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Originally posted by nickj8685
....IMO if you are a minority, a woman, or a lower to middle class person and you are a Republican you are an uneducated idiot....
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I want to say a few things. But first let me get the ball rolling by saying a few things:
1. I'm a Canadian. Canada is a very
socialistic country ESPECIALLY compared to the USA.
2. I've belonged the 4 Unions and had Union jobs.
3. I've belonged to 2 Non-Union employers in the same type of work as the union jobs
4. I've lived in the USA and have a decent understanding of US business (thanks Hammer
)
Now. You, like many miss guided people think that the "grass is greener on the other side". That's fine, you don't know better so one can get really mad at you, you don't know better right!
As mentioned above, I'm Canadian. Picture you Mr. Gore and his party and that's what a "right-wing" party is in Canada. Unions are
VERY Strong The [u]average[/b] strike in Canada lasts over 3 weeks! And the average Union strikes once every 3 years.
Of all the jobs that I have worked in, the Union jobs were the worst. At best, they had EQUAL pay to the non-union jobs, and 95% had LESS benefits. But the biggest problem I see with unions is the working condition. Not the physical one, the mental one. In every Union job I've had there is a very "us vs. them" attitude which makes for poor morale and bad business. And no giving in to Union demands NEVER resolves the problem.
All these Social programs, medicare, unemployment insurance, Environmental programs, etc, etc. Cost money. BIG money. Do you know what percentage the
average Canadian pays in taxes?
Over 65%!!!! And unfortunately I'm not average, I pay more than that!
So for every $1 I earn I only get about $0.33 to spend on things I want....Think about it for a minute. A new mustang in Canada costs about $32,000 (Canadian $). I have to make approximately $90,000 of income NOT INCLUDING INTEREST to buy that car!!!! Now it's not an accuarate number because some of the taxes are already buried in the cost of the car.
Trust me, going left-wing, does not work. It kills the middle income worker, it kills people with drive, it cripples governments and destroys economys.
I could go one, but I don't want to bore everyone to death.