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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:08 PM Original message |
Businesses want to keep the economy depressed to break the backs of workers |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Unfortunately you are correct. |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Too bad they won't be buying anything . . . |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. They never do...that's why we have the boom and bust cycles.... |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. They deny that the demand side of trade even means |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. No, it's a dangerous game they are playing |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. That could be one of the reasons... |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. Too bad they're soo stupid. Breaking workers = breaking their own customers. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. nope. they have new customers now. besides, control of politics = profits. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. It also drives the young into the military services to fight their wars |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. +100 |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. +1000 |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. The going rate for day labor in western Maryland has fallen to $5 per hr |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. wow. |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. It is brutal. I "know someone" who needs help hauling things twice |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. They have long wanted a "Great Reset" in our standard of living |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. +10000 |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. nope, there won't be a recovery |
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mstinamotorcity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
15. This can be reversed!!!!!! |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
18. They know it too. |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. I don't think so. |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I don't think they are done destroying |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. In general you need to get actual dollars into the economy, into |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:39 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. The tier that produces the widgets competes in a world market |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I'm speaking about profit not product. If a company is not very profitable... |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
22. So many people are simply unnecessary to economic growth these days |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
24. Is it so much easier to feel powerless? |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. What a disjointed statement |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
25. Capitalism is driving us all down to China-level wages. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
26. Absolutely true. Also short-sighted, |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
28. Yep. Wages are down, profits are up. unions are under attack. And now we're hearing that the |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I don't think it's so much that |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. It's destabliziing, is the thing. People are less tied to a community when they don't own. |
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