Some politicians love to cite that some people on welfare are driving Cadillacs. Therefore all welfare is a waste of taxpayer money. My first question is if the “welfare queen’s” “Cadillac” is a late model or a 10-15 year old Cadillac with 200,000 miles. My second question is how many people that truly need help would be hurt because politicians assumed they were all driving Cadillacs.
Some of these same politicians love to give barrels of cash to multi-millionaire CEOs as direct subsidies to continue doing business as they are or to move from one place to another. Why does a billionaire need a subsidy to build a stadium for which he will take most of the profits? Why does a company need a subsidy to move from one city to another? Either there is a sound business reason to move, like closer to markets, suppliers, or labor pool or there isn’t.
The welfare kings are also leeches in that they expect a pool of trained labor they did not train and an infra-structure they did not build. And they holler loudly if anyone expects them to pay taxes to have these. And they complain loudly if anyone expects them to clean up the messes they create, like harmful particles in the air and toxins in the water.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Pain for the low, gain for the high
Labor unrest and union activity seem to be gaining. Some workers even they feel they have to sacrifice their jobs so that others may have it better.
"[We] know we will probably lose our jobs, but if we accept these concessions, standards for bakers and other workers will keep going down. We are taking it on the chin for workers all over." - a striking Hostess employee
"Some companies need to make cuts to say alive. Firms don't always have a choice about how to run themselves and closings and concessions are part of business," said Kurtz. ""You can't just have a visceral reaction. Both sides need to be involved in a thoughtful process." - Dave Kurtz, a partner in the Edwards Wildman's Labor & Employment Group.
"And workers are saying to companies, 'why do we have to take cuts when other parts of your business, like suppliers are not. Why is it on our backs?'" - Jim Matthews, a partner at Fox Rothschild and co-chair of the firm's Labor and Employment practice
Have you heard of many cuts in the executive suite? How many $4,000/hour executives are willing to cut their pay by even ten percent. That cut would provide twenty $10/hour jobs (assuming that overhead costs may match direct pay).
The above quotes are from "Beyond Twinkies: Why More Workers Are Striking", Mark Koba, CNBC, 2012-11-16.
The article also has a link to an interview with Colby Harris, a protesting Wal-Mart employee in Dallas.
See also "So you want to join a union", Part I and Part II.
"[We] know we will probably lose our jobs, but if we accept these concessions, standards for bakers and other workers will keep going down. We are taking it on the chin for workers all over." - a striking Hostess employee
"Some companies need to make cuts to say alive. Firms don't always have a choice about how to run themselves and closings and concessions are part of business," said Kurtz. ""You can't just have a visceral reaction. Both sides need to be involved in a thoughtful process." - Dave Kurtz, a partner in the Edwards Wildman's Labor & Employment Group.
"And workers are saying to companies, 'why do we have to take cuts when other parts of your business, like suppliers are not. Why is it on our backs?'" - Jim Matthews, a partner at Fox Rothschild and co-chair of the firm's Labor and Employment practice
Have you heard of many cuts in the executive suite? How many $4,000/hour executives are willing to cut their pay by even ten percent. That cut would provide twenty $10/hour jobs (assuming that overhead costs may match direct pay).
The above quotes are from "Beyond Twinkies: Why More Workers Are Striking", Mark Koba, CNBC, 2012-11-16.
The article also has a link to an interview with Colby Harris, a protesting Wal-Mart employee in Dallas.
See also "So you want to join a union", Part I and Part II.
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