On Feb 22, 2017 11:29am, BOB ACKLEY wrote to ALLEN PRUNTY:

BA> Unions came about to remedy some very real problems back in the late
BA> 1800s.  Most of those problems are now illegal. IMO today unions exist
BA> solely to provide cushy jobs for union officials. Unions have priced
BA> Americans' labor out of the world market.

I remember back when Ronald Regan busted up PATCO. He told those air traffic
controllers if they go on strike there fired. He brought in the military, so
much for that union!

BA> And it's not just unions, government regulations have had more effect of
BA> running American products out of the world market. When it's cheaper to
BA> import NAILS into this country (they're made in eastern European
BA> countries like Bulgaria and in China) the problem isn't labor costs,
BA> it's government regulation. If you doubt me to go any hardware or home
BA> improvement store and find the small print on boxes of nails and screws.

Just turned 65 last month and remember my childhood days well. American
workers were proud of the products they built. True craftsmen like furniture
makers (remember the wood TV cabnets.) Detroit auto workers swinging wrenches
turning out the finest cars in the world.

It's time to get back to the basics that made America Great!

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