There has never been a time in history when the powerless and the landless didn't need some kind of guild or association such as the masons to represent them. Imagine dentists not having an association or even real estate agents without an association to keep their commissions at a level that they deem necessary. Unions are necessary to help maintain a sense of dignity and fairness to the work force. A man who is working to turn out a car every two minutes, doesn't have time look out after his quality...

[QUOTE=NYClass;33609552]I agree with you. At this point, unemployment is just a political pawn for Harry Reid... So now he's just established the robot-like "we need one more vote" schtik because obviously he's not very interested in working with republicans on this issue. Oh well.[/QUOTE]
It would NOT have been a political pawn IF republicans did not block it. Put things to perspective. Harry Reid cannot un block the opposition. Have you read what republicans offer to pass the...

Peace be on you. The urgent and critical need of the world today is to establish peace and faith in God. By doing so, the large funds of all countries will be free to use for humanitarian causes rather than military spending, said the Ahmadiyya Muslim Khalifah at the Conference of World Religions, held on February 11, 2014 at Guildhall, London, U.K. Conference was attended by 500 delegates from 26 countries. They included politicians, officials, diplomats, academics and NGOs.The conference also...

Ride long enough, you'll meet someone: a sportbike rider in over his head.

Sometimes, you'll meet "him" (usually a young guy) repeatedly. If you meet "him" more than a few times, it starts to become your fault for even riding with people like that. You'll definitely pick him up off the road, occasionally, ruining your ride or at-minimum taking a lot more of your time and energy.

There is an amusing geographic feature near Redmond WA we call "the...

Great JAX info.

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