The rest of us need to start learning to speak Mandarin. The problem is NOT that the Chinese are buying up the country, but that CEOs are willing to sell the country to the Chinese.
Jen has a pretty good grip on the “dystopia” concept so widely used in Science Fiction. Now if she would only pay attention to what is actually happening now as, driven by Republican tax cuts to the rich, poverty increases, the middle class slides downward, and oligarchs live in their fortresses and buy Republicans as a hobby.
Got into the Bay Area housing market in 1978. It was too late. We now live on the far east side of the hills from Oakland about 35 miles from San Francisco as the crow flies.
TexMexiplex…..probably have more Mexicans because they are getting vaccinated.I am 81 and in 1b group. My pharmacy said they are scheduled to get the vaccine in MID FEBRUARY.Local hospital got 400 doses for medical folks. Their recording says to call my Local Health Department. We don’t have a Health Department in this city or county.I finally learned that the pharmacies of 2 grocery chains have vaccine, but it’s still only going to medical and emergency personnel.
Should include Houston, as Houston is the main Mexican seaport on the Eastern seaboard. Then goods move down the Inner Coastal Waterway to Brownsville.
Umm. Telecommute, which we now KNOW can work, allows “knowledge workers” to work from anywhere. I recently dealt with a tech support (actually technical) issue about the name service for a website I operate. The tech was intelligent, knowledgeable and efficient. And I heard roosters in the background. WTF? So I asked her about it. She laughed and said she was working from home and pretty nearly everybody in her home neighborhood had a rooster (or more). And were was that? Way out in the countryside in the Philippines.
sevaar777 over 3 years ago
Actually, this seems very optimistic.
socalvillaguy Premium Member over 3 years ago
A little like the world in “Ready Player One.”
Zev over 3 years ago
Sounds and looks like the life Trump’s band of rabid followers now.
piper_gilbert over 3 years ago
Once all the jobs are taken over by automation, who buys the products?
NRHAWK Premium Member over 3 years ago
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this movie.
artegal over 3 years ago
Given the rate at which companies are fleeing California, I think panel one is wishful thinking.
Dani Rice over 3 years ago
The rest of us need to start learning to speak Mandarin. The problem is NOT that the Chinese are buying up the country, but that CEOs are willing to sell the country to the Chinese.
trimguy over 3 years ago
My town has 3 Walmarts ad a Neighborhood Market.
dv over 3 years ago
I think on the west coast it would (will?) be San Frangeleseattle
Yontrop over 3 years ago
Don’t anybody tell the “international elites” about Chicago, Miami or the Virginia/North Carolina coast.
But I’m not sure I get the point of the cartoon. Maybe it’s because I don’t shop at Walmart.
ferddo over 3 years ago
It is the dream of the richest 1%… but even this wouldn’t be enough to satisfy them…
jack666 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Jen has a pretty good grip on the “dystopia” concept so widely used in Science Fiction. Now if she would only pay attention to what is actually happening now as, driven by Republican tax cuts to the rich, poverty increases, the middle class slides downward, and oligarchs live in their fortresses and buy Republicans as a hobby.
willie_mctell over 3 years ago
Got into the Bay Area housing market in 1978. It was too late. We now live on the far east side of the hills from Oakland about 35 miles from San Francisco as the crow flies.
grumpypophobart over 3 years ago
It’s been allowed to happen. The corporates and wealthy own the politicians, who work mostly for the elite now.
jader3rd over 3 years ago
I’m pretty sure that Seattle is not going anywhere.
Fuzzy Kombu over 3 years ago
And a happy 2021 to you, too, Jen.
JeanMeslier over 3 years ago
TexMexiplex…..probably have more Mexicans because they are getting vaccinated.I am 81 and in 1b group. My pharmacy said they are scheduled to get the vaccine in MID FEBRUARY.Local hospital got 400 doses for medical folks. Their recording says to call my Local Health Department. We don’t have a Health Department in this city or county.I finally learned that the pharmacies of 2 grocery chains have vaccine, but it’s still only going to medical and emergency personnel.
JeanMeslier over 3 years ago
Should include Houston, as Houston is the main Mexican seaport on the Eastern seaboard. Then goods move down the Inner Coastal Waterway to Brownsville.
Concretionist over 3 years ago
Umm. Telecommute, which we now KNOW can work, allows “knowledge workers” to work from anywhere. I recently dealt with a tech support (actually technical) issue about the name service for a website I operate. The tech was intelligent, knowledgeable and efficient. And I heard roosters in the background. WTF? So I asked her about it. She laughed and said she was working from home and pretty nearly everybody in her home neighborhood had a rooster (or more). And were was that? Way out in the countryside in the Philippines.
Masterskrain over 3 years ago
My local Mall-Wart is #1234… really!