I have always been on the side of the working man and woman

The GOP may not be a truly fascist party at this time, but they are certainly morphing themselves and positioning themselves to easily and quickly fill that role. Their complete rejection of traditional compromise in the interest of the nation, their obvious drive and intention to create a one-party dictatorship at any cost, their fully willing readiness to lie and spin falsehoods, and their defense of a horribly unfit "president" as he praises dictators and alienates allies makes the GOP the most likely political source of the next major fascist government in this world.

 

And, those observations are not without merit. Still- the premise is true, the employer is a customer of the employee, buying his services. He will pay more for those who provide the more valuable services- and he is looking for the best value and product for the price, just as the employee does when he shops and is the customer. The adversary nature of the relationship is not good for either side. Ideally, this would be something where both would move towards the center, and if so- both would be better off.

An aspect of the employee viewpoint is that many people look at business as if it were a social service that should accommodate their personal problems. For example I know of a machinist in a small shop who called in and couldn't come to work because his baby sitter didn't show up. While that is a legitimate issue from the employee point of view- if it causes the machine shop to be late on a delivery, it can become an expensive problem for them as well, and they don't feel they should be the buffer that absorbs the problems of the employee.

One of the other effects of the problems of relying on employees is that automation becomes very desireable. Robots don't call in sick, don't get overtime, and produce high quality and consistency. Even phone calls are being automated, as is tech support. With some companies, getting through to a live person may be near impossible. Even the average tech support person is sitting at a computer, entering your problems in a program and reading back the instructions on the screen- costing far less than a skilled tech person.
I know as a business man that high-quality customer service is very important, but as companies get larger, that is harder and harder to deliver- because the qualities of help available is dropping. We have a widening gap between the highly skilled and critical people who are sought after and the best paid, and the mid-level skills which used to be common, but are now replaceable with automation, IT, Robots, etc. That is the source of the widening pay gap; we are losing those mid-level skilled people.

Business will always look for ways to improve it's efficiency and profit- that is the mission that is critical to success. They simply cannot afford to change their prime objective and become a social service. At the same time, all businesses look for certain qualities that any person can provide, and those things present opportunity for employees. Even if you have no experience or skills, if you are eager, honest, present the things the business knows it can work with and turn into productivity- you are head and shoulders above the average applicant. I have a son-in-law that started as a welders helper at 18. A month ago, the head-hunters called on him again and made him another better offer he couldn't refuse. He was already managing a plant for an international company, but the new one gave him 25K to sign on, $190K salary, car allowance, profit sharing and stock options. He's 50, has only a HS education. The door is still open for those who can deliver the goods- and there is more opportunity that ever.

 

Wrong!

I am an Independent which means that I don't have any "party" to vote for.

 

Too bad that the GOP and your beloved BLOTUS check most of the fascist boxes on the list.

https://rense.com/general37/fascism.htm

https://www.indy100.com/article/don...arning-signs-fascism-holocaust-museum-7554621

 

The strangest post overnight was "I'm not a Trump guy, but he is much more restrained than the corrupt Obama was." That makes the discerning reader's eyes goggle.

 

"President Obama ... US GDP is in the toilet. And unemployment is sky high. What's your response to criticism of your job killing economic policies"?

 

"President Obama ... US GDP is in the toilet. And unemployment is sky high. What's your response to criticism of the GOP's job killing economic policies"?

 

Your obsession with demonizing anything that doesn't comport with your imaginary utopia of far-left liberal/socialist dogma prevents you from seeing reality. You live in a world that does not exist; and the world that does exist, you cannot see it.

The only thing in America today that resembles fascism is the socialist agenda of the far left and their "antifa" renegades, and you are a proud supporter of them. The only thing in America today that resembles the holocaust is Planned Parenthood, and you are a proud supporter of it.

If fascism is what you fear, then you are your own worst enemy.

 

I’ve always been on the side of the free market.

It provides the most benefit to the most people.

 

fascism is the intermingling of government and business at the workers' expense, and that is all Republicanism

 

So you should be a Trump supporter then, since he's a populist seeking to free the working class from government impediments; and doing a pretty good job of it as well. As to Republicans, they're at least partially populist, mostly capitalist; whereas Democrats are socialists masquerading as populists.

You need to rethink your political allegiances.

 

Mines closed because coal was no longer a fuel of choice, businesses moved offshore because of greed motivated executives and corporate boards.The rank and file employees who lost their jobs were just collateral damage to the wealthy.

 

Trump cares not at all for the worker, pol meister.

 

You support the neo-marxists over Republicans. You are not for the working men and women. Stop pretending.

 

There should be no tariffs.

 

Ironic PROJECTION duly noted and ignored since reality denial is so glaringly obvious.

 

And they shouldn't be used as a source of revenue. Starve the government beast.

I'd be for a tariff if it was targeted, limited, and logical. But the burden of proof is on those who want to keep or enact a tariff, not on those who want to eliminate tariffs.

 

Neither fascism or socialism serve the long-term interests of a free society, it only empowers government at the expense of society. Yet, the Democratic party keeps rolling out the trough of socialism over-and-over-again. A trough where no one ever gets ahead without someone else falling even farther behind.

The beauty of capitalism is that it's not imposed upon anyone; all come to it by free will, and all prosper by its success, even the government, though they're seldom smart enough to realize it.

 

Yes, the ENORMOUS faux pas. Hard to miss!

That OP had me chortling loud enough to frighten the dog.