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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 803414" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Bottom line, profits and stock price. That's what it's all about. And while FedEx has been ahead of the curve for some years now, fact is that most American corporations have been trending this way. And a disastrous economy works to their advantage. Plenty of unemployed who'd take your place in a heartbeat. Plenty of employed in low paying jobs would too. Years ago there was a meeting of CEO's in Idaho that the press wasn't allowed to cover but was on the news that several hundred attended. I'm beginning to think there was some kind of agreement to push out unions and strip benefits. I'd say the most effective way to fight back is to refuse to buy these companies' goods and services but there are few alternatives to what they offer. So they have us pretty much where they want us. And now FedEx is getting us ever nearer to the substandard pay of companies like Walmart, only paying a little more because if they didn't, with all the hassles of courier work, they'd lose too many people if they didn't pay better. I've been reading about life in 3rd world countries for some time now. Families live 3 or 4 generations to a house with everyone contributing to just get by. For most families forget about having a car. Most use public transportation of some sort. That even includes rural areas where people ride in old U.S. schoolbusses that imported in. That doesn't mean they don't have malls, movie theaters, etc. Those are supported by a ruling class that does very well off the backs of the majority. And that appears to be the way we are headed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 803414, member: 24302"] Bottom line, profits and stock price. That's what it's all about. And while FedEx has been ahead of the curve for some years now, fact is that most American corporations have been trending this way. And a disastrous economy works to their advantage. Plenty of unemployed who'd take your place in a heartbeat. Plenty of employed in low paying jobs would too. Years ago there was a meeting of CEO's in Idaho that the press wasn't allowed to cover but was on the news that several hundred attended. I'm beginning to think there was some kind of agreement to push out unions and strip benefits. I'd say the most effective way to fight back is to refuse to buy these companies' goods and services but there are few alternatives to what they offer. So they have us pretty much where they want us. And now FedEx is getting us ever nearer to the substandard pay of companies like Walmart, only paying a little more because if they didn't, with all the hassles of courier work, they'd lose too many people if they didn't pay better. I've been reading about life in 3rd world countries for some time now. Families live 3 or 4 generations to a house with everyone contributing to just get by. For most families forget about having a car. Most use public transportation of some sort. That even includes rural areas where people ride in old U.S. schoolbusses that imported in. That doesn't mean they don't have malls, movie theaters, etc. Those are supported by a ruling class that does very well off the backs of the majority. And that appears to be the way we are headed. [/QUOTE]
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