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Nice Reich-wing propaganda. Truth is, if there were more decent paying (usually union) jobs then maybe our customers would have enough money to maintain their cars instead of just fix them only when they are broken.

 

Why is it all the right-wing pontification slams the workers with a decent wage, benefits and some level of security? Is it jealously? Envy? Why are we being sucked into subscribing to the race to the bottom?

 

Hey I used to tease my wife about having one of them there cushy government union jobs, that was 'til the tea bagger commissioners got in and gutted everything they didn't like, AND raised local taxes and fees. And there was no deficit or budget shortfall current or projected. I may be a business owner without the nice benefits and wages of a cushy union job, but I chose my lot in life. Only the truly pathetic cop tothe attitude of "I don't have it so you shouldn't either," like seems to be the case all the time with the republicans when it comes to worker's benefits. I also remember that what is good for (big) business is not normally good for the average citizen. And when they suffer so does my business. When the average citizen is doing well then my business does well also. So all the "business friendly" rhetoric really is not a benefit to truly small businesses. But when the politicians stop repaying their campaign buyers and actually do something that benefits the people, then truly small businesses benefit too.

 

Flame suit on.

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