Politics & Government - 11 October 2006

Unions throughout history have played a major role in keeping some sort of equality in wages between the rich and middle class. Unions are the reason we have a middle class, as unions shrink so does the middle class. Below is part of an article by Henry Paulson, the Treasury secretary.
"But it seems likely that government policies have played a big role in America's growing economic polarization -- not just easily measured policies like tax rates for the rich and the level of the minimum wage, but things like the shift in Labor Department policy from protection of worker rights to tacit support for union-busting" - Full Article URL: http://www.nytimes.com

2006-10-11 06:02:55 · 13 answers · asked by Go Union 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-10-11 06:01:51 · 1 answers · asked by missdaron 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

2006-10-11 06:01:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2006-10-11 05:59:11 · 12 answers · asked by the black crab 2 in Politics

I believe two parties for America is not enough - what I propose is have the right-wing form their own party - the Conservative Party of America, make the Republican Party strictly progressive and move it to the center, and keep the Democrats on the left as usual.

2006-10-11 05:59:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

If we cannot abide by the UN then maybe we would be better off not having it. It is not the best to be arrogant about it, it needs to be abided by or abolished. We cannot have it both ways to suit the needs of any country. I will abide for this but not for that...that is just crazy thinking on the part of any country.

2006-10-11 05:59:03 · 7 answers · asked by Lolly 1 in Politics

1 - Unprofitable.
2 - Highly-taxed despite the lack of profits.
3 - An employer that its employees love to work for.
4 - Employs only Americans.
5 - Never lays off a single worker - regardless of cause.
6 - Has executives who work for $1 per year.
7 - Pays its workers 50% above the average for comparable jobs in other corporations.
8 - Provides its workers (but not its executives who are already very well-paid) health care benefits that exceed what US Senators and Congressmen receive.
9 - Manufactures only appropriate, environmentally-safe and morally-defensible products.
10 - Gives no money to political causes and does not allow its employees to contribute to political causes either.

2006-10-11 05:57:49 · 4 answers · asked by Walter Ridgeley 5 in Other - Politics & Government

Upon picking up my 8 year old son from his first day at the new daycare,he came out holding his hands on the back of his neck,in pain,and which I could see pink and red bruise marks on his neck.When i asked him (in private) what was wrong,he reported to me that an adult male staff member had grabbed him by the neck,squeezed it hard enough to leave a bruise,and told him "I will teach you discipline-guaranteed!".He aslo told me that this adult male staff member then took his legs,grabbing them,and slammed him on the floor.This happened in a room with mats on the floor where the children had been playing and throwing around plastic balls.We complained to the woman at the front desk,and he told her in private the same he had told me.She asked him to look through the glass window in the hallway and point to the man who did it.He identified the man.I called the police and took my son to the hospital.The police tell me its not child abuse,its assualt.Magistrate says hearsay,wont let me press.

2006-10-11 05:56:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2006-10-11 05:56:24 · 14 answers · asked by bill m 3 in Politics

the force will be with u if u vote for lucas!

2006-10-11 05:54:11 · 8 answers · asked by Fasty 3 in Elections

2006-10-11 05:53:33 · 8 answers · asked by Dr.O 5 in Politics

I always wondered what sheriffs are. they conjure up images of the Old West. do they have the same authority? are they voted, i've seen signs saying Vote for ........

2006-10-11 05:52:22 · 10 answers · asked by otitis_media75 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

demanding? If the marches are for "Human Rights"

I think they are ethnocentric marches for latino pride and misplaced anger....basically .."blame whitey" marches

2006-10-11 05:50:07 · 11 answers · asked by hittykkiod 1 in Immigration

It certainly appears that the Dems have the full support of the communist party. If you are a patriotic dem does that make you nervous?

http://www.pww.org/article/archive/342/1/161/

2006-10-11 05:49:17 · 18 answers · asked by rmagedon 6 in Politics

2006-10-11 05:49:12 · 15 answers · asked by Eye of the Beholder 4 in Elections

2006-10-11 05:47:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

“As you know, we don’t have relationships with Iran. I mean, that’s ever since the late 1970’s, we have no contact with them, and we’ve totally sanctioned them. In other words, there’s no sanctions-you can’t –we are out of sanctions”—George W. Bush, Annandale, Virginia, August 9, 2004.

Did he just forget that insignificant little time between 1980 and 1988, when we covertly sold arms to Iran (aka the Iran-Contra affair)?

2006-10-11 05:47:14 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

my sister is a born us citizen can she help me ubtain a green card,
and how long does it take? she is 21,and i amd 20, I been here since i was 3, i even graduated here, but now i need a green card
to go to college. can she help me ?

2006-10-11 05:46:38 · 7 answers · asked by sunshine 2 in Immigration

2006-10-11 05:46:18 · 14 answers · asked by Amanda 1 in Politics

I wanted to ask if at any time reguardless if you are arrested for something at that time , or for a warrant are'nt the police supposed to read you your rights? and when you are picked up by out of state police for a charge in a different state would they be obligated to advise you of your right's also?

2006-10-11 05:46:15 · 19 answers · asked by lorain182003 1 in Law & Ethics

We have so many arm chair presidents here, let's let them have a go at it.

2006-10-11 05:44:25 · 25 answers · asked by Spud55 5 in Government

I'm not understanding why a country with little influence and power would provoke the nations of the world with their piddly nuclear tests, then say that it's an act of war if we sanction them which is a relatively painless action compared to military action. Does this have something to do with their communist beliefs and what are they trying to prove? Do they want to start WWIII?

2006-10-11 05:44:09 · 13 answers · asked by ? 6 in Other - Politics & Government

While i'm not defending the horrendous acts they are accused of committing, I was wondering why it takes so long to execute death row inmates? I am not saying they should be killed off immediately, because I am not an advocate of the death penalty, but then again, neither am I against it totally...I think every situation is different. However, why do some inmates have to stay there so long? I read an article on this very subject, and they mentioned several cases. In one situation, a man committed a crime years ago, and by the time he was finally put to death, he was a lot older, and had some illness, where he no longer even remembered the crime he committed. I don't know if it was Alzheimers, but it was some disease that afflicted him once he got older. Not that this changed the fact that the man committed the crime, but why have the inmates sit so long? Why wait until this man is old and elderly, before finally making the decision to carry out his judgement?

2006-10-11 05:43:36 · 22 answers · asked by LibraT 4 in Law Enforcement & Police

How far can the N.Korean Missile Travel? The distance from N. Korea to Los Angeles is approx. 5,619.89 miles.

2006-10-11 05:42:21 · 20 answers · asked by aryanguenthner 1 in Military

2006-10-11 05:41:06 · 12 answers · asked by Oh Dee! 3 in Military

2006-10-11 05:40:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

That if a President is doing such a terrible job like the one we have now. that deligates from all the states can vote. and call for another general election. to replace .are keep the president.

2006-10-11 05:39:14 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Would you vote for him?

2006-10-11 05:39:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

I have a feeling that it is not too far away... We live in an age full of hate and anger. Will it all start with religion?

2006-10-11 05:37:56 · 13 answers · asked by Grisu 2 in Politics

canada, united nations

2006-10-11 05:37:20 · 4 answers · asked by slurpee0625 1 in Other - Politics & Government