In Reply to: My hat is off to you! (m) posted by RobertB on September 16, 2002 at 5:04 PM:
: doesn't acknowledge the folks who are just trying to earn a living.
That's a very significant statement. People are going to go where they can make money whether it's at the local mom & pop dry cleaner or the Wal-Mart. Unfortunately, M&Ps can't usually afford the additional benefits that Wal-Mart gives. What's a person to do? Go without health insurance (I did for many years and it was terrifying!)? Have no retirement funds or profit sharing?
Some folks think there is only one side to every issue -- theirs! Others think there are two sides to every issue. Personally, I think there are at least 22 sides to mose issues and 222 to the rest. There are so many, many things to consider when discussing a matter like corporations vs mom-and-pops.
Good luck with your future campaign. It sounds like you're very much a think, caring, open to discuss person. Government needs more of that and less ego. Thanks for the good discussion.