> Dana wrote: > please see the history of unionism in the 19th century,
Please see a history of unionism in the 21st century. Unions are dead. Heard of the Northwest Airlines strike? Their mechanics union is still on strike almost a year later and the airline is flying just fine. Half of the workers crossed the line. Does anybody care about the union strike? Nope. Why? Because there are plenty of jobs. Unions are dead. To show me the Great Poverty you speak of you'd need to show that an average ready-to-work 18 year old just can't find a job like poor Tom Joad in the Grapes of Wrath. Cause that was life in the 30s. Luckily for all of us, you can't. Because anyone in this country willing to work can have a job. It may not be where they want, and it may not be their dream job. But if they're like Tom they'd have literally thousands of opportunities. Hell, ole Tom was willing to travel all the way to Californee to look for the job. Your average kid today probably doesn't even have to leave his town. But my point is that if we sit back while the rest of the world trains their workers to work in this global economy then, yeah, our workers will be out of jobs. The race to the bottom is protectionism. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207401 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
