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BrotherIvan

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4. Oh damn, I love this idea

Reply to EC (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 02:33 PM

Nov 2013

How many cities and states are doing the exact same thing: basically giving away any tax income. What about sports teams? And when they decide to up and leave, the town dies.

Like the Hostess factory, it would be wonderful if there were teams who would go out and consult with workers on how to take over or buy out businesses and run them on their own. Because manufacturing a product is only part of what makes a business successful, it would need a good plan to help them get going. But I would love to seem some sort of model for how this would work, with families and towns investing in a company and reaping the benefits. And all the consumers in this country putting a very high premium on products Made in the USA!

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Seattle City Councilmember-elect shares radical idea with Boeing workers [View all] OneCrazyDiamond Nov 2013 OP

She's going to be a thorn in the elite's backside DJ13 Nov 2013 #1

I think she already is. OneCrazyDiamond Nov 2013 #2

Good. nt silvershadow Nov 2013 #20

If Boeing had tax breaks to stay there all EC Nov 2013 #3

Oh damn, I love this idea BrotherIvan Nov 2013 #4

I love it, too and deleted my worried post below. This is the truth and should work for the union. freshwest Nov 2013 #13

Actually this might be a good tact nykym Nov 2013 #5

now that is a fantastic idea! liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #6

I love it! SoapBox Nov 2013 #7

I think this should be happening all over MyNameGoesHere Nov 2013 #8

Excellent. We need more like Sawant. Scuba Nov 2013 #9

FUCK YEAH. Boeing got billions from us taxpayers, it's time we collect on our investment! SunSeeker Nov 2013 #10

Finally a politician says something that doesn't make me want to either Egalitarian Thug Nov 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Nov 2013 #12

Already loving our Kshama Sawant. n/t LeftOfWest Nov 2013 #14

Sounds a little too much like Communism for my tastes. BlueEye Nov 2013 #15

Well, just like we take kids away from parents who are doing harmfuil things, maybe it's time to jtuck004 Nov 2013 #17

I never ever could wrap my head around why corps weren't the first ones BrotherIvan Nov 2013 #19

Well I have an alternative to communism. zeemike Nov 2013 #23

I like how she thinks!!! DeSwiss Nov 2013 #16

Go Kshama!. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2013 #18

People like Ms. Sawant give me hope for America's survival Jack Rabbit Nov 2013 #21

I'm so proud Phlem Nov 2013 #22

Solidarity!! geardaddy Nov 2013 #24

And how does that work, exactly? She's fun but this is mostly a joke. n/t pnwmom Nov 2013 #25

It's called a worker cooperative. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2013 #26

It hasn't been done when the plant is still owned by someone else. pnwmom Nov 2013 #27

Tell that to the companies that used to own oil rigs in Venezuela mwrguy Nov 2013 #28

Seattle is not Venezuela. n/t pnwmom Nov 2013 #29

wondering who they would sell what they make, boeing would not buy it nor airbus loli phabay Nov 2013 #30