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A day to appreciate workers and the unions who have provided for better working conditions for workers.
Steven says - Posted: August 31, 2011
Hopefully the end of the tourist invasion!
Skibum says - Posted: August 31, 2011
If it wasn’t for those “tourists” most of us wouldn’t be here. Obviously you haven’t lived here long enough to know that virtually every job up here is dependent on tourism in one form or another. Anyone who thinks it isn’t is a tourist still and we all started as tourists.
Jeff says - Posted: August 31, 2011
The three responses are exactly what I
would have expected. The observance of the holiday is a fair answer. Steven’s answer makes Steven part of Tahoes problem. That attitude is one of the
reasons Tahoe’s economy is failing. I hope Steven is wealthy because his unemployment could run out.
dogwoman says - Posted: August 31, 2011
An obsolete socialist holiday. IMHO.
Skibum says - Posted: August 31, 2011
Tsk Tsk dogwoman. I can find no reference to this being a socialistic holiday as it originated in the US and not based on anything else. Btw, what is IMHO? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day
dogwoman says - Posted: August 31, 2011
It just means, “In My Humble Opinion”. And that’s all it is.
Skibum says - Posted: August 31, 2011
Kool Thanks
SmedleyButler says - Posted: August 31, 2011
May it be ever so Humble.. there’s no place like delusional.. duped and stupid… The “Dupids” hate the Union movements that created the middle class and made America great.
dogwoman says - Posted: August 31, 2011
Ah, Smedley. . .personal attack again instead of answering the question of the week. How typical.
Steven says - Posted: August 31, 2011
Excuse Me, I am so sorry that I will be so happy to see the 4 vacation rentals that surround my home become vacant for awhile. And maybe I can enjoy my HOME as it was meant to be when I purchased it in a single family neighborhood, not a commercial lodging zone. And since I’ve lived here for over 30 years, and in my current home for over 25, I’m pretty sure I am no longer a tourist or part of Tahoe’s problem.
the conservation robot says - Posted: August 31, 2011
Socialism is not a reality in this country.
Corporations run the country. They control all aspect of government. Do you really think the oil and gas industry could ever be privatized (or reasonably regulated, we still subsidized them directly in and indirectly)?
The corporations that control this country want you to think that socialism is a threat to distract you from the reality that they, the corporations, are actually the bigger threat to your freedom and money. The contracts you sign to work for some corporations strip of way more rights than this government ever can or will.
Labor day means….
I actually work for my money instead of taking advantage of people like insurance companies and ‘financial services’ do. And I am not a supporter of a super PAC.
John says - Posted: August 31, 2011
Conservation, you are right, corporations like the Sierra Club and League are running this country. We have got to get a handle on these types of corporations that are running amok.
KnowBears says - Posted: September 1, 2011
Labor Day is a fitting day to consider why labor unions were needed and whether they are still filling the need for which they were created.
You are not a supporter of a superPAC? Many unions are. So you are not a union member? Do you feel mistreated by your employer? Unions, (socialist by their very nature) are an obsolete and unnecessary expense to all of us.
fireman says - Posted: September 1, 2011
In my humble opinion this is a time to reflect on the hard work of the past generations. Time to sit back and thank our elders for thier hard work that give me the oportunities to work hard and live a great life. I think all of these holidays are a time of reflection on where we been so we dont forget. This also makes me want to do better in my life and continue the tradition of the American Dream so my kids can reflect back on Labor Day to reflect on the hard work i pput in over the years.
I feel we could solve a lot of problems in this country, state, county, and city if we looked back at what we are forgetting of how we got to where we were.
Hard work and honesty will solve your problems. At least thats what my grandfather told me moments before he passed away.
Enjoy the holiday weekend, do something nice for someone.
Bob says - Posted: September 1, 2011
Labor Day to me is a day of rest. Free from the tyranical raves of one Bill Crawford. Free from the woes of the Angora Woodpecker. And free from the job that takes every bit of strength I can muster to make my life just so complete. Hallelujah. Halleluyah. I’m free at last.
Local Yokle says - Posted: September 3, 2011
According to Wikipedia:
The first big Labor Day in the United States was observed on September 5, 1882, by the Central Labor Union of New York.[1] It became a federal holiday in 1894, when, following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland reconciled with the labor movement. Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike.[2] The September date originally chosen by the CLU of New York and observed by many of the nation’s trade unions for the past several years was selected rather than the more widespread International Workers’ Day because Cleveland was concerned that observance of the latter would stir up negative emotions linked to the Haymarket Affair, which it had been observed to commemorate.[3] All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territories have made it a statutory holiday.
To me, Labor Day is a time to be happy for a good job with modest benefits. To be happy I am not living in one of the many countries where my current lifestyle would appear obscene. Many people in this world work much harder than any of us in this most lucky country and receive little in return for their efforts.
Hopefully our unions, businesses & politicians won’t mess up our means of living and cast us into the same work conditions we hear about in the third world.
Buy Made in the U.S.A. if you want to really show your interest in the future of this country.
A day to appreciate workers and the unions who have provided for better working conditions for workers.
Hopefully the end of the tourist invasion!
If it wasn’t for those “tourists” most of us wouldn’t be here. Obviously you haven’t lived here long enough to know that virtually every job up here is dependent on tourism in one form or another. Anyone who thinks it isn’t is a tourist still and we all started as tourists.
The three responses are exactly what I
would have expected. The observance of the holiday is a fair answer. Steven’s answer makes Steven part of Tahoes problem. That attitude is one of the
reasons Tahoe’s economy is failing. I hope Steven is wealthy because his unemployment could run out.
An obsolete socialist holiday. IMHO.
Tsk Tsk dogwoman. I can find no reference to this being a socialistic holiday as it originated in the US and not based on anything else. Btw, what is IMHO?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day
It just means, “In My Humble Opinion”. And that’s all it is.
Kool Thanks
May it be ever so Humble.. there’s no place like delusional.. duped and stupid… The “Dupids” hate the Union movements that created the middle class and made America great.
Ah, Smedley. . .personal attack again instead of answering the question of the week. How typical.
Excuse Me, I am so sorry that I will be so happy to see the 4 vacation rentals that surround my home become vacant for awhile. And maybe I can enjoy my HOME as it was meant to be when I purchased it in a single family neighborhood, not a commercial lodging zone. And since I’ve lived here for over 30 years, and in my current home for over 25, I’m pretty sure I am no longer a tourist or part of Tahoe’s problem.
Socialism is not a reality in this country.
Corporations run the country. They control all aspect of government. Do you really think the oil and gas industry could ever be privatized (or reasonably regulated, we still subsidized them directly in and indirectly)?
The corporations that control this country want you to think that socialism is a threat to distract you from the reality that they, the corporations, are actually the bigger threat to your freedom and money. The contracts you sign to work for some corporations strip of way more rights than this government ever can or will.
Labor day means….
I actually work for my money instead of taking advantage of people like insurance companies and ‘financial services’ do. And I am not a supporter of a super PAC.
Conservation, you are right, corporations like the Sierra Club and League are running this country. We have got to get a handle on these types of corporations that are running amok.
Labor Day is a fitting day to consider why labor unions were needed and whether they are still filling the need for which they were created.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100102296/sun-causes-climate-change-shock/
This was for you, Bongo. I posted it before but I guess you didn’t see it on the other discussion.
You are not a supporter of a superPAC? Many unions are. So you are not a union member? Do you feel mistreated by your employer? Unions, (socialist by their very nature) are an obsolete and unnecessary expense to all of us.
In my humble opinion this is a time to reflect on the hard work of the past generations. Time to sit back and thank our elders for thier hard work that give me the oportunities to work hard and live a great life. I think all of these holidays are a time of reflection on where we been so we dont forget. This also makes me want to do better in my life and continue the tradition of the American Dream so my kids can reflect back on Labor Day to reflect on the hard work i pput in over the years.
I feel we could solve a lot of problems in this country, state, county, and city if we looked back at what we are forgetting of how we got to where we were.
Hard work and honesty will solve your problems. At least thats what my grandfather told me moments before he passed away.
Enjoy the holiday weekend, do something nice for someone.
Labor Day to me is a day of rest. Free from the tyranical raves of one Bill Crawford. Free from the woes of the Angora Woodpecker. And free from the job that takes every bit of strength I can muster to make my life just so complete. Hallelujah. Halleluyah. I’m free at last.
According to Wikipedia:
The first big Labor Day in the United States was observed on September 5, 1882, by the Central Labor Union of New York.[1] It became a federal holiday in 1894, when, following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland reconciled with the labor movement. Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike.[2] The September date originally chosen by the CLU of New York and observed by many of the nation’s trade unions for the past several years was selected rather than the more widespread International Workers’ Day because Cleveland was concerned that observance of the latter would stir up negative emotions linked to the Haymarket Affair, which it had been observed to commemorate.[3] All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territories have made it a statutory holiday.
To me, Labor Day is a time to be happy for a good job with modest benefits. To be happy I am not living in one of the many countries where my current lifestyle would appear obscene. Many people in this world work much harder than any of us in this most lucky country and receive little in return for their efforts.
Hopefully our unions, businesses & politicians won’t mess up our means of living and cast us into the same work conditions we hear about in the third world.
Buy Made in the U.S.A. if you want to really show your interest in the future of this country.
My two cents!
-Local Yokle
a much needed day off. :)