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tired, then they went home. Nothing was said whether they worked one hour or eight. No children's
games were played among the adults; no needling or pushing. There was nothing to prove. The
knowledge of older citizens is vast and valuable; older citizens can teach so many thingsтАФif only the
younger people would listen. In Tri-States they listened.

In order for this to work the pace must be slowed, the grind eased, the honor system restored; the work
ethic, in both labor and management, renewed. It was.

In Tri-States, there was no such thing as the three-martini lunch and an hour's nap. In Tri-States,
management worked just as hard as labor, or they got out. Permanently.

Here, for the first time in decades, there was no welfare, no ADC, no WIC, no food stamps, no
unemployment; but what took its place was jobs for all, and all adults worked. Those who would not
because they felt the job was beneath their dignity, or because of laziness, apathy, and/or indifference,
were escorted to the nearest border and given a good boot in the butt. They were told not to come back.
If minor children were involved, the kids were taken from their parents and immediately adopted by a
family in Tri-States.

Harsh treatment? Yes. Totally unconstitutional by American standards? Yes.

But it worked.

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тАЬAl Cody will never sit still for this,тАЭ Ben told his personal contingent of Rebels two days after the
ambush of FBI agents. тАЬWe've got to move and do it quickly."

Doctor Chase stood on the fringe of the group, glaring disapprovingly at Ben. The old doctor muttered
something about Ben's ancestry and walked away. тАЬMan ought to be flat out on his back in bed,тАЭ Chase
growled.

Ben said, тАЬOrder all units to shift positions immediately. They know the drill. We're moving out of here
now! Clear the camp. We're moving to the Wyoming base. Move it, people!"

Jerre touched his arm. тАЬBen ... you're not strong enough for this trip. You..."

тАЬI have to be, Jerre. We've got to move. This may be all it takes to push Cody off the deep end. You
know what our intelligence people are reporting."

Ike McGowen took it from there. тАЬTorture, rape, physical humiliation; those are words right out of the
last report we received, Jerre.тАЭ The ex-Navy SEAL chewed reflectively on a blade of grass.

тАЬI can't believe President Addison would go along with anything like that,тАЭ she said. тАЬHe's ... hell he's a
liberal. He was heavily into human rights in South America back in the early тАШ80'sтАФso I'm told,тАЭ she
blushed.

тАЬMere child,тАЭ Ike grinned.

The Medal of Honor-winning SEAL had been with Ben for a decade; one of the men who helped form