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In reply to the discussion: It wasn't the union that killed the Twinkie. It was vulture capitalism. [View all]Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)20. The "My Way Or The Highway" Mindset at its finest!
Didn't you know? Whenever your preferred presidential candidate loses an election, you're supposed to seek some get-back by laying off workers and driving up the unemployment rate!
They always want to frame Obama as being some totalitarian and akin to Hitler, but it seems like Republicans themselves feel entitled to be in power. They're drunk with power, and they throw temper tantrums when people don't support their regressive agenda. At least when Bush 2 was president, you never saw any rich liberals intentionally laying off workers to drive up the UE rate. It's a shame, though, because I really like Hostess and their Twinkies and Suzy Q's and cupcakes.
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It wasn't the union that killed the Twinkie. It was vulture capitalism. [View all]
Pab Sungenis
Nov 2012
OP
So how bad do you suppose it will have to get before enough people wake up
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#27
Never question those better than you. Knuckle under. Take what they give you.
Ikonoklast
Nov 2012
#37
Figure 'all in'; pension contributions, health care, paid vacation time, etc.
Ikonoklast
Nov 2012
#25
Hey! I think your point and the information you uncovered is crucial to this discussion. It's all
Squinch
Nov 2012
#86
kr. Lots of "Democrats" are happy to have hostess go under so people won't eat
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#11
Amazing how certain posters suddenly get "concerned" about nutrition when union issues come up. n/t
backscatter712
Nov 2012
#44
the competitor that will probably step in is bimbo, who also owns entermans (sp?).
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#87
they can move it to mexico, or a lot of it. or to canada. or even to china, actually.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#92
+1. the more i read, the more i believe this is a case of those in charge deliberately
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#17
If only we'd known. If only someone had been warning us about the consequences of
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#23
Exactly. And it looks like FTI was brought in to liquidate it, sell off brands and property
suffragette
Nov 2012
#28
average revenue since 2003 = about $3 billion a year. In 2003 they made a profit
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#45
no need for sorry but yeah, it's not about their product line at all -- except the looters
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#49
They went into bankruptcy 9/04, the very next year after they made nearly $30 million
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#51
"Republican or Democrat, a crook is a crook." = +1. Collins also = Citibank.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#46
A "King Kong" allusion? "Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast."
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#60
On His Death Bed, "Inventor" of the Twinkie Claimed It Wasn't World's Ultimate Junk Food
triplepoint
Nov 2012
#61