Monthly Archives: February 2010

Protect Jobs by Getting rid of “At-Will” Employment Laws

Most states by now have “At-Will” employment laws, versus “Right to Work” laws. “At will” laws prevent you from suing your employer for what might be considered an unlawful termination (discrimination, whistleblower, etc). In the old days, “Right to Work” laws meant you could not be fired by your employer on a whim. Proof of incompetence along with documented warnings is usually required to show your termination was justified. You were usually given a week or two notice (like a pink slip in your paycheck envelope). But now, most employers (depending on the laws in your state), your boss can get rid of At Will, without any reason or warning. Continue reading

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Remember the Good Ol’ Days? When Companies Like Tylenol Pulled Their Products IMMEDIATELY?

Remember the Good Ol’ Days? When Companies Like Tylenol Pulled Their Products IMMEDIATELY Off the Shelves becaues of Deaths? Nowadays, you keep your product on the shelves for as long as possible (and maybe even throw in a discount, thus preventing a potential refund/return). I’ve worked for a number of companies that did this all the time. They kept up an appearance of feigned innocence and ignorance, swearing they didn’t know that there was a reoccurring problem. One place I knew of even re-sold the rejected products at a steep discount, regardless of the number of times it had been returned. Continue reading

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Every Single Republican Is A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of The Insurance Industry

Every Single Republican Is A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of The Insurance Industry Continue reading

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I’m from a Corporation and I’m here to help you

So, let me get this straight… you hate paying taxes and you want to privatize everything? You want schools, police and fire privatized? And you want your healthcare to remain private, too? Continue reading

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Stop backing down – and Stick up for the Left – Part 2

The moment we let the Republicans control the arguments, we let them place doubts in our heads about who we are as a party. We let them doubt ourselves on abortion, single parenthood, genderhood, homosexuality, infidility, spending, taxes, you name it, they control the argument.
Hell, I’m surprised we haven’t started scratching our heads on evolution and global warming. Continue reading

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