By Dan Calabrese ——Bio and Archives--September 2, 2014
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There is a war on organized labor that must be reversed, Vice President Joe Biden told workers during a speech today at the annual Labor Day parade in Detroit. “Why in God’s name does someone who makes tens of millions managing a hedge fund pay only 15% in taxes, while the average GM worker who makes $55,000 a year pays 25% in taxes?” Biden asked the thousands of union members who converged on Detroit for the Labor Day festivities. “America has always done best when we act as one America. When we do, the nation succeeds.”Here's a thought: If working-class people have been counting on Democrats and unions to protect their interests for generations, and things for working-class people are now so bad - as per Biden's declaration - maybe working-class people should stop putting their trust in Democrats and unions. What good does it do to say unions "built the middle class" (a dubious proposition if ever there was one, but let's leave that aside for the moment) if the so-called middle class is in such horrible shape. I don't know about you, but if my side is struggling every day, while the other side is living the high life, I'd want to find out how to do it their way instead of continuing to do it in the same way that's been getting me crappy results all these years. Democrats' proposition to the working-class is, "Trust us and we'll make everything OK for you." The real American work ethic is to learn how to do that for yourself. People who insist on clinging to the former proposition always stay where they are, which is why, every year, they're marching on Labor Day and declaring that they will "never give up the struggle." You can do what you want. I have no intention of struggling.
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