Taken from the Daily Press Opinion Section 2-1-09
How dare those greedy union workers want a wage to put a roof over their families’ heads. How dare those greedy union workers want a decent wage to feed their family. How dare those greedy union workers want affordable health care for their family. How dare those greedy union workers want a decent wage so they can send their kids to college. How dare they want a decent wage to fund a 401K or, God forbid, a livable pension.
Why can’t they take a page from corporate leaders like Mozillo, who took a $160 million severance after bankrupting his company. Of course the outgoing CEO of Exxon deserved the $400 million he got in severance. Poor Citibank had to cancel its $50 million jet just because they got $45 billion in taxpayer money. And poor John Thain, he just wanted to remodel his office with a $14,000 trash can, an $87,000 rug and a $350,000 toilet. After all, all the billions of dollars sucked out of the economy by the rich don’t affect prices.
From 1967 through 2007, I made $1.2 million, 40 years of six-day weeks, working Sundays and holidays and working through some of my vacation time. It’s corporate America’s greed that got us into this mess. How much money do these people need to be happy?
Yeah, blame those greedy union workers.
Marty Torok
Apple Valley, Ca.
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