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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:23 PM Original message |
Poll question: Abolish all labor laws. Let labor and management duke it out, mano e mano |
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Deep13
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. all of 'em |
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TechBear_Seattle
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why must those who differ from your opnion justify themselves? |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I am interested in hearing what laws DU'ers feel are working |
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Kelly Rupert
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. So you think that OSHA protections and minimum wage are outdated, |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. OSHA is good |
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stonecoldsober
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Strike - Lockout - Hire new employees |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. really no difference for most working people in America today |
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stonecoldsober
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I think a large portion of federal and state workers are unionized |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. yes, and they are getting their share |
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Kelly Rupert
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. Let's hear your reasoning first, |
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mrcheerful
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Which when Hoover allowed it caused the stock market crash of 1929. |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. would it surprise you that my poll question is a quote from the |
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mdmc
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Wed Jan-10-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
65. kick |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. You mean literally duke it out? |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. sir |
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me b zola
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. But it took over 100 years of violence to eventually get ANY labor laws |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. I agree . We need to return to the New Deal |
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I_Will
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
10. We did duke it out... |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. So we now currently have the right to collective bargain |
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hfojvt
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
12. FLSA |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I understand your feelings that this is a stupid idea |
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hfojvt
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. not enough is not the same as nothing |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. thanks for the reply |
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LSK
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. why bother having govt??? |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. the Govt should enforce the law |
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LSK
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. so fix the enforcement part |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Actually, I think that workers would have a better chance on their own |
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ThomWV
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
20. How Do You Feel About Davis-Bacon? |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I really don't know a thing about that law |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Looked it up a little |
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ThomWV
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
44. One Of The Very First Things He Did After Katrina Was Cancel Davis Bacon |
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On the Road
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
23. Would You Say: |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. nope as a liberal I am saying that the tax laws and crime laws work |
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On the Road
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. I Do Not Understand What Benefits You Anticipate From This |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. No, what I'm saying is that working people could get a better deal |
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mondo joe
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
42. Then you have a simple course of action: support the campaigns |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. point taken |
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porphyrian
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
25. Is it that labor laws have failed or our judicial system in general? |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. well, the laws are enforced through the judicial system |
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porphyrian
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. We need to stop allowing our goverment to be bought. |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. how? |
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porphyrian
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. First, we, the people, must agree to this change. |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:56 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. that is as good of a plan as I've seen |
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porphyrian
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:59 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Sometimes it takes a good kick in the ass... |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:25 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. for true |
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Yavin4
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
30. That's The Fastest Path To Socialism |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. didn't think along those terms |
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Freddie Stubbs
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
32. Your premise is faulty: |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. That is good news! Thank you for sharing this info... |
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The2ndWheel
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
36. How about we scale everything down |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. power to the people, man. |
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LostInAnomie
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
39. I don't see it working out how you think it will. |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. see, it is okay to lose out |
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Lilith Velkor
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
43. Anyone who seriously supports this idea should be beaten to a pulp |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. this is the reality of much of the working class |
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Lilith Velkor
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Tue Jan-09-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #52 |
63. Management would rather have no labor laws at all |
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OnionPatch
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
45. As if |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. one man vs. the machine always loses |
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ck4829
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
47. NO!!! Management has the Bush Administration on it's side |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. perhaps some other party could champion the working poor |
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manic expression
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
50. Abolish private property |
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sweetheart
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
58. I'm for destroying the dollar |
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mdmc
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Mon Jan-08-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. now thats just crazy |
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ourbluenation
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Mon Jan-08-07 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
62. NO WAY. Duke it out mano e mano at the mercy of right wing courts? |
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mdmc
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Tue Jan-09-07 11:00 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. current day |
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