i hope the workers at the USA foreign auto plants

lifesbeautifulmagic

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Fri Dec-12-08 12:52 PM
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i hope the workers at the USA foreign auto plants

understand that once the union wages are a thing of the past, there will be pressure on them to accept lower wages to become competitive with labor in third world countries, under threat of outsourcing.

It is just a continuation of the race to the bottom.

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HowHasItComeToThis

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Fri Dec-12-08 12:54 PM
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1. kelly girl and manpower are your new bosses.... FOOLS

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lapfog_1

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Fri Dec-12-08 12:55 PM
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2. I think we are hitting bottom now.

The Second Great Republican Depression. SGRD... or GRD2.

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TahitiNut

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Fri Dec-12-08 12:57 PM
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4. Take this to the bank: "It's going to get a lot worse before it gets better."

Count on it. :shrug:

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Snotcicles

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Fri Dec-12-08 12:57 PM
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3. They say UNIONS are the problem, what they really mean is COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. nt

Edited on Fri Dec-12-08 12:58 PM by Snotcicles

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TahitiNut

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Fri Dec-12-08 12:59 PM
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5. Corporations are AUTOCRACIES ... and they pretend to be benevolent.

Edited on Fri Dec-12-08 01:01 PM by TahitiNut

After 35+ years in the "belly of the beast," I can absolutely assure you that they're anything but 'benevolent.'

The reason an ox benefits the farmer is because it's (1) CASTRATED and (2) HARNESSED.

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Snotcicles

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Fri Dec-12-08 01:05 PM
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6. Owning one Senator is worth a thousand lobbyists. nt

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TahitiNut

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Fri Dec-12-08 01:21 PM
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7. The GOP is the best government money can buy. (GOP = "Government On the Pad")

:evilgrin:

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