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I, H1B - Adapted from I, Pencil

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I now provide you with the modern version of the 'I, Pencil' essay. Title: I, H1-B Worker: The Illusion of Cheap Labor and the Frozen Ladder of Prosperity   [Adapted from Leonard E. Read’s “I, Pencil”]       I, H1-B Worker   I am an H1-B worker—a temporary skilled laborer brought to the United States under the pretense of filling a "shortage" that no one can quite define. Corporations claim I make pencils cheaper, that my presence keeps innovation alive, that without me, America would fall behind. But peel back the story, and you’ll see a different truth: I am not here because the market needs me. I am here because the system has been rigged to ensure that the wealth of this nation stays locked in the hands of those who control it, while the next generation is told to wait its turn.     The Myth of the Indispensable Foreign Worker   They say no American can do what I do—or at least, not at the price they want...
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Using the Overstock Method to Avoid Tariffs

Using the Overstock Method for Tariff Avoidance Please note that even as this method is used price increases are applied even though there is no real increase to production costs which leads to further profit for the corporations operating in this manner. Openly being discussed in business today are exceptions involving a combination of inventory management tricks, tariff mitigation avoidance strategies and exploiting logistical inefficiencies that some American, Canadian, and Mexican companies use to navigate cross-border trade and warehousing challenges. Let's break down the key components of this process: 1. Overproduction to Create Backlogs and Tariff Evasion: Some companies deliberately overproduce or stockpile goods beyond immediate demand. This is done to create a backlog in warehousing stock, which can then help them sidestep or reduce the impact of tariffs. Under certain trade agreements, especially in the context of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) or p...
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Ending the Forever Wars

   Ending The Forever Wars         Compiled by Benjamin Kellner Introduction   The Forever Wars have been going on since I was born. I don’t want them to go on any further. They are in the way of advancement, progress and prosperity. By looking at what has happened one can see the clear patterns. They are not made evident in modern accounts as these things are going on – for example, 1.2 million Tibetans, millions of Southeast Asians, millions of Africans and right now the impact on the people of Ukraine and other conflict areas. The information does come out. The costs are extreme, in lives and treasure. If one were to measure these conflicts for value – they all represent a deficit. It is as if during the building of our civilization we have brought along a society of destruction that does not partake in the greater civilization but is always chipping away at it. It has become clear that parts for the weapons of the leading protagonists are made with...
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