By: EP3

EP3 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:31:05 +0000

Same story here in Michigan. All the factory jobs have gone to Mexico. They (mostly gov’t sponsored functions) hold these “rejuvenate our downtown” functions, thinking that if we have brick streets and fancy street lamps, people will magically have all this money to spend shopping and eating at the businesses downtown. Except that the people working at these jobs make below minimum wage, there are too few people that make a good enough living to afford to spend lavishly, and the business tax credits end up costing the cash-strapped state gov’t even more money than was invested.
And then, we have people that blame the unions for this economic collapse. The unions are to blame for being lax in recruitment, for supporting candidates that supported Reagan and his middle finger to the unions. And yes, Ronald Reagan deserves his full credit for creating this tremendous gap between CEO and worker (500 to 1 pay rate). But the ones that are to blame are the voters/citizens of this state. They bought in to the Reagan Revolution. They voted for candidates that supported Reagan ideals. Or they didn’t vote at all. They blame a governor that has only held office for one term. They blame the unions, saying unions and their principles of workers rights, living wages, and benefits are hurting business or forcing business to leave the state. And now the unions are giving away benefits that many people fought and died for; Auto worker retiree health care has been given away to the brokers on Wall Street to rape and pillage, next will be the pension. The citizens demand that a little old granny who signs a high interest ARM loan, they demand she honor that agreement and do whatever it may cost her to pay that payment. Yet the Big 3 are allowed to break agreements they made years ago without so much as a whimper. The citizens even make up excuses for them. Where is the fairness? Where is the justice? Where is the equal protection under the law? Where are our priorities at? A corporation is more important than the citizens? What is wrong with our country and way of thinking? At the same time, executive compensation at the Big 3 is an all time high. The newspapers celebrate when a new auto supplier opens up shop, adding 100 jobs. Yet these suppliers receive tremendous tax credits and deferrals. The workers are non-union and receive little benefits and small pay. The media rarely discusses that this new shop cost the community the loss of Big 3 jobs. All that was “outsourced” was the labor. And on and on.
thank you

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:05:42 +0000

Words do not suffice

By: Bb

Bb — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:37:53 +0000

Mr Edwards may not be a active candidate anymore, but his message and ideals are far from dead. Send this Ladies comment to Clinton and Obama. Tell them we will be watching carefully what they do and say. Tell them that voting for a Dem is only valuable if the Dem has something different to offer. And that it will be our conscious that drives that vote, not words that have no meaning. And that NOT VOTING is a viable option, that our conscious will take into consideration.

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