#397372 - 10/08/0412:02 PM
Re: Political Discussion: One Thread Only!
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Originally posted by John from Madison CT: Another insane and gross over generalization. You see the world and this country with blinders on.
Tell me, that guy who owns a small business, who is trying to compete in this GLOBAL arena........how does he benefit when he has to pay 3X more for labor than the guy manufacturing similar products overseas!?!?
Did you ever wonder why manufacturing has nearly left the New England area? UNIONS AND LABOR COSTS !! Even in the Southern US, labor rates and union participation are way lower.
So, ...... do you still believe that EVERYONE benefits??
Now I know why you support Kerry. A grasp of the facts isn't necessary.
Once again, you give the wealthy a complete pass! Carte blanc to run rough shod over the entire world! You must think that the rest of us are all here just to serve you!
Instead of blaming Unions and American workers who merely want to earn a living wage, why don't you look at the multi-millionaires and billionaires who own those big corporations, and the stock in those big corporations, and gouge us all with excessive profiteering?
THEY are the ones who drive up the cost of EVERYTHING! Not the middle class American worker who merely wants to own his own modest home (as opposed to one in Madison!) and earn enough money to live a decent, comfortable life!
Its OK to pay CEO's millions of dollars a year, and pass on HUGE dividends and profits to stock holders, but you'll be damned if you should have to pay $20 or $30 per hour to the people who actually do all the freakin' work!
American workers are glad to earn $50K or so, but in order to do that, and still make those billions to feed the wealthy, they drive the price of everything up, up, up, blame the working class, and make it impossible for small businesses to keep up. Then, when that no longer feeds their greed, they take their company and go overseas, and exploit the poor and the children and pay them pennies on the dollar of what they would pay here.
But do they lower the prices for their goods and services accordingly? NOT ON YOUR LIFE!! The market will BEAR the same prices, so they continue to charge the same as they did before. All that money they're saving from not having to pay American labor, goes right in their fat, greedy wallets!
But obviously , this is all the fault of middle class American workers.
If people like you had their way, like I said, we'd all be working 12 hour days for minimum wage with no benefits whatsoever.
Just how wealthy are you anyway? Because you OBVIOUSLY don't work for a living!! Must be nice down there in Madison!