Comments on: Better Access to WARN Act Information Needed for Workers, Communities http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/07/29/better-access-to-warn-act-information-needed-for-workers-communities/ News for working families Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:35:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: DHFabian http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/07/29/better-access-to-warn-act-information-needed-for-workers-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-22506 DHFabian Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:22:04 +0000 http://blog.aflcio.org/?p=32726#comment-22506 The deregulation frenzy began with the Reagan administration. The idea was that, by reducing the burden on compliance with actual rules and requirements, corporations would be free to create jobs. We were told to "just trust" in the integrity of these people, resting assured that Big Business would always do what was right for the American people. What deregulation did was liberate corporations from all rules, and we are living with the appalling results today. Restore strong regulations, and impose legitimate tax rates. The only argument against making rich corporations actually have some responsibilities is that this would cause them to outsource our jobs. In reality, removing regulations while bestowing massive annual tax relief has left us with far fewer -- not more -- jobs, with sinking wages and vanished benefits, and the country has been significantly weakened as a result. The deregulation frenzy began with the Reagan administration. The idea was that, by reducing the burden on compliance with actual rules and requirements, corporations would be free to create jobs. We were told to “just trust” in the integrity of these people, resting assured that Big Business would always do what was right for the American people. What deregulation did was liberate corporations from all rules, and we are living with the appalling results today.

Restore strong regulations, and impose legitimate tax rates. The only argument against making rich corporations actually have some responsibilities is that this would cause them to outsource our jobs. In reality, removing regulations while bestowing massive annual tax relief has left us with far fewer — not more — jobs, with sinking wages and vanished benefits, and the country has been significantly weakened as a result.

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