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Looking Out For The Little Guy - 4/4/2009 7:25:01 AM

TheHeretic

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Just in case some might not be aware, in California, $9 an hour is an even crappier wage than it sounds like.

The union of low-wage caregivers that Tyrone Freeman once headed has taken him to court to demand restitution of more than $1.1 million -- dues money that allegedly financed his lifestyle of $175 glasses of cognac, $250 bottles of wine and a $3,400 trip to the NFL's Pro Bowl in Hawaii.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-union1-2009apr01,0,2515561.story

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RE: Looking Out For The Little Guy - 4/4/2009 7:28:29 AM

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two fiddy for a bottle of wine isn`t that much....

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RE: Looking Out For The Little Guy - 4/4/2009 8:09:11 AM

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This is the American (and elitist) culture of a sense of entitlement that has taken hold in so many positions of power. When one looks at the entire landscape of corruption, it seems a daunting task to find a way of eliminating this kind of graft...everywhere.

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RE: Looking Out For The Little Guy - 4/4/2009 8:23:45 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: MrRodgers

This is the American (and elitist) culture of a sense of entitlement that has taken hold in so many positions of power. When one looks at the entire landscape of corruption, it seems a daunting task to find a way of eliminating this kind of graft...everywhere.

It has nothing to do with "American" or "elitist". It is mankind, period.

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