Our standard of living and wages have gone DOWN> They had to. Globalization (leveling the playing field as doofus W. states) hurts everyone. ('cept the rich) When 3rd world countries get our jobs and manufacturing...thier standard of living RISES. Ours has nowhere to go but down. Companies are trying to worm out of thier pension (obligations) and healthcare programs at a staggering rate. THIS IS ALL BY DESIGN mind you...
Wages has stagnated, I havn't seen where they have gone down. I havn't had a raise in two years. There is a reason that 3rd world countries are getting our jobs. Taxes, wages and restrictions. Taxes are too high. Wages are cheaper in other countries (I don't belive most wages are too high here, however the entitlement mentality is too high here). Restrictions are way to high comparatively speaking.
I do agree that companies need to accept responcibility for the promises they made in their pension plans. Howeverm 401(k) and medical benefits are just that, benefits. They are not a requirement for the companies to offer. If a company can't afford to offer them, they do not have to. They probably won't get many takers for the job, but they can do as they wish with benefits.
Name calling again. Agree with him or not, Mr. Bush is every US citizen's president. I would prefer that everyone would at least respect the office. I don't go around calling Mr. Clinton "liar" (even though, legally he call be called that), "philanderer" (again, legally, he can be), or even "the great impeached one" (again, he can be). I give him the respect of office due to him. His wife, I do call Hitlery regularly. IF (and GOD forbid) she gets to the People's House, I will refer to her as Mrs. President or Mrs. Clinton or Ms. Rodham, what ever name she prefers. That is the way I was raised. Even if you don't like the person, they deserve the respect of office and the dignity of the title.
If this continues we will be a country of 10 dollar an hour workers, with no healthcare or pensions. HMMMMM that sounds a little bit "Socialist". The very word the Neo Con, lying, spinning, scum bag republican administration (and the draft dodging pundits) pin on the Democrats.
Dude, you have ZERO CLASS. You throw around words with no thought to meaning, connotation or consideration. I am waiting for you to proove that Limbaugh and Hannity have lied. I will again challenge you one the administraion being liars (remember the definition of a lie). Conservatives want government out of our lives whereever possible. Let the marketplace set wages. If everyone gets paid $10/hour, but it is set by the marketplace, that is not socialism, that is capitalism. If the marketplace determines that comapnies don't have to supply healthcare benefits, that is capitalism. The companies that innovate, differentiate and make profits are the ones that can survive in porr economic times. Capitalist markets can determine what level of pay and benefits the people want. If a company pays $5/hour and can't get quality workers, they will keep raising the pay scale until they can fill the position with people they need. It's really quite simple.
Wake up, and dont believe everything you see on Fox, or read in the newspaper. This has been filtered, spun, and framed like you wouldnt believe. I weep for the folks that seem to think everything is fine. If things continue as they are...they too will be next. Because there can only be so many ultra-elite rich folks...the pretenders will get erased like all the other working folks who have been screwed in the last 8 years. Drastic changes must occur.
Actually, no. The number of ultra-elite rich folkes is unlimited. I thinks it's a God Blessed idea that everyone be wealthy beyond your very dreams. I applaud people like Warren Buffet, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, even people like Michael Moore. Not for what they do, but they fact that ALL OF<