[lbo-talk] Boycotting the unorganized?

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

John Thornton:
> I have a neighbor who owns a small grocery store. He was head of
purchasing
> for a grocery chain that closed their doors. He and a friend from that
> operation took out an SBA loan using their homes as collateral. Bill (my
> neighbor) employs himself, his wife, his mother, his wifes mother, his
> daughter, his son, a friend of the son, and a friend of the daughter
> occasionally. Both his children are attending university. His partner runs
> the meat counter (among other things).
---snip ---

John, if in your story you substituted the word "union" with the phrase
"social security" would you still be sympathetic to Bill the Small Time
Grocer's cause?  If so, you should be supporting Bush's privatization plans.

Wojtek