Comments on: Tea Bag This: CEO Greed

By: bobh

bobh — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:59:19 +0000

In the Bush years there was an enormous increase in corporate profitability. However, workers and shareholders did not see any of it; the senior management class took it all.

By: laurastrand

laurastrand — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:23:54 +0000

I just came back from meeting with my members (IUOE, Stationary Engineers- Local 39) who work at the Yountville VA here in California. They are working without a contract. Their Governor is furloughing (2 days per month – a 10% pay cut) and threatening layoffs. They are demonized by the public on a daily basis. They don’t know what to do, who to blame, lack good sources of information with conterxt. I am at a loss as to what to do to help them organize and demand change. I offered my example of routine calls to Diane F, Nancy P, Doris M, and the like – demanding that they start paying attention to things that matter to working people like jobs, affordable quality healthcare, respect for and acknowledgement of the contributions of working men and women.

Any suggestions?

By: TheLurkingMod

TheLurkingMod — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:31:59 +0000

Swopa is upstairs!
They Just Don’t Get It: Torture and the GOP’s Missing Moral Compass

By: marymccurnin

marymccurnin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:29:30 +0000

If they are the teabaggers are we the teabaggees? Hope not.

By: Badwater

Badwater — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:28:21 +0000

Somehow, that info never troubles fox’s teabagers.

By: 1watt

1watt — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:22:22 +0000

News Corps has 60 shell companies in tax havens, pays 25% less than Disney’s rate.
Carl Levin’s report on tax havens:

http://levin.senate.gov/newsro.....?id=308945

By: foothillsmike

foothillsmike — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:22:04 +0000

The problems with the system is the system. Stockholders are routinely held up as the ones who run things but the reality is that much of the stock is held by funds who routinely endorse the companies nominees. It is a big cabal.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:21:16 +0000

letters sent tula. thanks for this – tis a travesty that the ceo’s are rewarded with higher pay and perks instead of being held to the same harsh treatment their employees get when times are tough.

By: bgrothus

bgrothus — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:20:56 +0000

I wish there was an easy way to convey this information to the public. Sadly, the banksters/Faux and Co and their ilk have control over what these people see and hear. What happened on April 15 was a total sham, and these poor tool-bags did not see that they were totally used.

Unless we find a way (and Tula has showed us here) to really set them straight, they will never see the real picture. Just stay tuned to Faux and Co–unfair and unbalanced to the end.

By: Blub

Blub — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:18:17 +0000

with the caveat that the rethugs have somehow convinced (a few) working class teabaggers to fight for their CEO patrons. Ah, the face of contemporary populism. Bread and Circus.