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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

The American worker is NOT the problem!

The American worker with rights is the solution to producing goods and services that have value in a transparent, trustworthy, and efficient market economy.

Not the imperialist model with the Lord of the castle commanding obedience while paying a mule's wages of water, hay, harness, straw, stall, and medical care for breeding stock ... that is the global financial services sector's goal for the working class ... believing they are doing workers a favor by raising more workers of the world out of starvation wages while they lower the American working class into poverty. This is their idea of fairness ... using the wealth created by the American industrial miracle to make money and credit into instruments of oppression.

The American industrial miracle was based in a large part by the individual worker being able to call "Foul!" ... if melamine were ever added to baby formula. Or if re-enforcing steel wasn't manufactured to standard, or concrete ... or ... or ... because the American worker had rights.

We became known for quality ... and unless others were able to emulate that standard of quality, American products reigned supreme.

Now we have our business leaders importing children's toys covered with lead paint.

"Free" trade? "Free" market? I guess that means the business leaders don't have to pay for the healthcare of the children their products harm.

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