How Economies Work
Kellogg’s workers are on strike for higher wages and benefits. Bernie Sanders told the striking workers it was good for them to stand up to corporate greed. Why not tell them to go find a job that they can make more money and with better benefits. So far, in America we are free, and can make our own decisions on who we work for.
Kellogg’s is a company who must compete in the free market, they need to make a product that customers will purchase. They must do this at a price that is competitive, or they will not sell sufficient products to stay in business. They may have to lay off the employees and go out of business. But companies who have survived for generations tend to fight to survive and they find they can produce products at a more competitive price in a different state or country. Say goodbye to American jobs.
If the employees want more money and benefits, they need to increase their value, by improving their productivity and or skills. Deciding to hold Kellogg’s hostage, with unreasonable demands is not sustainable. People should be paid what they are worth, not what government or unions say they are worth.
There are 2 Comments
Economic education & going on strike
A national report last summer pointed out that Wisconsin's schools failed at civics and history. The more I see, America's schools failed at economic education too -- especially for many currently in Washington, D.C. Take Bernie Sanders as a prime example but there are many others - both elected and appointed. Locally, I had a WALMART manager tell me my purchases did not pay the cashiers' wages but she could not tell me where that money came from.
Some sixty years ago when as a teenager longing to buy a car, the price of new cars kept going up. The economic cycle then was the price of new cars went up, the steel unions went on strike for higher wages (because the price of a car went up), the higher wages caused the price of steel to go up, the higher priced steel caused the price of a new car to go up, and the cycle continued.
Today's majority party in Washington, D.C. thinks they can increase taxes, fees and regulations without affecting the consumer; but who pays these increased costs of doing business?
I am not saying all labor strikes in this country have been or are bad. I am saying that America's educators need to improve civics, history, and economic education if our country is to survive the current mentality of some of our government (and labor) "leaders".
Accurate History is more important than most people know.
I understand some history is boring and even complicated for a young persons mind. It would be nice if we could teach them the importance of history, and concentrate on American history for the average class. It is my calculation that only a tiny fraction of Americans understand why we have the greatest country ever, and they vote, but not in a way that can preserve America. I hate to say anything negative to my heroes, the Founders of this great country, but I do with they had demanded proper knowledge of our Constitution to be able to vote. I often people on the street why we got the Bill of Rights, and it is rare to get a good answer, and they often don't know.
Unions had a place in history! But they are now a destructive force, and they certainly are not necessary in Government employment.
Add new comment