In a message dated Fri, 5 Jul 2002 11:48:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > > > > > > I think it's becoming clear to everyone that having a job, any job, never > > mind a good job, is becoming a privilege and not a right. > > I think they call it social engineering. Make sure there are plenty of > people in abject poverty (there are) so you have a good pool of > worker bees who will work for practically nothing. > The standard of living now in the US is much lower than it was in > the 1960's. Owning a home is an unreachable goal for a larger > percentage of the population. Even renting one is impossible for > many. One reason for this is that the minimum wage has not kept > up with inflation. In 1973 the minimum wage was about $3.15. Now > it's about double that. But the prices for everything have quadrupled! > Hell, a pair of tennis shoes went from $8 to $80. > Greedy multinational corporations have outsourced American jobs > to third world countries, paying off our politicians for selling out > the US workforce. > Temp agencies help employers evade health care and benefits. > CEO's carve out millions for themselves, and discard the remains- > Enron is the tip of the iceberg. > The fact is, European workers make more $, have longer vacations, > get paid maternity leave, and better health care plans. In Japan, > corporate executives are paid ten times more than the workers > rather than 100 times more. > Rather than breaking our arms patting ourselves on the back about > how great we are, we should be demanding our country back from > the thieves in power. we have to get rid of The Thief in Chief first!
