>>> I was merely using Tightline as an example of a business that does look out for the best interests of its customers. I find it hard to believe that we are the only business in existence with those types of standards. That is all <s>.
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>OK, but how many jobs of the millions that were offshored in recent years in exchange for short-term profit, were outsourced by Tightline? I would guess none. Clearly Tightline is not representative of the wider business sharkdom out there.
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>>>Sounds like a little less of a fiscal conservative to me. You need a LOT of money to supprt those social programs
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>We have no choice, since the masses invariably have revolted when they decide that they have nothing to lose. Have you put yourself in the shoes of somebody who got laid off and now relies on welfare to feed their family? Easy enough to paint a picture of lazy slobs who don't want to work, but what about the millions who were working till their jobs got offshored and now are having their self-respect stomped into the dirt. Tell them them it's their own fault and aew we so different from previous privileged people who thought the poor should eat cake if they can't find bread. Seems to me the cheapest option is to keep people fed and hope like heck that small business can start to grow more jobs to replace all the ones offshored by large business in exchange for short-term profit.

Actually, Marie never said "Let them eat cake" - but them's that win write the history.

But I've been there, laid off and out of work for almost 2 years, After a while you begin to wonder if it's even worth the electrons to send out that resume on positions that want everything and the kitchen sink (marble, of course) and want to pay 30% of what all those skills are worth.