|
|
Add to My Group
| Permalink View Article Stats (2 comments) The Angel Soon will Sing: Obama Readies Jobs Plan While The Right Plans to Scuttle It in a Country Facing Economic Apoca Quicklink submitted by John Smith (Add your own quicklinks easily with the OpEdNews Quick Link Browser bookmark) |
|
1
1
1
View Ratings |
Rate It
 |
What no one is talking about is why the jobs are gone--and a good part of the reason has to do with the attacks on unions that fought to protect American workers. As one analyst noted, at least three million of 10.4 missing jobs can be traced to a form of aggressive class war where the 'weakened bargaining position of labor was achieved by the growing assertiveness of management in slashing costs to maintain share prices.' With their work outsourced, factories gone and anti-labor laws restraining their growth, Marx's faith in the working class going from being a class in itself to a class for itself--and the rest of us--was sabotaged. So if Marx can't help us, and Obama is posturing for political reasons, and the Republicans are playing at trench warfare in the interest of big business, and while the US still lacks the kinds of populist movements that are rocking the streets of Europe... |
Read the rest of the story HERE:
Comments
The time limit for entering new comments on this Quicklink has expired.
This limit can be removed. Our paid membership program is designed to give you many benefits, such as removing this time limit. To learn more, please click here.
| 2 comments |
To view all comments:
(Or you can set your preferences to show all comments, always)
Obama no job creator
by Michael Germain on Thursday, Sep 8, 2011 at 8:24:28 AM
I like author's view on Marx
by John Smith on Thursday, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:35:23 PM