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In reply to the discussion: It wasn't the union that killed the Twinkie. It was vulture capitalism. [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)93. Oh geez
but Mexico I can live with.
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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