Replies to post #179049 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[fastlizzy]

That is complete BS! Union workers work harder than anyone, and unions keep the workplace safe. That's what they are all about. Stop listening to right wing BS, because that's all it is.

Before unions people died regularly on the job. Think about it! We will go back to that, and without healthcare -- if you elect Republicans.

[fastlizzy]

Do you believe the CEO who quit (resigned) Duke Energy after 8 hours deserves 44 million in severance pay? (had to be some kind of payback, right?)

The AG of North Carolina doesn't think so! He's going after them. This is a perfect example of how corporations will run the country -- and already are. They take care of their fellow CEO's -- screw the workers!

[F6]

3Saints -- actually, yes I have, two of them, and at both the folks worked hard and honestly -- as for the rest of your cheesy harangue, one that Hitler himself would have very much appreciated -- anecdotal (and embellished?) vitriol that at least in terms of shedding any real light on the big picture is rank bullshit -- remember PATCO, 1981? -- take another look at that first chart (at http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=77341083 ) in particular -- and see as well:

It Wasn’t Always This Way: America’s 99 Percent Used To Have A Much Greater Share Of The Nation’s Riches

In the 1950's, America's middle class received the lions share of income gains.
Oct 25, 2011


http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/10/25/351981/it-wasnt-all-this-way/ [with comments]


http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/04/04/173875/union-middle-incomes/ [with comments]

Well, It May Be Time To Face The Fact That We Need Labor Unions...
Jun. 8, 2012

http://www.businessinsider.com/well-it-may-be-time-to-face-the-fact-that-we-need-labor-unions-2012-6 [with comments]