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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 06:49 AM Original message |
Robert Reich: What's Germany's Secret? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. BUT, BUT everyone knows that labor unions are BAD! |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
2. Another factor is employee representation on governing boards |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 08:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Very interesting. Can you imagine the police tactics that our government would use against labor if |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 09:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I know what it took for the Germans to get it... |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-21-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #10 |
24. That indeed may be the price that will have to be paid before American workers come to their senses. |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-20-11 12:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. I really like the labor representation on the boards |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. Once corpo-merica bleeds all the wealth from it's workforce, it will |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-19-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Exactly - rape, pillage and move on. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. Germany also has universal healthcare. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 08:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Rather than lay workers off during the great recession, they let employees share jobs |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 08:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. NPR Compares International Medical Bills: Germany |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-19-11 04:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. That's a really useful article--the comparisons really show where we stand and it ain't good. nt |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-20-11 01:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. What's notable is every one of those other systems provides universal |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
5. Just goes to show |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
9. Germany had to learn the hard way. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-19-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. We should have learned from reagan. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-19-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
12. It's no mystery... |
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Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-20-11 01:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Well, number 3 isn't exactly true |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-19-11 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
13. How tragic that voices like Reich's are ignored by this president. |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-20-11 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
17. If this is socialism . . . |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-20-11 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
19. Them Europeans has had some bad experiences with BULLIES for leaders...hence, better results |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-20-11 06:18 AM Response to Original message |
21. K & R even though |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-20-11 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
22. One word... |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-20-11 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm entitled to dual German citizenship. I may go get my German/EU passport just in case... |
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