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jtuck004

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17. Well, just like we take kids away from parents who are doing harmfuil things, maybe it's time to
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 03:47 PM
Nov 2013

take the assets that really matter back into the hands of the people that do the work. Industrial Unions were fighting and dying for that from 1865 to about the 1930's till business, Business Unions, and the government conspired to kill them off in favor of business, so maybe it's time to get off the path they set us on.

The Starvation Army (Salvation Army) stands on the street corner and tells people to work hard and play by the rules, that their reward will come later. It didn't then, and it won't now, of course. Back then they kept starving, and learned that those were just pie in the sky promises. The ballot box has proven to be unsuited to solving this problem because it is simply for sale to those with more assets.

People need to quit making excuses for exploiting people in the name of profit.

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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
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