Our leaders' clever plan

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We often believe they aren't thinking about the future of America, but just watching out for their own interest. Today, I saw that that suspicion is false.

I was in the self checkout line at Walmart, struggling to find the UPC codes on the items I was buying. Suddenly I realized: I was being trained as a cashier... and so was everyone else around me. And since retail service jobs are the only jobs that will be left in the US in 20 years, this is an excellent plan.

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  1. John Goes4:45 PM

    [img]http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/attachments/football/14751d1347542841-jantz-flex-pic-keanu-mind-blown.jpg[/img]

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  2. Wabulon8:49 PM

    I don't think you have what it takes. I know I don't. I've tried those check-yourself things.

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