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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

Martin Eden

(14,637 posts)

4. Capital vs Labor is an age-old struggle

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Apr 6, 2024, 08:42 AM

Apr 2024

The rich want more wealth, power, and an ever larger slice of the pie at the expense of working people.

In today's Magaland they dress ut up in false populism draped in the flag and clutching the bible, inciting hate and fear at immigrants and liberals and the LGBTQ.

But the bottom line is they want to pick our pockets and solidify their control by replacing our democracy with an autocracy that will not relinquish power.

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The Right Has a New Playbook to Crush Unions and Enshrine Corporate Power [View all] Omaha Steve Apr 2024 OP

ALEC... GiqueCee Apr 2024 #1

...but but what about et tu Apr 2024 #2

I've got a 50-gallon drum... GiqueCee Apr 2024 #3

Capital vs Labor is an age-old struggle Martin Eden Apr 2024 #4

Put unions on the ballot and the Right to organize in the State Constitution like Illinois. Bluethroughu Apr 2024 #5

My son works for the city and they stopped taking dues out of their paychecks in Florida Oppaloopa Apr 2024 #6

ALEC-People with too much money using the law to take more money from those that don't have enough. Midnight Writer Apr 2024 #7

They have perfected the art of getting union members to vote against their own interests SouthernDem4ever Apr 2024 #8

Thanks, Omaha Steve. Your post sent me into an early morning rage. I took your information and went ballistic on FB. Firestorm49 Apr 2024 #9