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In reply to the discussion: KRUGMAN: "Recovery Was NEVER The Point" [View all]kentuck
(115,838 posts)We need a campaign to educate the workers of this country. The times are changing. The wealthy want to dismantle all social programs for the workers and the people and then compete with each other for the spoils. It's all a big game to them.
We need another word for "unionize" but with the same purpose. The people need to hang together or they will hang separately. They are not only losing their economic freedom, they are losing their constitutional freedoms as well.
Employers have perfected their productivity models. They are now measuring productivity from workers in seconds. They are documenting these numbers and will pit one worker against another if their productivity slips.
The majority of workers do not make enough money to save for a rainy day. They live from day to day and week to week. Their wages have stagnated for 30 years.
People are being manipulated. We need an education movement.