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progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
7. The crime is NOT the American workers make union wages...
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 07:55 PM
Oct 2012

..the crime is that Americans have come to accept that American workers should be making 1990 wages, with no benefits, and no pensions.

The Unions are not the problem. The fact that people can make a wage that could allow you to buy a modest home, a car, send your kids to a State college, and maybe even have one parent home with the little ones, should still be the NORM in America. It used to be. It used to be that those union jobs created the Middle Class, they supported communities, and gave people a path to the American Dream.

Now, the union-busters and haters, want everyone to work for $10.00 an hour with no benefits, so that people like Romney and the Koch Bros and Adelson, can make even more persona wealth. THAT is the crime here... that too many Americans believe that it's somehow wrong for Americans to have the American Dream.

These towns are so stupid. What up, PA?!?! Nt xchrom Oct 2012 #1
your question donnasgirl Oct 2012 #2
Here's what's up.......... mrmpa Oct 2012 #6
I'm from PA too... smiley Oct 2012 #13
well, since they advertised that they aren't being policed, I hope they enjoy the resultant roguevalley Oct 2012 #14
My, Oh My! Sadiedog Oct 2012 #3
These towns are obviously full of geniuses. Wait Wut Oct 2012 #4
Don't give the trogs any encouragement. Remember the house burning down as the repukes cheered? freshwest Oct 2012 #16
Oh, yes...I remember well. Wait Wut Oct 2012 #20
Oh, and state police are just happy to pick up the slack? /nt Ash_F Oct 2012 #5
The crime is NOT the American workers make union wages... progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #7
in other news: 5 minutes after disbanding the police dept, councilman gets mugged. nt Javaman Oct 2012 #8
Hate to disagree...a domino effect means one is knocked over and the others just fall over DonRedwood Oct 2012 #9
recall them warrior1 Oct 2012 #10
What really scares me here is if they hire "their thugs" instead of those they let go. glinda Oct 2012 #11
if I need to rob any banks now I know where to go... TeamPooka Oct 2012 #12
Disgusting union busting. What have we become as a nation? K&R nt riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #15
My state. drm604 Oct 2012 #17
I'm from PA, too. Tree-Hugger Oct 2012 #18
I don't know about PA, but in MN.... Zeteticus Oct 2012 #19
In PA the County Sheriff serves papers and protect County property thats all happyslug Oct 2012 #21
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