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In reply to the discussion: What sort of person does this? [View all]Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)54. There seems to be a mentality at large, mostly driven by jealousy,
by which some people are happy to take a loss as long as someone they despise, like "elitist" teachers and other union workers, get hit harder.
They fall for the old distractor question "Why do THOSE people have decent pay?" when they should be asking "How come I don't have decent pay?"
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In Wisconsin the Republican led government crippled the unions then cut their pay
alfredo
Sep 2013
#36
Pay for executives should be voted on by members. Unions are democracies, and shouldn't allow
alfredo
Sep 2013
#40
Not sure what is going on for labor in those right to work states. I lost touch when I retired.
alfredo
Sep 2013
#44
It's happening now. I won't get to see the blossoming of the next generations. Old fart I am.
alfredo
Sep 2013
#45
All the while admiring people like Mitt Romney, thinking one day they can be like him.
NYC_SKP
Sep 2013
#56
In the article they talked about the final decision about closures happening in May.
alfredo
Sep 2013
#37
I know this one. Someone who believes the choice is Saint Ronnie or Soviet Style Communism.
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2013
#22
People who mouth platitudes but don't really care about children. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2013
#25