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jtuck004

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9. So what's the alternative to Boeing moving their production to
Sat Nov 23, 2013, 09:45 PM
Nov 2013

Long Beach, Calif., Salt Lake City and Huntsville, Ala. or TeaParty-ville South Carolina?

What's the plan?

I remember talking with someone who was picketing outside the plant being shut down in one of Mi$$ RobMe's ventures. I asked what they would do, and they said they would move to the next plant that is shutting down.

Seems like a terrible strategy, sitting outside empty plants while the employers go exploit others with lower wage jobs, not paying the taxes we have traditionally relied on for schools and infrastructure, training, etc.

Those people are now jobless, some homeless, some dead. Stockholders doing very well, execs doing very well, country getting poorer and poorer.

I get the feeling that everyone is stuck in how they used to handle this in 1935, and haven't figured out a plan for 2013 yet.

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alive and well since 1980! madrchsod Nov 2013 #1
Profit over people sakabatou Nov 2013 #2
K&R Solly Mack Nov 2013 #3
To the PTB this is a feature, not a bug Populist_Prole Nov 2013 #4
Boeing has been draining the state treasury for a long time PSPS Nov 2013 #5
Jesus. Brigid Nov 2013 #7
k&r for labor. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #6
I say NO MORE wage concessions UNTIL the executives start making some sacrifices! lastlib Nov 2013 #8
So what's the alternative to Boeing moving their production to jtuck004 Nov 2013 #9
Savvy! blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #10
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