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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: American Spirit who wrote (10009)1/21/2007 10:54:16 AM
From: jim-thompson  Respond to of 224724
 
don't need the slaves now. we have the illegals. and thanks to nancy pelosi, American Samoa will have less than slave wages thanks to an amendment to the minimum wage bill which exempts American Samoa. i understand her husband is a large shareholder of starkist tuna...

“I am especially disappointed that StarKist’s Vice President for Seafood Operations and Procurement began his minimum wage statement by saying that ‘one basic idea guides the actions of all major businesses. A business has an economic, legal, and moral responsibility to maximize the return it gives to its investors or shareholders.’ StarKist went on to say that ‘businesses are obligated to maximize their profits."

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please note Congressman Faleomavaega is a bona-fide Viet-Nam veteran. he didn't boogie out of Viet-Nam after less than 5 months in country.

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