WishIwasUnion

FDIC Troubled Bank List Grows By 46% - Is Your Bank Safe?

*phew.....* I'm so relieved, I put half my money in bank A, and the other half in bank B, just to be on the safe side... now I realize I was foolish thinking that one in two banks were on the list...

Uh...if one in four is on the list do I need four accounts to be safe?

Should We Really Bail Out the Big Three Automakers with $73.20 Per Hour Labor?

I work at one of the two biggies. (contract). I have four college degrees, am a professional and still have $50k in college debt. The day after Thanksgiving the UAW worker who washes my office windows will be making over 300% per hour compared to my wage. Yup, they get paid triple time on one of the many "holidays." Every UAW in the factory makes more than I do per hour with a normal non-holiday wage. The make more than any contract supervisor does.

I wouldn't mind if the UAW worker did a good job washing the windows, but oftentimes they don't even get washed. Maybe that's why I've heard so often UAW stands for U ain't workin'.

I said to one UAW worker "if this ends you'll be lucky to make half what you do." The response was: "well, you know, I had to pay $800 for my daughter's dance lessons." Ok, that makes real sense. I think UAW and America is not in Kansas anymore. Can you say "entitlement" neighbor? THe piper's piped--and the bill is there to be paid so is the government going to rape the average American so that one person can pay the $800 quarterly dance bill?