Labor Day IS NOT

[Mr. Mike]

Labor Day (just my opinion)
Labor Day IS NOT the holiday that celebrates the moments leading up to our births, nor the screams of our mothers contractions, or the final push to pop each and everyone of us onto this dirt clog, to grow into the species, which devours everything in site, pooping tons of toxins where we sleep, multiplying uncontrollably, walking bumbling, and even crawling blobs of protoplasm that we are.. Surprised? So was I.
In addition nor is Labor Day the official last day of summer, the last weekend before school starts, nor the Jerry Lewis telethon weekend
Labor Day, is however, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.

The first Labor Day holiday occurred on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, based on the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.

In 1884, the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885, Labor Day celebrations occurred in many industrial centers around the country.

The first government recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. On June 28, 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal federal holiday. The form that the observance and celebration of Labor Day should take were outlined in the first proposal of the holiday-- a street parade to exhibit to the public the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families.

So In short I suppose, we should rather than get that last holiday of the summer day-cation in frivolous egotistical joy, by purchasing some over inflated dollar sucking crude from some foreign oil giant shrouded as an American corporation, to propel our selves on a deteriorating infrastructure, in a car with a majority of its parts most likely made some where else in the world. Perhaps we should , walk to a store near our homes or a farmers market or anything close enough that we do not need to pack a foreign made backpack with supplies to get there alive and PURCHASE something made in America!

That’s right! We should probably try to make a conscious effort to purchase things made in America, (it will not be easy). this act of reading a label to Discover where something is made and making a conscious effort to purchase things made in America, will not only help those employed, but in addition will help others who are not employed. This will cause an increase in demand which will lead directly to the employment of a larger workforce, a workforce of hopefully of Americans. Which in turn, should for all intent and purposes, lead to a decline in unemployment and unemployment benefits (think lowering the deficit)… and if you think your going to hear this logic from anyone on your foreign made TV.. Guess again.. To many elected officials have had their campaigns funded by Corporations who do not want you to know that, and money for lobbyists to get bills passed that will make it even harder for you to discover where something is manufactured..

So I think in order to celebrate this Holiday, Labor day, properly, as it was intended for American’s who have walked before us in a labor force that basically created the wealth of this country, we should all make a vow to read the label, to discover for perhaps the first time, who we are supporting with our hard earned dollars. Then armed with that information, and if possible make a change to AMERICAN MADE. I mention if possible because believe it or not several things are no longer made in America such as your television, There has not been a Television fully manufactured in the United States since 1985 also any food you purchase from a producer that is not in season, most likely comes from a foreign land (some are local green house grown but they usually are only available at the farmers markets!)



Have a Happy Labor Day and please TRY to buy American made!

Sincerely

Mr. Mike

[Mr. Mike]

I thought it went without saying, However here it is, “is there any body else for music besides DAN?” hehe!

 

On a more serious note, I think we should do a little homework and find out who else this is happening to what industries have packed in a moved away.. And who else has become the victim of non American manufacturing … seems like there is something to be discovered and revealed... this is sort of up the alley of we can not compete with the world.... so we can not buy American Made because we can not afford to...

 

A California solar-panel manufacturer once touted by President Barack Obama as a beneficiary of his administration's economic policies — as well as a half-billion-dollar federal loan — is laying off 1,100 workers and filing for bankruptcy.

Solyndra LLC of Fremont, Calif., had become the poster child for government investment in green technology. The president visited the company in May 2010 and noted that Solyndra expected to hire 1,000 workers to manufacture solar panels. Other state and federal officials such as former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Energy Secretary Steven Chu also visited the company's facilities.

But hard times have hit the nation's solar industry. Solyndra is the third solar company to seek bankruptcy protection this month. Officials said Wednesday that the global economy as well as unfavorable conditions in the solar industry combined to force the company to suspend its manufacturing operations.

The price for solar panels has tanked in part because of heavy competition from Chinese companies, dropping by about 42 percent this year.

Republicans have been looking into the Solyndra loan for months. The House Energy and Commerce Committee subpoenaed documents relating to the loan from the White House Office of Management and Budget. GOP Reps. Fred Upton of Michigan and Cliff Stearns of Florida issued a joint statement on Wednesday saying it was clear that Solyndra was a dubious investment.

"We smelled a rat from the onset," the two lawmakers said.

Shortly after the company's announcement, it became clear that the bankruptcy would serve as further ammunition to criticize an economic stimulus bill that provided seed money for solar startups — even though officials said interest in providing Solyndra with guaranteed government loans was first sought under the Bush administration.

 

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Another yet more political view.. by the republicans

California-based Solyndra LLC has closed its plant and laid off 1,100 despite receiving $535 million in government-backed loans from the Department of Energy. One of the company's top investors is a foundation headed by Tulsa billionaire George Kaiser, who has been a big donor to President Barack Obama's presidential c....

Obama has made visits to the plant, and called the company a model for the green initiatives his administration wants to pursue.

Stearns, and other Republicans, have voiced concerns about Kaiser using political leverage to secure the loans, which they say went to a company that could not compete in the global market.

Stearns talked about those concerns Friday on an Orlando television station.

In addition, he has penned a letter with U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R - Mich., asking that the White House turn over documents regarding their role in granting the loans.

[Alice Shapiro]

Very cool idea Mr. Mike. And Dan Loredan could do the music.

[Mr. Mike]

Dear Alice

 

 That is a sad state of afairs... Perhaps we need to produce a documentry to educate Americans on what is and isnt from US!

[Alice Shapiro]

I totally agree. Re-education is needed, literally and philosophically. A few days ago I heard that a local manufacturing company in my State cannot find enough qualified people to hire, claiming it is due to the manufacturing industry having been looked down upon as a legitimate field of employment for Americans.