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8. My Grandfather worked for subsistance wages as a Steel Worker. My Father was in the Union....

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 02:58 PM

Jul 2012

Then they moved the mills offshore.

Capital is international. Labor is not.

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Serf city here we come .... [View all] MindMover Jul 2012 OP

"...signed Friday by President Barack Obama..." woo me with science Jul 2012 #2

"...signed Friday by President Barack Obama..." Huey P. Long Jul 2012 #5

+1 HiPointDem Jul 2012 #14

Here's my version Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #21

excellent! i'd like to hear someone play it. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #22

The Iron Law of Wages.... Junkdrawer Jul 2012 #6

I was thinking more on a Wobbly line... Junkdrawer Jul 2012 #15

Bingo Junkdrawer Jul 2012 #17

yep, that's a problem -- maybe *the* problem. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #18

Three choices: Junkdrawer Jul 2012 #19

Wow. I guess we *can* all just get along. pa28 Jul 2012 #10

kr HiPointDem Jul 2012 #11

Kill serf city Edweird Jul 2012 #13

K & R dreamnightwind Jul 2012 #20