Well, you didn’t bother to answer my question. But I’ll gladly answer yours.

I don’t know exactly where all of it goes, but I do know that alot of it goes to lobbying efforts. The game is dirty, but you have to play the game, or it will played against you.

I know that some goes to professionals at the game of dirt. Can’t just play with regular guys, need experts.

I also know that some of it goes into strike funds, so, if we ever have to strike, I have some form of income to help me sustain through it.

And I know that There are a few other funds out there.

Why? What have you got?

Wait. Insulting?

You said it was me burying the unions, and I suggested that it was you, and you are insulted?

Whatever you say.

But, on to the question…

I would. But my conscience would never allow me to be one of the masters.

The avg union worker earns more money than the avg non union worker after benefits are figured in. That is hurting America.

Quit demonizing the “Masters” or rich ppl!

It is ok that there are some ppl that have billions and some ppl that have only thousands. THAT IS NOT A BAD SCENERIO!

I make $%$% $30,000 a year and am fine with it. Im not an a-hole American that votes to get more free stuff.

I need rich ppl so i can stay employed. I am not jealous or envious of their success either.

You may only do $30,000 dollars worth of work in a year. But I do more.

Your free market is economic anarchy, and is no better than social anarchy.

And, while I condone neither, allowing one, without the other, leads to slavery.

For a quick reference to check the validity of that claim, check…. human history, past and present.

As far as Capitalism being “the only way, all other ways have failed”, so has capitalism.

And while I agree that there is not a damn thing wrong with being rich, aside from greed, the problem for me is when those who are overindulging themselves demand to get even more, while also insisting that everybody else gets less. And also demand that many get nothing.

This isn’t the wild. It isn’t the jungle. It is called a civilized society.

We have social laws because man has proven that they will do wrong if they are allowed to do wrong.

Oddly enough, that is what we need economic laws for. But we refuse to match economic restrictions with social restrictions, making the playing-field quite unbalanced.

If the government were to keep economic restrictions on par with the social restriction, then we would have far too much socialism for most people.

That’s where Unionization comes in. It is the working people demanding that the price of labor meet the needs of the laborers.

If you just go with your “Bidding” theory, then we will need to bid lower than Chinese slave labor to keep jobs.

Because, no matter how great you are at your job, you can’t keep up with thirty Chinese laborers who, collectively, still cost less than you.

As for which “party” is for which people, there really is no question about it.

I see Dems pass healthcare reform and extend assistance to the unemployed, and I see Reps come in and demand only gifts for the masters. And extensive cuts to the needy.

And the two parties have been just like that for as long as I have been alive.

I don’t have to make elaborate webs of speculative conspiracy to come up with ways to paint the other party as being against me. Everything they do is directly against me, and all of the working-class.

That is the thing, Chiefs31….when someone in this system gets greedy and charges too much, someone else steps in and charges less! You just don’t get it.

My dad has his business….and he has to risk a lot of money on each job that he bids with his construction company. He cannot charge any price he wants, because there are anywhere from 3-10 other companies bidding on a given project as well.

There are checks and balances for everything, as long as there are no monopolies on any given industry….or only 3 or so players in that industry. That is the only time there could be a problem, and there are laws set in place to break monopolies up. It all works out….until these unions F%$% everything over. Which they are. Good-bye USA. We cannot sustain it.

And the worse type of union…public union….school teachers, etc. The type of business that cannot go bankrupt, because when it runs out of funds, it can just take more from the workers by raising taxes instead of reducing their spending like a real business would….ok there is nothing i can say really.

Ill just end with this. Our founding fathers were geniouses. But, no man can set up a country that will last forever. Eventually, when idiots have the right to vote, they will destroy themselves….at some point…and we have come to that point. So, I shouldn’t complain. I am glad I got to enjoy some of the fruits of our forefathers time, efforts and dedication. It was a fun ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Chiefs

Right.

Probably a good idea to hold your tongue, instead of going over the top on the mistaken assumption that I think the Healthcare law is a good one.

Well-intentioned? Yes. But hardly an upgrade from the failed system in place.

The point was that I can plainly see who has which people’s interests in mind.

And with keywords like “Obamacare” I can plainly see that you and I watch the same news channel.

I too shall remove myself from this post. I have already accepted our downfall. Not because I have given up. But, it is not possible, once certain goodies are set in place, to ever take them back.

I need to just enjoy the remainder of our good days with all my liberal, conservative, libertarian, and socialist friends and also friends that just don’t give a **** either way!