Unemployment poses danger for Obama

[DarrinS]

Another "God, I hope things get worse" thread from the America-hating opposition.

Yeah, The Nation is a hardcore conservative think tank.

[ChumpDumper]

The Nation started this thread?

[Winehole23]

Another "God, I hope things get worse" thread from the America-hating opposition.

People consult headlines as if they were horoscopes and statistics as if they were curses and spells. Witch doctor forum.

Collective doom is inevitable.

Listen to me! I predict the future!

[DarrinS]

People consult headlines as if they were horoscopes and statistics as if they were curses and spells. Witch doctor forum.

It was a blog. I thought it was interesting. If you don't, that's ok.

[Winehole23]

It was a blog. I thought it was interesting. If you don't, that's ok.

I usually get my info elsewhere, but thanks just the same.

En serio, D. :-)

[clambake]

the only predictions i care about are whottts. if he makes'em, you know the outcome.

[Winehole23]

The drumbeat of doom has been a plodding consistency in this forum ever since the election, so maybe you can forgive a few people for getting tired of it. Not everybody is wedded to things getting worse, much much worse.

[LnGrrrR]

I guess there is nothing wrong with it... but then they shouldn't cry like es when they get fired and somebody who is willing to work for that price gets hired.

I think scabs are really really taboo up north, but I'm not sure.

They are taboo, but that's mainly because you have these guys trying to hold out for more money, and someone else is willing to work for less. No wonder why the scabs aren't liked.

[LnGrrrR]

yeah


i hear ya, yo.

Can't deny his 50 state strategy. Worked pretty well.

[LnGrrrR]

I believe the rule is that if a union goes on strike, they are protected by the government for three months, after which the company has the right to fire them all and replace them with whoever they want.

The company I intern with almost had a strike about eight months back, and it was a very eye opening experience to see how it all played out. Long story short, I've lost a lot of respect for unions and find them, atleast in their present form, to be pretty archaic.

See, I think it's stupid that workers on strike are protected. If they want to go on strike, let them. Let them do their union line in front of the business, and make consumers aware of the horrible working conditions. But I don't think they should be paid for it.

[jman3000]

Can't deny his 50 state strategy. Worked pretty well.

No. Don't you remember? He made a really strange sound when he yelled that one time. We were all owned.

[jman3000]

See, I think it's stupid that workers on strike are protected. If they want to go on strike, let them. Let them do their union line in front of the business, and make consumers aware of the horrible working conditions. But I don't think they should be paid for it.

It's just a hold out from a time when things like that were necessary. It should be gone, but it persists because the special interests involved.

[Winehole23]

no, I thought for a long while that Hilary would be our next pres

In the summer of 2007, it was still common knowledge. HRC was the heir apparent.