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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (35349)	9/7/2000 11:39:40 AM
From: kvkkc1	Respond to of 769667

I don't know where you pulled that drivel from, undoubtedly some liberal rag. I'll respond in kind. How many union members work for minimum wage? Minimum wage is for novice employees and those who are supplemented with tips, i.e., waitresses.(Whom Hillary feels no need to tip) Bush opposes cutting off business participation as long as unions are left to spend unlimited amounts for Democrats, even if it is against the union members' political beliefs. I wonder what Gore's position would be if the unions paid 99% of their dollars in Republican efforts? You can tell by how he is going after the corporations which provide everything you need to live. I would like to know the specifics of the bill he vetoed. You liberals usually leave out many specifics when you spew your lies. I'll assume that Bush did what you claim. Yet he won re-election with over 70% of the vote. It must not have been illegal or against his constituents wishes. OSHA is a farce. Your employer pays money that does little if anything to comply, denying employees raises. I guess you don't need a raise. If the environment is so bad, why is productivity up high? I guess union members don't want to produce too much, might mess up the quota. You have great self-interest in denying others the opportunity to work for less than you are willing to accept. Personally, I believe union members are overpaid and losing jobs to foreign workers as a result. Outsourcing to foreign countries is the reason our corporations can keep costs low, hence no inflation. Sorry to burst your bubble. By the way, what union are you a member of?knc

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (35349)	9/7/2000 11:39:59 AM
From: J.B.C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

>>1. Gore has consistently supported increasing the minimum wage, in Congress, as well as vice president. Bush has vetoed state minimum wage increases. He wants states to be able to opt out of the proposed $1 increase in the federal minimum wage.<< Nice touchy feely move on Gore's part, however it does nothing for the working men and women, i.e. starting wages for the local McDonalds here are $8 + / hour. Nice try. I think Bush should push for a $50/hr minimum wage to point out the ridiculousness of the minimum wage concept. >>2. Gore has fought against legislation designed to limit the ability of unions to participate in the political process. Bush supports legislation to restrict unions' political contributions but opposes campaign finance reform affecting businesses and wealthy donors.<< Well isn't that swell, but what if you're coerced union dues are used to support a candidate that Joe 6-Pack doesn't support, but when his union goes out on strike Joe get's about $80/ per week in strike pay. On the other hand Gore and Clinton managed to break the existing laws on campaign finance, now they want new laws to break???? Nice try. >>3. Gore has been a long and vocal backer of workers' right to organize. Bush, on the other hand, is proud of Texas' anti-union "right to work" status. He vetoed a payroll dues deduction bill for municipal workers in Texas.<< Bush didn't make Texas a right to work state. Lots of businesses look for right to work states to move into. Sounds like Bush is using good PR to get Joe 6-Pack more jobs. Nice try though. >>Gore has worked to protect pensions. As a senator, he co-sponsored the "Employee Pension Protection Act of 1989," one of the early measures seeking to protect and strengthen employees' pensions. Bush cut $400 million in state monies to the Texas teachers' pension fund after pledging he would not do so during his campaign for governor.<< Is the Texas teachers pension whole? Are the teachers still getting their full retirement benefits? I thought so. The ability to "raid" pension funds was set-up by the Federal Government, not George Bush, nice try though. >>5. Gore has fought for workplace safety. He strongly backs OSHA's proposed ergonomics standard and has fought Republican efforts to slash OSHA's budget and weaken federal workplace safety laws. Bush has tried to cut funding for Workers' Compensation in Texas and is expected to halt or reverse the proposed ergonomics standard if elected.<< Nice semantics here, did this write-up come from Gore election sheet?, it must have because it sure does spin well! I've dealt with OSHA laws, and there are a lot of areas where they border on ridiculous, there needs to be some curtailment in this agency. Nice try though. >>6. Gore says no striker replacements. He backed a 1994 bill to bar companies from replacing striking workers. Bush supports privatization of many government services. He tried to privatize welfare services in Texas at the cost of 17,000 jobs, many of them union jobs.<< Bush wanted to reduce government payroll by 17,000 jobs? Wow, that sounds like a man who could cut taxes and still pay off federal debt! How long do you support inefficient systems (government workers ( I know it's an oxymoron)) at the cost of your taxes (read: YOUR MONEY!)???? >>Is there any wonder why the vast of majority of working men and women and labor organizations support Gore in this election? << Does this assume that those who are not part of a union and work are not considered "working"? Jim