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Convoy to D.C. – Truckers to Shut Down America in October

I’m guessing that you have not yet heard about this planned demonstration by our nation’s truckers, which, if successful, would have an immediate impact upon the transport of many of our goods and services. Frankly, this seems like a gigantic undertaking on the part of the truckers with only a four week lead-time. So, I don’t know if this ‘general strike’ will be successful or not, but it surely demonstrates the frustration that truckers are feeling, largely as a result of President Obama’s actions and the sorry state of the economy and employment that he presides over. If I were them, I would have scheduled this ‘strike’ during the week, rather than over a weekend, and completely snarl traffic even further in D.C., and thereby get even more attention to their cause.

I should add that just the concept of this ‘general strike’ shows how much closer we, as a nation, are moving in the direction of some of the European countries, such as Greece, Italy and Cyprus.

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