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1. wmcg on 03.12.2009 at 12:20 (Reply)

   I hope Trumka brings up the idea of permanently shorter work hours as a way to maintain U.S. employment. We also need to get other countries to do this. A moment of opportunity is at hand if only it is seized.

   1. Sea Star on 03.12.2009 at 14:08 (Reply)

      That’s a very good idea…. would probably generate jobs a lot quicker than anything else.

      Also maybe good health care reform (Single Payer) where employers would be paying much less than they are now, which turn that into either higher wages and/or more jobs..

2. uberVU - social comments on 03.12.2009 at 12:55

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3. vdunsworth on 03.12.2009 at 13:27 (Reply)

   We need to end our “free trade fundamentalism” and persue fair trade. The corporations have been slopping at the globalism trough too long.

   Also, we have 7-9 million illegal aliens taking jobs that Americans will do for an American wage. The illegals are depressing the wages of tens of millions of American workers in addition to the 7-8 million “stolen” jobs. This must end!

4. bikini28 on 03.12.2009 at 13:38 (Reply)

   The problem we are experiancing in Portland OR. is that very credible long term successful developers and bussiness’s can’t get financing to start, or even COMPLETE projects already started or proposed because the scumbag bankers are more interested in using the Tarp funds to fund the bonus’s and maintaing the bribes they pay to their minions, to maintain the scams.
   Why not redirect the repaid funds to fully fund community banks and limit the funds to actual construction.

5. ken on 03.12.2009 at 15:43 (Reply)

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