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OnionPatch

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41. The way I see it

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 07:48 PM

Nov 2012

is if they can't afford to compensate their employees fairly, they shouldn't be in business. No one is entitled to slave labor. I bet for every one of these companies who "quit", another company, a not-so-greedy company, will step in to fill the demand.

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How fucking anti-American are these right-wing douche bags that are willing to tank their companies.. [View all] WCGreen Nov 2012 OP

Well said, and goddamn right. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #1

If the market for the product is still there...someone else will fill the hole they left. RagAss Nov 2012 #2

Yea, but shareholders can make a case that they are violating the fiduciary responsibilities by WCGreen Nov 2012 #4

What about companies that are privately held? Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #12

Great point! WCGreen Nov 2012 #22

When they drop their pants and bend over they will show you what they are ............ Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #3

Very fucking Anti-American!! OrwellwasRight Nov 2012 #5

They are hurting Americans. liberalmuse Nov 2012 #6

If they are publicly traded (Yes Papa Johns I am talking about you) nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #7

I'm with Ragass and Thom Hartmann on this one.. Permanut Nov 2012 #8

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #9

Hostess continues to make their millions while making life harder for 18,000 workers. L.A.dweller Nov 2012 #10

are you sure? brokechris Nov 2012 #13

Vulture capitalists bankrupted the company on purpose! B Calm Nov 2012 #23

I see it now... All new Twinkie! Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Nov 2012 #14

If I'm wrong somebody please tell me PD Turk Nov 2012 #11

I don't think it would make a difference brokechris Nov 2012 #15

I personally brokechris Nov 2012 #16

What about Papa Johns PD Turk Nov 2012 #37

Also Union busting and then sucking as much money as fast as glinda Nov 2012 #17

My Friend Works For a Koch Bros. Subsidiary.. OpenedMindGuy Nov 2012 #18

Welcome to DU, OpenedMindGuy! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #20

Thanks so Much Ca Peggy!!! OpenedMindGuy Nov 2012 #42

The Koch bros would rather throw away $ 50 plus million yankeepants Nov 2012 #21

They are sociopaths, man.... ReRe Nov 2012 #19

My husband works for a Republicon EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #24

Extortion on America. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #25

Also notice that Republicans are Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #26

That's number 5,367 of charted hypocrasy on the Right... WCGreen Nov 2012 #43

Guy's like Prescott Bush and J.P. Getty ,thank God for Smedley & Barack . orpupilofnature57 Nov 2012 #27

fucking -A...!! madrchsod Nov 2012 #28

They are more than anti-American. They are anti-anything that might cut into their personal wealth. MichaelSoE Nov 2012 #29

Cutting off their collective noses to spite their faces. no_hypocrisy Nov 2012 #30

Such companies were already tanking, and the top folk are simply diverting the gaze from themselves struggle4progress Nov 2012 #31

Every company that gets tanked provides opportunities for new ones to take their place slackmaster Nov 2012 #32

I like the implications of this. krispos42 Nov 2012 #33

Perhaps they should take some of the lobbying money goblue316 Nov 2012 #34

Yep. 99Forever Nov 2012 #35

Arthur Jensen in 'Network': There is no America... MinM Nov 2012 #36

cheap greedy asses who consider employees moochers SmileyRose Nov 2012 #38

Or as I call them "economic terrorists". Initech Nov 2012 #40

What the hell is wrong with these CEOs? They are out of control. Initech Nov 2012 #39

The way I see it OnionPatch Nov 2012 #41

The ruling class owns enough that they are willing to burn down the entire economy HiPointDem Nov 2012 #44

bad businessmen deflecting blame....doucherockets!!!! spanone Nov 2012 #45

Criminalize closing businesses if owners walk away with millions BanTheGOP Nov 2012 #46