UNIONS; THE HIDDEN COSTS

The Logical View ^ | 9/8/02 | MARK A SITY

[Leper Messiah]

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[rottweiller_inc]

I agree about the taxes..they should also have an expiration date, say 3 years. That would give the public a way, if they voted for it, to see how whatever new program was working. This would also make the government less secure if funding was'nt guranteed. It's been this guranteed funding which makes for so many problem, i think.

[The Other Harry]

Ok, let's finish the history lesson...

Much appreciated.

It wasn't so many days ago when most of the trucks I saw on the road used to have a big "CF" on their sides.

[brityank]

When it comes to Trucking and origins, I'm as dumb as a rock; but I did get that History link from Freightliner's website that I found via Google. I agree that unions have their place; I don't believe it should be a castle with legal fortifications.

[The Other Harry]

Ok, let's finish the history lesson...

Fwiw, this is still bugging me.

I don't doubt that you know more about this subject than I do, but I do know something about it. I used to be a stockbroker, and I used to pay some attention to the trucking companies. I just need to remember and sort out all the things I've since forgotten.

I still don't think Freightliner ever tried to make tractors themselves. Not from scratch. They may have gone into a partnership with White where Freighliner was the lending party and White was the building party. That seems like it might be right.

White Motors --> White Freightliner --> White Consolidated --> Bankrupt

I also think Freightliner built trailers themselves for a time, with some success. That may have been what encouraged them to go in with White.

Now, if you can't take getting your mirrors ripped off by an Overnight driver while you're parked on the side of the road, what does that say about your sense of humor?

Harry ;)

[itsahoot]

--The true enemy of the working man is the liberals. Why do so many families need 2 incomes? Is it because of greedy corporations? Nope, because of greedy politicians trying to buy votes! Before the "Welfare State" existed usually only one income was needed. Tax rates were low on workers. Also, before the welfare state families were strong, especially black families. Since the introduction of the left's agenda 2 parent black families are almost a rarity. Few families can afford to have the mother stay home and take care of the kids. Children are raised by unrelated 3rd parties.

Do I really need to go on here? --
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All of the above are true, but you act like it is all the fault of government. You would ignore the hundreds of millions of dollars that business puts into corrupt politicians pockets.

Ever seen a town die because a buisness moved farther south, or out of the country all together? Sure it is all the fault of labor, they thought they should be able to afford to eat and work at the same time.

I have watched the conservative on this board defend the most outragious of business practices, as if business were a benevolent king.

The truth is most corporations think little more of an hourly employee than they do a roll of toilet paper. Pull all the paper off then get another roll. Get all you can from an employee, then get another.

Trucking is in serious trouble if GW's plan to open the borders to Mexican trucking goes forward, and I think it will.(But you already know that don't you?)

And of course labor will overwhelmingly vote Republican tis time, if your are correct. We piss and moan about perscription drugs for the old people who can't afford them. However we spend multiple billions of dollars providing health care for illegals. You want to see conservative credit go up with labor, address that issue.

I hate unions, wish we didn't need them, but we do.