[quote=tc]If more of the country was unionized we wouldn’t need to worry so much about expensive government programs like food stamps, affordable health care acts, etc. Because unions make sure that employers are paying for it. At least private unions do.
America was at its best when the country was more union friendly. But whatever kill the unions and see where it gets us.
Our children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.[/quote]
See my earlier point about Michigan (which was the starting point of this post). If unions are so helpful, why is Michigan in such bad shape? I grew up outside of Detroit – the UAW drove the auto industry out of state. It created the need for the enormous amount of public assistance now going to Michigan’s citizens.
And, I have to ask – who conquered our continent? I must have missed something in the history books –