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To: LetsRok
hope this strike lasts 6 months. I want the union to deplete its strike fund and have NO money to give to Democratic candidates this election cycle.Well, you've got a point there with the unions supporting the Democrats.

For what it's worth, about half the workers are Republicans, with a smattering of third party voters. Half the people do vote and support the Democrats (just like half the country).

I do think you're going to see big business pushing for Hiliary-Care, or some version of socialized medicine - to get out from under the health care burden for the employees, especially the retirees - which is really killing them $$$ wise.

34 posted on 10/10/2007 10:03:34 AM PDT by Screaming_Gerbil (Let's Roll...)
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To: Screaming_Gerbil
I do think you're going to see big business pushing for Hiliary-Care, or some version of socialized medicine - to get out from under the health care burden for the employees, especially the retirees - which is really killing them $$$ wise.

Hillary care won't save them, and would likely make them less competitive in the long run.

Government health care isn't free. It is paid for by taxpayers. That means the middle and upper classes. That means their workers and their stockholders.

If we get socialized medicine, they will still end up paying for the health care of their workers as well as a share of the health care of lots of other people that don't work.

50 posted on 10/10/2007 10:55:31 AM PDT by untrained skeptic
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To: Screaming_Gerbil
Well, you've got a point there with the unions supporting the Democrats. For what it's worth, about half the workers are Republicans

Walk like a duck... I understand that being a Union member is part of the employment contract in cases, and it must be Hobson's Choice to feed your family or join the Union, but to say you are a Union member and a Republican... I am not sure you can do that without being a hypocrit..

110 posted on 10/10/2007 4:24:58 PM PDT by SandwicheGuy (*The butter acts as a lubricant and speeds up the CPU*)
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