the trucks don't just *drive* themselves. its a big job, might have to take 2 or 3 guys to turn that key. its really complicated. :MARIS61:
Shhh ... don't use logic. I do find it encouraging and pro-market that human robots can make $100k/year, though.
Yeah, that was my point. And again, I think it's great the you can make good money helping commerce work efficiently. I find the Teamster vs. non-Teamster stuff to be counterproductive for a long-term model, though. Ultimately, it's the UPS shareholders that will matter, and clearly there is some weakness in the union at this point. Why make concessions if you have the strength?
You should stick to NBA Draft threads. You handle boxes and are a union lackey. We need this as a country, at least in terms of the "handle boxes" part. It's not going to happen for you, and they're selling you a bill of goods that they won't be able to deliver.
Haha, if only you knew about what you talk about. It would help out in terms of discussion. It must get your goat that someone with a just high school education could possibly make more than you.
The private sector is doing fine. Mmmm hmmmm. http://www.forbes.com/sites/halahto...mericans-wealth-net-worth-down-40-in-3-years/ Just how bad have the last three years been for some Americans? A Fed survey has some brutal data today showing that both median family income and net worth dropped dramatically over the last three years. The median family net worth dropped a staggering 40% to $77,300 in 2010 from $126,400 in 2007, the Fed said in its Survey of Consumer Finances which is released every three years. The median family income dropped as well from $49,600 in 2007 to $45,800, or a 7.7% drop. Middle-class families faced the brunt of the declines with those in the 60th to 80th percentile of income seeing a 40.4% drop in net worth from $215,700 to $128,600. Families with a net income in the the 20th to 39.9th percentile of income saw a 35.4% drop in net worth from $39,600 to $25,600.
And this is THE problem. People who believe statements like this to be true are the problem and not part of the solution. As soon as we dispense with crap nonsense like this on behalf of partisan political viewpoints, then we can start to move forward as a nation. But until then, short sighted views like this prevail and are the root cause of all our problems in this country.
The gap between OR & U.S. unemployment is closing. Oregon's rate is at 8.4 percent, U.S. rate at 8.2 percent
As for the UPS layoffs, they don't represent overall job loss, only jobs lost at UPS because an online retailer took their business to a competitor rather than continue using UPS. The competitor likely had to add a similar number of positions to handle the extra business, so it's a wash.
You mis-state the time period as it was not "the last 3 years". It was 2007-2010, reflecting the Bush years and their aftermath.
