In article <MUaqj.3871$uE.3545@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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"M.Butzin" <mfbutzin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > During discussions with my father--a union bricklayer, he often brings
> > up the same rap. "You wouldn't make what you make today if no for
> > unions." I reply by telling him I wouldn't have to make what I make
> > today if unions didn't get involved.
> >
> > I told him I could work for half of what I work for today if he did
the
> > same. The homes and buildings he worked on would be half of today's
> > price. Therefore, I could afford one of the homes he built on half of
> > what I make today.
>
> And it could be shoddy and not worth as much, due to poor workman****p.
And
> you wouldn't be getting $1200 a month for those rentals either.
I'm not getting that now.
> > The unions only brought on a domino effect, and it continues today.
Why
> > do you think government is so expensive? Government jobs are all
union,
> > and when they need work done by an outside company, they have to hire
> > union companies.
>
> No they have to hire the lowest bidder. It's the law and no longer does
the
> government pay for R&D.
Not where I live. Up here, they either hire union or a minority owned
company. I wish the jobs went to the highest bidder.
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All saints have a past--all sinners have a future
Ronald Reagan
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