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BobTheSubgenius

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5. I have absolutely ZERO problem believing that.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Feb 5, 2021, 11:00 PM

Feb 2021

As little as I studied economics (1 course in each of 2 years, post-secondary), that is a concept MORE than simple enough for me.

Slight lateral maneuver for a sidebar. In the not-to-distant past, 40% of all workers in Alaska were Teamsters. I maintain that it would not be such a hellhole politically if that had not changed.

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It's almost like greed run amok OhNo-Really Feb 2021 #1

Hundred year cycle? Wouldn't it be wonderful to see unions trend again? sinkingfeeling Feb 2021 #2

Absofuckingloutely! SheltieLover Feb 2021 #7

Unions set the floor for wages and benefits. OMGWTF Feb 2021 #3

What a coincidence! JohnnyRingo Feb 2021 #4

I have absolutely ZERO problem believing that. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #5

Robert, you might want to apply for a Bidden/Harris administration job. mysteryowl Feb 2021 #6

So true. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2021 #8

Are today's workers fed up yet? Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #9

he's right... myohmy2 Feb 2021 #10