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TreasonousBastard

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2. What if they did? Unions deal with more issues than the NRA and have a broader swath of...

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Sat Feb 24, 2018, 04:18 PM

Feb 2018

population they represent.

Some things unions care about are:

Federal and state safety regulations and employee qualifications

wages, hours and working conditions

Retirement and pension security

Health care

Now, even if they don't do such a bangup job on these, a more relevant question may be why the NRA spends fully a third of that on simply shilling for more guns

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I Was Listening To MSNBC On Sirius XM Radio In The Car..... [View all] global1 Feb 2018 OP

If it was a right winger, they don't know what the truth is on any subject. shraby Feb 2018 #1

What if they did? Unions deal with more issues than the NRA and have a broader swath of... TreasonousBastard Feb 2018 #2

Please continue rw woman... lunasun Feb 2018 #3

Next time, just remember this when you hear a RW make a claim. Blue_true Feb 2018 #4

A big difference between the two is that unions are trying to help people. jalan48 Feb 2018 #5

+1M TheSmarterDog Feb 2018 #8

She said $50m for the NRA and i thought $1.2bn for unions. She was a nasty POS. OnDoutside Feb 2018 #6

You're Right - $1.2B Not $1.6B.... global1 Feb 2018 #7