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madashelltoo

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28. They are pulling a Romney on America

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:48 PM

Apr 2012

Move in, get rid of the unions, squeeze payrolls down, turn employees against each other with attempts to save jobs they intend to get rid of anyway, sell off as much as we can. Make a huge profit and slowly drain it dry. Presto chango, America is a third world country populated by extreme poverty and obnoxious wealth.

Somehow, I don't think this is going to work here, but they're giving it a serious shot. When folks realize what's really happening to them, they'll wake up and put up a fight rich folks might not be ready for. You don't dog out the police and military and think you've got back up. Somehow, the rich don't concern themselves with that kind of thing. They need to know Americans love a fight, and fight they will.

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Look at this graph that Chris Hayes just put up on his show [View all] NNN0LHI Apr 2012 OP

Yeah, I caught that too. obxhead Apr 2012 #1

I think you are right. efhmc Apr 2012 #10

I'd have to agree given the recent history Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #33

It's an excellent discussion. GoCubsGo Apr 2012 #2

Well documented... Scuba Apr 2012 #3

Why don't politicians talk about productivity? kentuck Apr 2012 #4

Speaking of correlations (and anticorrelations)... caraher Apr 2012 #12

More production with less labor input means increased productivity. xtraxritical Apr 2012 #29

what do you mean? Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #34

The problem is they only see productivity in terms of money, not goods or services workers provide. freshwest Apr 2012 #31

And this, too, is due to the loss of collective bargaining JayhawkSD Apr 2012 #15

Reagan-Bush Years Started It DallasNE Apr 2012 #32

Du rec. Nt xchrom Apr 2012 #5

didn't need a graph to know that was the case. when are working people in this country KG Apr 2012 #6

It's an important graph that Ed Schultz has used repeatedly since March of last year: highplainsdem Apr 2012 #7

Toss in the 1%'s share and we'll see where it went. /nt Festivito Apr 2012 #8

K&R. Overseas Apr 2012 #9

One piture penndragon69 Apr 2012 #11

I wonder how many foreign car drivers JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #13

Here's one! JusticeForAll Apr 2012 #17

Which is owned by Ford obxhead Apr 2012 #19

Congratulations. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #22

I did. obxhead Apr 2012 #18

Sorry to offend, the DU hypocrisy is a bit much at times JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #20

That fact that Honda of Ohio was using prison labor doesn't bother you? NNN0LHI Apr 2012 #23

That does bother me in fact. obxhead Apr 2012 #26

I wish more attention would be paid to "collective bargaining" JayhawkSD Apr 2012 #14

Agree! lonestarnot Apr 2012 #24

That's the same modus operandi that congress critters and politicians use. xtraxritical Apr 2012 #30

Good points. Union members would need legal advice when negotiating contracts. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #35

K & R nt abelenkpe Apr 2012 #16

Trickle down (and down, and down, and down) capitalist economics. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2012 #21

This graph begs to answer some questions Pavlo Apr 2012 #25

Oh, for fuck's sake - what the hell is "middle class" supposed to mean? harmonicon Apr 2012 #27

They are pulling a Romney on America madashelltoo Apr 2012 #28

Article: ProSense May 2012 #36