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New It's true, then, that...
..shit runs downhill!

(and I'm sure tha thte Veeps won't forgo their bonuses this year, either...)

Condolences...and good luck in the New Year!
jb4
Boy I'd like to see those words on a PR banner behind [Treasury Secretary John] Snow at the podium:
Jobs and Growth: Just Wait.

John J. Andrew, unemployed programmer; see jobforjohn.com
New Definately
The old joke is that a conservative is a liberal who got mugged. The same thing applies with regards to workers rights. After getting laid off you suddenly have a different perspective. The current corporate system is definately broken. Upper management gets huge salaries and is not accountable. When things go wrong they lay off workers and shuffle the execs around, the execs almost never get fired, and if they do they get a golden parachute. I don't believe that the current situation can go on much longer. I don't have an answer (a union is definately bot the answer), I hope someone does.
New What we need is a reform in business
the current way business is done is broken. We need a more reliable and responsible business model. One that cares for the employees, holds management responsible for their own mistakes, has environmental policies, has ethical policies, and does what is best for the economy and not just their own profit margin.

Caring for the employees, because if you don't care you can lose very talented people. Employees are part of the business and play key roles in that business.

Holding management responsible, this helps to eliminate mistakes and correct them by retraining managers, or finding new managers that can do the job better. If management is held respnsible for their own mistakes, maybe they will learn from those mistakes. This can help to create a better company.

Environmental policies, this will help avoid environmental law suits and fines from the government. The company should clean up any mess it makes, and do what it can to limit pollution.

Ethical policies, these need to be enforced to avoid another Enron scandle. We cannot have managers raid the company's funds or sell off stock before the public knows the company is going under. We need fair play here.

Does what is best for the economy, because if the economy tanks, so does your profits. A goal would be to do something that boosts the economy, rather than maximize profits to take money away from the economy. For example, outsourcing to other countries eliminates middle-class jobs and can actually hurt the economy. These middle-class people could have bought products and services from your clients, and now they can't. So now your clients cannot afford to buy from your company. You gained a short-term profit, but killed off the long-term profit.



"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"

New Syndicated columnist
mentioned something about this very topic just several days ago:

[link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=117919|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=117919]

If the link has expired, go to [link|http://www.dallasnews.com|http://www.dallasnews.com] and do a search on Scott Burns, then check his recent archives.
lincoln

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New Unions
What kind of union? Teamsters? CUPE? International Union of Telegraph Workers?

Note that there are some very significant differences in what these three organisations do, as well as some very significant congruences.

WRT white collar work: Unions are exactly what is needed. The old style idea that white-collar == management is not true anymore. Most white collar workers are just as plebian in their role in a given firm as the people down on the shop floor are.

Unions are a tool; they are as good or as bad as the people that use them. If you look at the history of organised labour, you'll see that there is a very valid need for them, and that that need continues to exist.
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New Thomas Jefferson had the answer
We're just about 200 years behind "schedule"
jb4
Boy I'd like to see those words on a PR banner behind [Treasury Secretary John] Snow at the podium:
Jobs and Growth: Just Wait.

John J. Andrew, unemployed programmer; see jobforjohn.com
     Just got laid off - (bluke) - (12)
         Condolences. Best of luck with the search! -NT - (Another Scott)
         It's true, then, that... - (jb4) - (5)
             Definately - (bluke) - (4)
                 What we need is a reform in business - (orion) - (1)
                     Syndicated columnist - (lincoln)
                 Unions - (jake123)
                 Thomas Jefferson had the answer - (jb4)
         Compete! - (gdaustin)
         Sorry to hear. What's the general outlook in Israel? - (kmself) - (1)
             Not great - (bluke)
         What to do - (tuberculosis) - (1)
             Thanks for the good advice - (bluke)

They're behind the couch.
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