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Canuck57[_9_]

On 09/05/2010 1:25 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 09 May 2010 14:41:02 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 09 May 2010 13:50:55 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 9 May 2010 13:34:50 -0400, wrote:

7% of american workers are covered by unions. there are no unions in
the US. as the 'economist' magazine pointed out last month, the US has
the most anti-union work environment of 30 industrialized countries

And that is a good thing.

The unions largely just priced themselves out of the market for any
job that could be exported. That is why the only unions that survive
nationally are government unions.

uh no. if that were the case then the germans would be in worse shape
than we are. 80% of their economy is export related, and their level
of unionization is FAR greater than ours.

more right wing bull****

The Germans do not demand the kind of things American unions have
demanded. They are also holding the Greek's feet to the fire for the
stupid things their workers have negotiated for.

Quite true. Not just the Germans either, Japan too. There the unions
are expected to and do consider the health of the company and it's products.

You also have a far more frugal society in Germany. They actually have
private savings, beyond what the pension plans save for them.

True again. US is a net debtor society. Totally out of balance. I
used to think mortgage deductability was good, but it causes people to
be 55 and in debt on their home. If you manage your finances at all, by
early 40's you should not be in debt at all.

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