Unemployment - Brought to you by ALEC

John started the day early having set his alarmclock
(MADE IN COLUMBIA )
for 6 am ..


While his coffeepot
(MADE IN CHINA)

was perking, he shaved with his electric razor
(MADE IN HONG KONG)

He put on a dress shirt
(MADE N.C. BY PRISONERS),

and designer jeans
(MADE IN AN OREGON PRISON INDUSTRY)

and  tennis shoes
(MADE IN KOREA)

After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet
(MADE IN INDIA)

he sat down with his calculator
(MADE IN MEXICO)
to see how much he could spend today.

After setting his watch
(MADE IN TAIWAN )

to the radio
(MADE IN INDIA )

he got in his car
(MADE IN GERMANY )

filled it with $4.00 a gallon GAS
(from Saudi Arabia )

Went to vote and didn’t have enough I.D.
He left without voting

and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.

At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day
he glimpsed a story about a corrupt political organization on his computer
(REFURBISHED BY FEDERAL PRISONERS IN TEXAS),

Discouraged, John decided to relax for a while.

He put on his sandals
(MADE IN A PRISON WORK SHOP IN FLORIDA),

poured himself a glass ofwine
(MADE IN FRANCE )

and tuned to MSNBC on hisTV
(MADE IN INDONESIA ),

and again wondered why he can't find a good paying job ...
…in AMERICA.

As he watched JOHN and LISA on the ED SHOW, he learned about ALEC…and understood why his day had gone the way it had….it was all because of…

THE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL AND THEIR MODEL LEGISLATION:

(RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF EXPANSION OF FOREIGN MARKETS FOR AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES)
(PRISON INDUSTRIES ACT)
(PRIVATE PRISON PRIVATIZATION ACT)
(RESOLUTION ON ALTERNATIVE FUELS)
(COMPETITIVE CONTRACTING OF PUBLIC SERVICES ACT)
(VOTER ID ACT)
(AT WILL EMPLOYMENT ACT)
(PREVAILING WAGE REPEAL ACT)
(STARTING MINIMUM WAGE REPEAL ACT)
(RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO STARTING WAGE ACT)
(RESOLUTION OPPOSING EMPLOYER PAID HEALTHCARE MANDATE)
(RESOLUTION OPPOSING FEDERAL MANDATES ON UNEMPLOYMENT)
(RIGHT TO WORK ACT)
(U.S. KOREA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT)
(COLUMBIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT)
(FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH TAIWAN)
(TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP)

THANKS ALEC…
YOU AND YOUR CORPORATE PARTNERS HELPED MAKE MY DAY!


(Author:  Bob Sloan - Proud Member of Daily Kos' "Exposing ALEC" Group)