Opinion columnists and commentators keep pounding away on the same points because those points need to be changed.
Silence is simply not an option.
Are we successful? Are all the anonymous (yes, even if you slap your name and photo up you're still 'anonymous' in the world of the internet..how do we really know that's you 'just sayin'? What a ridiculous debate to even waste time on when the content being spoken is what has legitimacy. If we wanted to be recognized for ourselves instead of what we bring to the table, we'd be a politician now, wouldn't we?) voices out here really getting their point across?
You betcha.
Another welcome back this morning goes out to the Boyd. Up on the Aspen Daily News.
Bravo!! Very well done.
Johnny Boyd. In a tribute to Paula and James Crown and their companion in philosophy Warren Klug:
"...If ACRA’s lobbying efforts prove fruitful, the businesses of Aspen would have an unlimited supply of labor that is stripped of all rights granted to American citizens. With no avenue to speak out or air grievances, these “workers in limbo” would be a boon to all employers looking to save a buck. A more cynical policy probably can’t be imagined, though that isn’t a challenge.
During most of the last decade the SkiCo imported its labor from abroad. Its ability to secure visas from the federal government was key in making sure that wages for every business in the valley are kept low in spite of the skyrocketing cost of living. If you can’t move the mountain to the cheap labor, move the cheap labor to the mountain. As the largest employer in the valley, the SkiCo sets the bar for all employers, and especially for ACRA.
The SkiCo ignored the outcry of last year to pay a living wage and the controversy went away. That’s how it usually works in America. Almost every issue is a passing fad. It’s one of the hazards of living in a shallow sound-bite society. SkiCo has no motivation to pay its employees enough to lift them above the poverty line because the pressure is off.
It is this disdain for the American worker that is causing certain segments of society to take to the streets in protest. The avarice of large employers has finally been linked to the economic depression of American workers. The workers are angry and rejecting the circumstances that leave fully employed laborers forced to live in slums because of the greed of employers. The protesters have become liquid for the winter, but this is no passing fad. I fear there will be blood...."
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"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
