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To: Vor Lady

“If enough people said no to working on the weekends then the companies would be closed, but as long as someone is willing for whatever reason, then that is their choice.”

You’re delusional; they’ve moved to Asia already, or imported Asians or Hispanics to do the work here. That is frightening that you think Americans have any leverage at all; I guess it is because you haven’t been in the workforce for a bit. My local bank decided to open on Sundays to compete with a large bank that offered Sunday hours; within a few months any workers that were granted religious exemptions from working Sundays were let go. As someone who works in the industry, my response to anyone praising these expanded branch hours is, “Think of the people that have to work them”. As a Christian I agree Sunday is the Lord’s Day; many workers now find themselves forced to work on Sundays against their consciences.

Corporations aren’t evil; they are legal constructs designed to maximize profits for shareholders while removing accountability from decision-makers (Sarbanes-Oxley has gone some way towards restoring accountability). Anyone familiar with American history knows what companies are willing to squeeze from workers historically; anyone not familiar with our history is getting a firsthand look at how Marxism came about, and the appeal it held for desperate people (hence the election of Obama).


36 posted on 09/21/2011 3:19:57 AM PDT by kearnyirish2
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To: kearnyirish2; sarasmom
Anyone familiar with American history knows what companies are willing to squeeze from workers

It is still a choice. Greed drives both sides of this. As a Christian you should know that the heart is wicked above all else. In America no one is forced to work on Sunday, it is a choice. One's decisions may have led one into a place where they may feel they 'have' to work on Sunday, but it is still a choice.

From some of your comments to sarasmom, it sounds as if you are living in NJ or on the East Coast. I'm in flyover country and we've had businesses stop being open on Sunday because they couldn't get anyone to work. Businesses that are committed to hiring only Americans. They seem to be doing fine financially; maybe the Lord is blessing their choice. If you have friends that are violating their conscience maybe they have made bad choices that have painted them into the 'work on Sunday' corner. It is always about choices.

40 posted on 09/21/2011 5:08:44 AM PDT by Vor Lady (Everyone should read The Importance of the Electoral College by Geo. Grant)
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