Calling All Wingnuts

Boortz was saying that by striking, the Delta pilots would be killing their spouses and all of their children…

What a hoot, huh?

Anyway, his point is that by striking, the pilots would kill Delta.  The company would be put out of business.

Now, one of my favorite topics - and one I think Democrats should dominate - is labor…  At every turn, the American worker is squeezed, while management grows fat off the fruits of our labor.  Even in this case, management at Delta saw fit to write in a bankruptcy-proof clause that ensures their fat pensions…  Somehow their golden parachutes never tarnish, no matter what the idiocy of their decisions and performance…

Meanwhile, workers…  Well, we are paying more for health care - if we have it - people are afraid to take their earned vacation time - if they have it - and real wages are stagnant…  And all the while, the price of everything else increases (gotta fatten the bottom line to pad those management pensions).  Since the 70s, the American worker has continuously taken it on the chin.

Meanwhile, management and capital holders have flourished.  Wealth in this country has concentrated at the top…

Why does this matter? 

Well, look no further than your families…  Why is it that families can not find time to eat together anymore?  Why are kids increasingly raised in daycare - or worse - by the television?  When both parents work - sometimes more than one job… well, the family suffers.  So does the community.  After all, if you do not have time for family, there is not a great chance of you doing much with your local Kiwanis club… 

So yeah, I think labor needs to be an issue Democrats talk more about.  Workers have been shafted for way to long and it is time to take our country back.

(Please also note that this is fundraising week.  See the post below this one for a more thorough discussion of why it is important.)