In my Inaugural I laid down the simple proposition that nobody is going to starve in this country. It seems to me to be equally plain that no business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By "business" I mean the whole of commerce as well as the whole of industry; by workers I mean all workers, the white collar class as well as the men in overalls; and by living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level-I mean the wages of decent living.
- Franklin Roosevelt's Statement on the National Industrial Recovery Act (16 June 1933)
That is quite possible but no, I'm not giving up a thing. FWIW my political stance nowdays is that the question is no longer about left vs right. Instead its about 1% vs 99%... hence support for Bernie. He's already breaking some funding records, over 4 mil from small donors so far as we speak
Yes, especially when some or all of said product was made overseas by a supposedly US corporation. I become deeply ashamed of such purchases. But then again, my ENTIRE INDUSTRY was offshored back in the 80's for the most part. The only guys left stateside are the specialty niche players and the extremely innovative. So innovative that 2 men now do the jobs of hundreds. Some 60,000 factories have gone bye-bye... so yeah, I know about the effects of cheaper purchases.
I've noticed that soclopaths can't seem to tell the difference between jealousy and anger. For some reason they also seem to need black-letter law for guidance, instead of morals.
Sure. Vote 'em out. Politicians should not be so easily corruptible (which is why I support publically funded campaigns and term limits).But what about the ones who are *doing the corrupting*? Just let them off scot free? I don't think so... unfortunately the SEC and the FED is so thoroughly compromised as to be worthless.
+5, insightful (although I admit bias as a US skilled blue-collar worker).
Unfortunately I doubt they will ever do away with these so-called free trade agreements for the simple reason that there's so much money being made. It the corporate lobbyists that write those things.
Prove that he doesn't have evidence. Your saying so doesn't make it so. Also, I want to know *why* is it so important for you to have a perfect validated model? YOU are the one who seems to be making this political.
I was around when they passed the seat belt laws. This is exactly what happened. Ditto for the daytime running lights and airbags. The premiums *never* went down.
The development of global finance rules under the guise of âtradeâ(TM) was the brainchild of senior executives of AIG, American Express, Citicorp and Merrill Lynch in the late 1970s. Their role, and subsequently a broader lobby called the Financial Leaders Group, is well documented. The former director of the WTOâ(TM)s services division himself acknowledged in 1997 that: âWithout the enormous pressure generated by the American financial services sector, particularly companies like American Express and Citicorp, there would have been no services agreementâ(TM).16
As the lobby evolved it was still led from Wall Street, but expanded to include the major insurance and banking institutions, investment banks and auxiliary financial services providers, from funds managers to credit-rating agencies and even the news agency Reuters. They were later joined by the e-finance and electronic payments industry, which includes credit, stored value and loyalty cards, ATM management, and payment systems operators like PayPal.
The industry lobbyists have also set the demands for financial services in TISA. The Chairman of the Board of the US Coalition of Service Industries is the Vice Chairman of the Institutional Clients Group at Citi. When the industryâ(TM)s demands, as expressed in the consultation on TISA conducted by the US Trade Representative in 2013, are matched against the leaked text it becomes clear that they stand to get most of what they asked for. Extracts from their submissions are listed at the end of this document.
Why is it OK for for private businesses to negotiate worldwide treaties, but not let citizens have any say in the treaty? They are both private entities, not the government. But somehow, the financial sector is given special privilege in this regard.
This thing is bad. It completely bypasses all the traditional controls of democracy. The people will have no say in it even tho its their money and lives. We need to keep the heat on this kind of thing just like SOPA only much, much more.... some good analysis and commentary over at Naked Capitalism these guys tell it like it is. Basically its looking like a global corporatocracy.
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In my Inaugural I laid down the simple proposition that nobody is going to starve in this country. It seems to me to be equally plain that no business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By "business" I mean the whole of commerce as well as the whole of industry; by workers I mean all workers, the white collar class as well as the men in overalls; and by living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level-I mean the wages of decent living.
- Franklin Roosevelt's Statement on the National Industrial Recovery Act (16 June 1933)
Looks like you're wrong.
That is quite possible but no, I'm not giving up a thing. FWIW my political stance nowdays is that the question is no longer about left vs right. Instead its about 1% vs 99%... hence support for Bernie. He's already breaking some funding records, over 4 mil from small donors so far as we speak
Yes, especially when some or all of said product was made overseas by a supposedly US corporation. I become deeply ashamed of such purchases. But then again, my ENTIRE INDUSTRY was offshored back in the 80's for the most part. The only guys left stateside are the specialty niche players and the extremely innovative. So innovative that 2 men now do the jobs of hundreds. Some 60,000 factories have gone bye-bye... so yeah, I know about the effects of cheaper purchases.
I've noticed that soclopaths can't seem to tell the difference between jealousy and anger. For some reason they also seem to need black-letter law for guidance, instead of morals.
Bernie Sanders 2016
Bernie Sanders 2016
Bernie Sanders 2016
Bernie Sanders 2016
Bernie Sanders 2016
Sure. Vote 'em out. Politicians should not be so easily corruptible (which is why I support publically funded campaigns and term limits) .But what about the ones who are *doing the corrupting*? Just let them off scot free? I don't think so... unfortunately the SEC and the FED is so thoroughly compromised as to be worthless.
You mean like they did in 2008? The self-regulation that resulted in a massive taxpayer-backed bailout?
You really think that if taxes were zero, that any of the revenues would flow through to labor? ahahahhahaha I got a bridge for sale too
+5, insightful (although I admit bias as a US skilled blue-collar worker).
Unfortunately I doubt they will ever do away with these so-called free trade agreements for the simple reason that there's so much money being made. It the corporate lobbyists that write those things.
Prove that he doesn't have evidence. Your saying so doesn't make it so.
Also, I want to know *why* is it so important for you to have a perfect validated model? YOU are the one who seems to be making this political.
Police Unions. Thats what makes it difficult (and expensive).
Holy shit you're right, that's actually a pretty cool idea! Last I checked you can still buy ISA connectors from Digi-key.
Spoken like a true criminal mind...
FFS where's the "like" button when I need one? Sire, your post just made my day, I thought I was the only one who thought that way...
deal with it
jellomizer is jeiiomizer and is crapflooding this topic for some reason.
Wouldn't it be nice if there was 5 different cable lines hanging on the poles outside, or on my house? Meanwhile back here in the land of Reality...
First thing I would do is hook up a screen, keyboard, and pointing device and use it for a computer. Imagine.. a Beowulf cluster of these!
It's the Free Market (TM) at work, doing God's Work (TM)! Why do yuo hate America!?!?!?
Practical question: how do you plan to tip strippers? I don't think they appreciate coins in the hooch...
Dr. Sbaitso doesn't live onboard, though. You need a standalone sb card to tell him anything you want, anything at all...
I was around when they passed the seat belt laws. This is exactly what happened. Ditto for the daytime running lights and airbags. The premiums *never* went down.
I'm just going to re-quote this for emphasis:
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This thing is bad. It completely bypasses all the traditional controls of democracy. The people will have no say in it even tho its their money and lives. We need to keep the heat on this kind of thing just like SOPA only much, much more.... some good analysis and commentary over at Naked Capitalism these guys tell it like it is. Basically its looking like a global corporatocracy.
+3, Funny (because its true)
I think you mean "pedant"