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Spitfire of ATJ

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82. I was in Michigan in the 70s when the UAW was at it's peak....

Sat Jan 10, 2015, 03:34 PM

Jan 2015

There was one famous time when management caved and said, "Next time you guys will probably ask for your mother-in-law's birthday off."

The next year they did ask for it and got it.

Shortly after that they introduced robots.

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Wealthiest Americans say the poor have it easy [View all] OhioChick Jan 2015 OP

In my lifetime I have known many very wealthy people. Mr.Bill Jan 2015 #1

I would consider myself very wealthy OnePercentDem Jan 2015 #12

Sounds like you're doing it right. Mr.Bill Jan 2015 #13

I think I have OnePercentDem Jan 2015 #14

I'm retired now Mr.Bill Jan 2015 #15

fuck these 54%. For those with money who understand that roguevalley Jan 2015 #39

Thank you. Mr.Bill Jan 2015 #41

Agree but OnePercentDem Jan 2015 #67

I agree. Mr.Bill Jan 2015 #74

Absolutely OnePercentDem Jan 2015 #85

You always have to take care of wealth; knowledge takes care of you. pokerfan Jan 2015 #33

Words of Good seveneyes Jan 2015 #65

How did you see a plaque on a communication satellite? yurbud Jan 2015 #79

The rich get things "for free" all the time.. whathehell Jan 2015 #57

Don't forget the corruption that wealth christx30 Jan 2015 #66

Oh yes, and, in fact, even without blatant corruption whathehell Jan 2015 #68

I was reading a post today on christx30 Jan 2015 #84

As a nine-nine-percenter myself, I will say that I appreciate your perspective mazzarro Jan 2015 #59

I'm sorry, but I must take issue with something you've said.. whathehell Jan 2015 #69

it sounds like you built the wealth yourself. I bet a lot of those polled inherited it yurbud Jan 2015 #78

Our poor just aren't poor enough. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2015 #97

Some of them have cell phones! KamaAina Jan 2015 #102

Sometimes I wonder about that. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2015 #103

Everyone does well when everyone does well. The rich are oblivious to the needs of those struggling YOHABLO Jan 2015 #2

Oh yes! Turbineguy Jan 2015 #3

Time for a minimum guaranteed income? Trillo Jan 2015 #4

We already have one. For bank$ters. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2015 #23

Time for asset-stripping the Oscenely Wealthy Demeter Jan 2015 #61

As the workplace shifts away from skilled working class jobs, we may need one. n/t Adrahil Jan 2015 #71

Wealthiest Americans are assholes Orrex Jan 2015 #5

Yeah, and I'm sure wealthy NON-Americans, like Rupert Murdoch, perhaps are just brilliant.. whathehell Jan 2015 #64

Murdoch has been a US Citizen since 1985 n/t Adrahil Jan 2015 #72

Did he renounce his Australian citizenship, or is his dual? whathehell Jan 2015 #75

Oh, completely agree... I just failed to suppress my pedantic tendencies. :) n/t Adrahil Jan 2015 #76

Okay, no problem! whathehell Jan 2015 #89

Well, since the OP didn't comment on wealthy NON-Americans, I figured I could leave them out Orrex Jan 2015 #80

Really? Are they sure? Are they really, really sure? onehandle Jan 2015 #6

+1 bravenak Jan 2015 #11

Thank you. jwirr Jan 2015 #21

We'll need more than three. JEB Jan 2015 #29

+2 Pharaoh Jan 2015 #32

+ 3 eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #52

Perfect lake loon Jan 2015 #60

Then they must want to be poor, and should advocate for a much higher tax rate on the wealthy. Scuba Jan 2015 #7

Thanks to our fair and balanced media, the poor have become scapegoats for the corrupt rich who whereisjustice Jan 2015 #8

Any one of them is welcome to trade places with me. Downwinder Jan 2015 #9

Simple fix: Sell all that thou hast, and give to the poor. Qutzupalotl Jan 2015 #10

Just curious, who are the "wealthiest americans"? hughee99 Jan 2015 #16

"This report is based on Pew Research Center data collected as a part of the center’s American jtuck004 Jan 2015 #20

Based on this, it seems like a a good bit of what they're calling "rich" isn't what hughee99 Jan 2015 #40

Interesting. Both Democrats and Republicans mixed up in the "most" or "more" financially secure jtuck004 Jan 2015 #46

Happiness is a great wealth, I would value my friends and family above that of Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #17

What qualifies as poor? davidthegnome Jan 2015 #18

+1 shireen Jan 2015 #26

Attachment of Wages for Students loans are subject to two FEDERAL restrictions happyslug Jan 2015 #36

Catch 22 trap CountAllVotes Jan 2015 #49

These people are as stupid as the people who vote against themselves. I am calling for one of jwirr Jan 2015 #19

+1 nt Live and Learn Jan 2015 #48

I've done 7 years of solo caretaking and it feels like it took 20 years off of my life. adirondacker Jan 2015 #50

My little lady is now in a foster home but I am going through the aftereffects of caretaking without jwirr Jan 2015 #63

a quote that says it all DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #22

They sound like they are from a Lucky Ducky cartoon. daleo Jan 2015 #24

Especially this one Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #34

That nails it. daleo Jan 2015 #92

How many of the rich see no problem with the navy building a bigger aircraft carrier? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #25

It depends on where their investments lie... NancyDL Jan 2015 #28

Some have been obsessed with the idea that the Third World is going to rise up against them.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #37

You could argue . . . Brigid Jan 2015 #38

People used to earn a middle class income from a factory job.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #42

Absolutely. Unions and New Deal policies made it possible from the 50's thru the early 80's whathehell Jan 2015 #73

I was in Michigan in the 70s when the UAW was at it's peak.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #82

Amazing...My husband's dad worked for Chrysler. whathehell Jan 2015 #88

The unions were often infiltrated by people who could be bought.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #91

To quote the great Dr. Edward de Bono... NancyDL Jan 2015 #27

Most of these so called very wealthy people onecaliberal Jan 2015 #30

Hey, now at least we know the % of rich people that are Republican assholes. AZ Progressive Jan 2015 #31

yep,,,,, Welfare Easy street... Cryptoad Jan 2015 #35

Assholes. SoapBox Jan 2015 #43

Talk about "without doing anything in return" tblue Jan 2015 #44

Romney comes to mind. AngryDem001 Jan 2015 #45

Has he ever told us how many jobs that "job creator" has created? IronLionZion Jan 2015 #56

A lot of them actually think what they do is "work" IronLionZion Jan 2015 #55

totally out of touch, imthevicar Jan 2015 #47

The poor may be entitled to government benefits, but those benefits do not allow them to get ahead. Vinca Jan 2015 #51

I Think It Is Ignorance RobinA Jan 2015 #96

Those wealthiest Americans should trade places and see IronLionZion Jan 2015 #53

In the study being discussed, the "wealthiest" Americans aren't just the 1%, hughee99 Jan 2015 #98

If they really believe that, then by all means, make them put their money where their big mouths BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #54

This illustrates pretty clearly a lack of empathy & self absorbtion KittyWampus Jan 2015 #58

Raise the minimum wage and millions less will need Gov. benefits to survive. Sunlei Jan 2015 #62

They need to raise the minimum wage to $15 donna123 Jan 2015 #70

Anecdotal Bullshit RunInCircles Jan 2015 #83

Bananas are usually 0.69/lb where I live donna123 Jan 2015 #93

sure, because spending hours in line, in offices, filling out paperwork, trying to meet niyad Jan 2015 #77

The Rich Man and Lazarus 47of74 Jan 2015 #81

Living in the wasteland of the free ashling Jan 2015 #86

Scrooge is alive and well du_grad Jan 2015 #87

"poor people today have it easy because they can get government benefits airplaneman Jan 2015 #90

Yup. Spending all day driving their fancy cars and eatin steak and lobster off those snap benefits. adirondacker Jan 2015 #94

If those who think that could only walk a mile in a poor man's shoes tawadi Jan 2015 #95

Those Wealthy Who Believe this are Fucken Fox News Addicts or Totally Uninformed Jerks Stuart G Jan 2015 #99

Well isn't that a huge collective maxrandb Jan 2015 #100

The poorest Americans say... bravenak Jan 2015 #101