Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

[Snobdds]

I always thought this was one of the biggest lost opportunities of the covid crisis. What a perfect time to have a national debate on healthcare affordability and accessibility for all us citizens. But nope, we decided to take a different path based on a statistically questionable narrative that will fix nothing and only serve to divide us further. The cynic in me half way thinks it was deliberate, at least by the politicians. The last thing they ever want is to get cornered into talking about real problems that will require difficult and painful solutions.

Believe it or not, many people think their super healthy or they won't have any medical issues and will willfully forgo health insurance. The 20 somethings are this way. No matter how much you incentive them, they would rather spend the money on a new Iphone than health insurance. It's not absurd to think this is not normal either, they just don't use enough health insurance to justify the expense.

People do like to see a return of something on their dollar. The return is just not there for them at that age. Most will start to get plans in their 30's...

 

[ruffdog]

...wait until interest rates go negative.....

 

[IndyJay]

Just a heads-up... beware of trolls that incite "political speech" and then complain to moderators about any political speech that they disagree with. I got a two week time out because someone was triggered by an opinion that I stated that was in disagreement to their "core" beliefs. There are a couple folks that I follow that are likewise offline, private messaging disabled.

 

[Snobdds]

We know who they are...

 

[PuffyC]

So any of you guys hear about that Deere strike? What’s up with that? They making tractors again yet?

 

[two_bit_score]

The biggest problem with examples like that is that they are companies of which most haven't heard. Thousands of new businesses start up with a dream of being 'better' in some way. Laudable goals, but the laws of Economics are not going to change any more than the laws of Physics.

In my opinion, one of the best ways to compensate all employees is to include a profit sharing component. If the company does well, everyone makes more. Ultimately, though, supply and demand will dictate what levels of pay accrue to each job. Imagine the outrage among skilled positions if the company paid unskilled workers the same...

Profit sharing is a good tool and another is ESOP - Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

 

[Snobdds]

So any of you guys hear about that Deere strike? What’s up with that? They making tractors again yet?

I thought it was a UAW strike? I don't believe Deere is striking...

 

[two_bit_score]

Just a heads-up... beware of trolls that incite "political speech" and then complain to moderators about any political speech that they disagree with. I got a two week time out because someone was triggered by an opinion that I stated that was in disagreement to their "core" beliefs. There are a couple folks that I follow that are likewise offline, private messaging disabled.

There are a lot of those on TBN, sad to say. Some can‘t tolerate questions if there is a hint that the answer would be contrary to what they believe.

 

[RickB]

There are a lot of those on TBN, sad to say. Some can‘t tolerate questions if there is a hint that the answer would be contrary to what they believe.

Kinda like the general population.

 

[riptides]

Oh, someone got their feeling hurt again. Why even bother mentioning that "heads up"......