>"Progressive," a very subjective word. Just what is a "progressive"? It
>means one thing to one person and something else to another... therefore I'd
>say it's meaningless political jargon.
>
>Blind support of unionism surely cannot be considered progressive, or can
>it?
>.............................
>. Businesses must be profitable in order to maintain and create
>jobs, and to pay taxes. It's a two way street. We can't have our cake and
>eat it too; it won't work.
I dare say the very same arguments were probably used when the great
fights to abolish child labor and the six-day work week were waged. Yes,
progressive is sometimes an ill-used word but it usually means 'move
forward to a better life for the many,' a favorite liberal position.
John Ferman
Harriet Avenue
Kingfield Neighborhood
Minneapolis
Ward 10 Pct 10
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