re: #115 Ming

I’m no fan of many labor unions. If the unions were stronger, corporations (and jobs) would leave the USA in droves. Unfortunately, corporate power is to amazingly strong these days, that the unions are one of the few counterweights to complete corporate domination. I’d be happy if Governor Walker failed in his attempt to completely squash the public-sector unions. But let’s not forget that a powerful, re-invigorated labor movement could really do a lot of damage: workers who have to give union dues in their paychecks (which then go to Democratic candidates), union members who make $40 an hour while many unemployed people would be happy with a $12 / hour job, violence upon anyone who walks across a picket line. Frankly, neither the unions nor the corporations deserve much enthusiasm.

You’re kidding right? Moving manufacturing to “another country”? What country would that be. How can we look at these moves with a straight face when those very same countries consider many 3rd world countries non-cost-beneficial because they really seek to pay the lowest wages as possible You know why they moved from Mexico to China? Because Chinese labor is far cheaper.