Dr. Who
Well-Known Member
OH! The Russia, China, Cuba card.....
That's Communism NOT Socialism !!! That's the biggest misconception sold to the public by the right. (FEAR THIS and this, and this, and this -etc, etc!) I basically think that the right wants everyone else afraid and following the wolf in the herders cloths "because they will "protect us"! What rubbish!
I know several business owners who run their business with a socialist twist (I did it too). Employees get paid in shares - even the owner. I know a large scale bakery that does this. The lowest guy on the ladder (the janitor) makes $64,000 a year (to start)! His kids go to college and he and his wife basically want for nothing.....The owner still makes the bulk of the money but has employees that would not even consider leaving. They do the best work in the field. He takes the time to know each employee by name and as he hands out bonus's....He ask's by name how each wife is doing and how the kids are.
The health care is provided. 100%! Each employee gets a $1000 dollar "grant" at the beginning of the year to cover any deductible med costs for the year. IF any of that $1000 dollars is left at the end of the year. It is the employees to keep for them selves. Not to many people taking sick days (you do have to have a Dr.'s note for sick days)!
Whats the catch? You have to work 10 hr days, 4 days a week with Fridays as needed and at overtime share rates. Instead of adding employees and increasing hrs. The owner has simply expanded as needed to cover the increase in business demand for the high quality natural grained and organic bread lines that have been increasing production needs!
That, is a type or style of "socialism".....Money or product does NOT go to the "state" for redistribution "equally" !!!!
The employees direct family get the first chance at new or opening positions. Then from a massive application file.....There is a bottling and packaging company that works that way I know of, along with several other companies that operate that way also.....I learned from one of my best friends as he runs his tool building/ sharpening business this way....
His business has nothing but increased in size for the 30 years he's owned it. Now think of this. As these business's increase in size and profit - so does the workers pay in a direct proportion to the increase!
Still loving your underpaid factory job? A big company near me has just about the strangle hold on "Hitch" products for semi's...That would be WORLD wide dominance of the market!
The workers are in a union that used to actually work. it's now so weak that in the last 8 years the company has TRIPLED (began with 300 million in yearly profits. That doubled every 2 years for 6 and has dropped to a 150 million increase yearly sense) in size globally. They have not got one single decent wage increase! In fact. The cost of living raise was suspended by questionable math, built in the contract "forced" on them by threats of "sign it this way or we move the division out of the US" ! They work a natural 8 but the contract has mandatory Saturday's. you HAVE to work 2 straight - before you can "put in" for 1 off. The request can be denied.....Workers get NO bonus and the front office gets production bonus's based on yearly production figures.....Understand the mandatory Saturdays yet? Want a job? They do pay $18.95 and hr but, it'll take a new hire 10 years to reach that pay level (start at 14.00)....Want a job there? They have trouble keeping them filled!
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