UNIONS AND FREE TRADE

I believe that unions are the only way to get the 1% to pay people a decent wage.

I believe that trade protections just allow industry to become more and more INEFFICIENT. Sometimes these inefficient industries disappear almost overnight, which is really HARD on the workers.

I also believe that US industry should find some method of getting their employees stock ownership. If an employee feels that her work will make the entire company, and herself, RICHER, then the employee will be much more mindful about her work.

Stock options will not work for lower level employees who can not afford to buy the stock. Gifts of stock may not work because a gift from an employer is taxable income.

SOMEONE OUT THERE HAS THE SOLUTION. We should all work towards encouraging companies to turn employees into stockholders.

President Obama's free trade agreements are going to be good for the world economy, and good for the US economy.