GM and Chrystler are doing fine

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GM and Chrystler are doing fine

BuckGalaxy — 7/24/2013 5:41:47 AM (archived)

Those jobs are coming back due to lower energy costs here in the US.

And sure there have been cases where unions have shot themselves in the foot demanding too much, but that is something that happens as a part of negotiations over time. The institution of unions is a critical element in maintaining a strong middle class.

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Okay, I would like to start a thread and I would really like it to stay on topic, if at all possible. - Jody - 7/23/2013 3:09:50 PM
- "Middle-out" Economics. - RobVG - 7/24/2013 3:56:19 AM
  - Names matter - Robert - 7/24/2013 4:41:56 PM
    - Question - SteveS - 7/25/2013 2:50:33 PM
      - I guess it depends on your age - Robert - 7/25/2013 7:17:03 PM
        
        The Pew Report - TB - 7/26/2013 8:11:51 PM
        
        Age of the fantasy - SteveS - 7/26/2013 5:00:49 PM
        
        Note the 1970-1980 dip... - ER - 7/25/2013 9:39:07 PM
        
        Here ya go... - TB - 7/25/2013 8:51:21 PM
        
        thanks! - Robert - 7/25/2013 9:30:48 PM
        
        Actually, that chart doesn't show who's in those groups over time at all. - TB - 7/25/2013 10:19:06 PM
    - Trickle down economics - ER - 7/24/2013 7:15:02 PM
    - Did you read the article? - TB - 7/24/2013 5:42:13 PM
      - "every Democratic policy over the past five years" - Robert - 7/24/2013 6:16:59 PM
        
        Obamacare was signed into law on March of 2010. - TB - 7/24/2013 7:01:58 PM
  - Are you a recent convert? Welcome :-) - BuckGalaxy - 7/24/2013 5:47:55 AM
  - Aw, Rob... - TB - 7/24/2013 4:59:42 AM
    - I know, I know . n/t - RobVG - 7/24/2013 5:22:42 AM
- Simple, Right to Work Laws - SteveS - 7/23/2013 7:55:35 PM
  - You probably mean and believe that. Brainwashing is effective. - bowser - 7/24/2013 2:46:45 AM
  - That sword cuts both ways. - ER - 7/23/2013 8:53:22 PM
  - Leftism demands compulsion. - TB - 7/23/2013 8:44:02 PM
    - If it weren't for the compulsion, you'd be screwed. - bowser - 7/24/2013 12:09:02 AM
- You might have better luck on Current Events - Robert - 7/23/2013 5:34:34 PM
  - Sure Robert go ahead and move it...and thank you in advance.:) - Jody - 7/23/2013 6:08:48 PM
    - You can move threads of your own too, Jody. - TB - 7/23/2013 6:10:35 PM
      - Too late - Robert - 7/23/2013 6:12:12 PM
        
        I like the dashboard. - TB - 7/23/2013 6:16:04 PM
  - Freedom - TB - 7/23/2013 5:45:47 PM
    - I can definitely see a mental block being demonstrated here. - ER - 7/23/2013 9:38:29 PM
      - Yeah, me too. - TB - 7/23/2013 10:36:24 PM
- Unions, collective bargaining, and the right to strike. - ER - 7/23/2013 3:42:38 PM
  - Yeah, I think we all owe a debt to unions. - RobVG - 7/24/2013 12:35:14 AM
  - I don't think that is realistic anymore, ER. - Jody - 7/23/2013 4:10:07 PM
    - Take my word for it, - ER - 7/23/2013 4:17:00 PM
      - Maybe what is needed is a global minimum wage. n/t - RobVG - 7/24/2013 12:36:35 AM
      - 20 percent of the Chinese population is unionized. - TB - 7/23/2013 5:02:09 PM
        
        Wages in China are raising - Jody - 7/23/2013 6:17:51 PM
        
        To be fair, that's probably not because of unions. - TB - 7/23/2013 6:28:22 PM
        
        But do they have any real economic power? - ER - 7/23/2013 5:06:51 PM
        
        That is human nature ER...and on that note... - Jody - 7/23/2013 6:10:30 PM
        
        Re: But do they have any real economic power? - TB - 7/23/2013 5:12:06 PM
        
        Now you sound like Ed McMahon introducing Karnak the Magnificent. - ER - 7/23/2013 5:24:17 PM
        
        Another example of government/union synergy: - TB - 7/23/2013 5:23:07 PM
        
        In a free society, - ER - 7/23/2013 5:31:32 PM
        
        And another... - TB - 7/23/2013 5:28:21 PM
      - But we can't exist on what ifs...the fact is that now..at this time and place...we - Jody - 7/23/2013 4:25:36 PM
        
        ER's point is not some theoretical construct - BuckGalaxy - 7/23/2013 5:22:44 PM
        
        Okay...what about Auto workers? - Jody - 7/23/2013 6:12:39 PM
        
        GM and Chrystler are doing fine - BuckGalaxy - 7/24/2013 5:41:47 AM
        
        When resources are limited, there will be a struggle to divide them. - ER - 7/23/2013 4:59:37 PM

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