Dawggie
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:07 AM
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Remember the "Look for the Union Label" advertisements? Ever thought about why we don't see them |
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Edited on Wed Feb-06-08 12:16 AM by Dawggie
anymore?
I guess for one reason, we don't make anything for mass consumption here by a non-union workforce.
And a second reason would have to be that labor has been undergoing attacks since the 60's by the same people that will say Exxons record profits are good for all americans and that the practice of paying CEOs tens of millions of dollars a year is cool as well.
Unchecked capitalism is just another way of introducing fascism.
Ever wonder why all the onus for the immigration "problem" is put on the immigrant rather than Tyson or the other companies that basically serve as coyotes?
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:11 AM
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1. because almost all clothes sold in the USA are imported from slave wage nations? nt |
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:13 AM
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The attack on organized labor has been the real agenda for decades, in many countries, Germany, US,...
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:14 AM
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3. Thanks. I fear we are entering another "Gilded Age." |
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:19 AM
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6. I think we passed that threshold years ago |
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During the Reagan era.
The rift is just too great between the Haves and the Have-Nots.
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:20 AM
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8. You have a very good point. And... Welcome to DU! |
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:26 AM
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11. Thanks for the welcome Dawggie |
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:16 AM
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4. It's up to us to educate. Remind people that the illegal immigration |
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problem comes down to the law of supply and demand. As long as there is a demand, there will be a supply. In this case it is the corrupt businessmen that demand cheap, pliable workers they can exploit. Dry up the demand and you will dry up the supply. Start throwing businessmen in prison for knowingly hiring illegals. That will dry up the demand a bit.
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:18 AM
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5. I recently wrote my congressman on the subject. He never answered. |
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It's sad, but the people that keep him in office are the same people that hire the illegals and ship our jobs overseas.
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:20 AM
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7. Not even a form letter, eh? |
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Crummy.
Who is your rep if you don't mind me asking?
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:22 AM
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9. Shelby. AL and a "conservative Dem." |
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:25 AM
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10. Oh. That sucks to have a Rep that cannot be reasoned with |
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I've been there. My condolences.
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Wed Feb-06-08 01:10 PM
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13. Do an open letter. Send one to him, one to the paper. |
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Wed Feb-06-08 12:50 AM
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12. I used to love singing along with those ads. |
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I can't remember the last time I saw an item of clothing made in the USA.
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Wed Feb-06-08 01:31 PM
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14. "Look for the Union Label.." |
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Edited on Wed Feb-06-08 01:33 PM by supernova
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNTpOnZqeUoThere are several of them on YouTube. :-) edit: Another one... so many of my fellow Southerners. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-UwFLAx298
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