"The United States is selling the furniture to pay the mortgage"

[Stinky The Clown]

So said United Steel Workers President Leo W. Gerard in a wide ranging discussion on the Shultz show earlier this afternoon.

A more apt description is hard to imagine as China and India become the latest international players to buy some of our infrastructure and our industrial base.

[grasswire]

1. infuriating and tragic

And so unnecessary, were it not for the profiteers who love money more than democracy.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. The unions are so beleagured right now ..... USW went from 600,000 members to the current 120,000

That's frightening. These and similar union jobs were the bedrock of our society, the salt of our earth, and the backbone of our middle class.

[Indenturedebtor]

4. Agreed

infuriating and tragic
Posted by grasswire
And so unnecessary, were it not for the profiteers who love money more than democracy.

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But profiteers have always been profiteers. The American people have allowed this to happen by constantly voting for:

Lower Taxes
Xenophobia
Religion
Hate
Trickle Down Bullshit

Change starts with us. We've allowed them to convince us that their cause is our cause.

[grasswire]

5. wow, I guess you are right

It is our own wish for cheap goods and foods that has driven the profiteering. I'm ashamed. We are all profiteers even in our much smaller circumstances.

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. K&R!

[Javaman]

6. Can't wait till the US is sitting in an empty house eating tuna out of the can.

at the rate things are going, it's not that far off.