Re: Cleaning out the lockers. for good.
Author: Well-off Retired Rail
Date: 01-05-2020 - 23:02
UNP 104 Wrote:
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> Keith, Hutch sort of hi-jacked this post by
> bringing up illegals and then you got on your
> usual rant about California politics. The article
> was about railroads laying off workers. They did
> not lay off workers because they were being
> overtaxed or over regulated by the liberals. In
> fact, as part of corporate America, they saw their
> taxes greatly reduced when this Administration
> came into power. When their taxes were reduced,
> we were being fed the lies by the Republicans that
> this would increase employment because the
> corporations would spend this money, they were
> saving from reduced taxes, creating new jobs.
> Three years later the lies are starting to be
> uncovered. I think that the article said that
> 20,000 were laid off last year from railroad
> employment. I also think the article said that
> this might become an example for other industries
> which means that the people who have stuck up for
> this Administration (besides the ultra rich and
> corporations)are the ones going to get screwed, as
> the farmers are finding out. Be careful who you
> say is not American.
This sounds awfully like the economic "theories" espoused by a certain puppet-president (and former second-rate actor) from a few decades ago--another time when railroad (and many other) jobs went down the toilet. I experienced that era firsthand, but fortunately later put away plenty of money for this time around.