Pierce
added.

The report details several key factors involved in the lopsided distribution
of container wealth, including aggressive foraging, which leads to higher
returns on deposits and a tendency to reinvest can profits in additional
redeemables, such as beer. In addition, the report found that those involved
in the returnable-gathering industry often minimize financial risk by
diversifying between aluminum cans and glass-bottle holdings.

While less than 1 percent of Americans own the domestic rights to a majority
of Coca-Cola and Pepsi cans, this same group has also cornered the
international market by branching out into such imported container
commodities as Fanta and Perrier.

"The typical American spends an average of $65 on beverages for every dollar
he or she earns back through redeemable deposits, and the rest of that money
goes to the country's can and bottle barons," the report stated. "Americans
who are at a foraging disadvantage due to over-employment and home ownership
therefore have limited access to these discarded commodities, causing the
market to unfairly favor those with an exclusively disposables income."

Perhaps more alarming, the report continued, the can monopoly enjoyed by the
poorest 1 percent has been unintentionally buoyed by millions of
environment-conscious Americans who leave plastic bags full of recycling in
front of their homes, which are in turn preyed upon by enterprising
collectors.

"These people were born into a lifestyle, often going back generations,
where any can left on the street is seen as their birthright, whether they
purchased it or not," Houston resident Dale Palmer said. "They have the
knowledge and ability to get out there and scoop up all the good cans before
anyone even knew they were there."

The vast disparity in can-wealth distribution is difficult to understand for
many Americans. Most people, according to the report, cannot relate to the
lifestyles of the super-poor, who never have to go to work, pay a mortgage,
or struggle to find money for rent.

One canned individual cited in the study is can tycoon Will Dorsey, a
33-year-old Detroit resident who spent his childhood living off the funds
collected from his family's vast can holdings. At the age of 16, Dorsey
inherited five carts and dozens of garbage bags overflowing with recyclables
when his father passed away unexpectedly one cold December morning.

According to economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, people
like Dorsey, who maintain an ultra-poor lifestyle that is vastly different
from the rest of the population, are egregiously out of touch with the
everyday economic realities of mainstream America.

"Dorsey is one of those select few who come from old can money," Krugman
said. "They're just hoarding their assets so nobody else can benefit. And
then they parade down the street with their carts full of recycling."

In the wake of the report's disturbing findings, many citizens claim to feel
exploited by those who convert their discarded property into cash or change
without sharing the incredible profits.

"It's not fair," Chicago native Melissa Arnold said. "Something should be
done to even the playing field."

In an attempt to mitigate the disparities in soda-can wealth distribution,
Congress is currently exploring numerous options, including levying an 80
percent tax on the incomes of those possessing 100 or more refundable
containers, with the ultimate goal of eliminating all recycling programs by
2010.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/nations_poorest_1_now_controls_two?utm_source=EMTF_Onion

OBROFFT: I like to tie my traditional Adams with wings.

Op


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