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Because getting a good wage and good benefits goes against the conservative Republican philosophy. They won't be happy until we all work for Walmart and every decent job is gone to China. A worker shouldn't have power in their world, only corporate titans.
The above is the most inane comment I believe I have read here.
MANY republicans are blue collar workers, non shop owners, non ceo's etc etc.
Good grief, do you really believe what you wrote here?
My Uncle was a Teamster for forty years and retired on a Teamster pension for another 30. He believed in the union and saw what happened to the non-union drivers in his area. He worked hard, was well paid and had a good retirement; the non-union guys drove unmaintained trucks, worked unpaid hours, had no health insurance and did not get a dime after they retired or were fired.
We do not need the insanity of open shops, right-to slave laws, or corrupted politicians in bed with the local industries. We need a massive expansion of unions, not only here but across the planet. Worker of the world need to unite and be paid more of the wealth they create instead of slaving for the "Man" or the fancy financier is some far off city.
Except that govt employee unions take tax money from the populace as a whole. They are not taking it strictly from the wealthy. In many cases they are surviving quite well of others not as well off as them.
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They sure have.
Paying someone who is worth 5.00 an hour 25.00 plus benefits has killed the American factory.
Whiners here talk about CEOs being overpaid when I know for a fact that hundreds of factory workers who worked at the factory where my Dad retired from were paid 85-90k per year with free HC and most of them were not worth minimum wage.
And CEOs who run companies into the ground and walk away with packages in the HUNDRED$ of MILLION$ have nothing to do with why things are the way they are, eh?
If you read a book do you stop half way thru? You're certainly only looking at half the story here.
The above is the most inane comment I believe I have read here.
MANY republicans are blue collar workers, non shop owners, non ceo's etc etc.
Good grief, do you really believe what you wrote here?
YES! I have a relative who for 30 years SUCKED UP every BENEFIT that his union got him!
BUT since he now listens to Glenn Beck he hates unions....YES, some people are so stupid they do NOT , can NOT THINK!
Very much so. You wouldn't believe how much i believe it.
Then you have my sincerest condolences. Even though I am a constitutionalist and believe that many of Obama's liberal policies are socialist in nature, I don't believe for a moment that all democrats are communists.
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Then you have my sincerest condolences. Even though I am a constitutionalist and believe that many of Obama's liberal policies are socialist in nature, I don't believe for a moment that all democrats are communists.
Do you believe communists and socialists are the same thing?
Then you have my sincerest condolences. Even though I am a constitutionalist and believe that many of Obama's liberal policies are socialist in nature, I don't believe for a moment that all democrats are communists.
Well, i don't need the condolences, but i'll take 'em. Thanks.
I'll save my condolences for the working stiff who now finds himself with benefit cuts, no raises, reduced wages, longer hours, no retirement, and little to no paid sick time or vacation time.
Well, i don't need the condolences, but i'll take 'em. Thanks.
I'll save my condolences for the working stiff who now finds himself with benefit cuts, no raises, reduced wages, longer hours, no retirement, and little to no paid sick time or vacation time.
I always get a kick when people complain about wages and retirement... like somewhere there is a group of people living off of that persons sweat. You are sadly mistaken to think somebody owes someone else a pay check or a retirment..
I guess my question is do you really think that the Union workers for the auto companies had NOTHING to do with their demise??
I dont know much about Michigan and the city of Detroit. I know its pretty depressed and even more so when compared to what it was like back in the 50's and 60's. What has been the political history of that state? how about the city? are they predominantly republican or democrat?
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