In your Sunday editorial you found “byzantine” a bill passed by the legislature that would provide if “private contractors save the government money by paying people less, they are not allowed to get a contract to do the work” where public workers are already doing the work. Judging from your comments, you would probably find “living wage” provisions equally so.
Furthermore you connect this bill to the upcoming vote in January on the action by the legislature taxing corporations and households making over $250,000 — “you might want to remember the following as an example of how the Legislature that gave you the tax proposals also made it hard to reduce the cost of government.”
What should never be forgotten is the long-standing effort to exploit workers. Often, of late, done in a devious and surreptitious manner. Sometimes even with the aid of some workers, those who fall for the deceit and secrecy — unable to connect the dots of their repression.
It’s a simple clash of values, those in favor of exploiting workers versus those who are opposed.
Often such a clash cannot be resolved any other way than by a vote — like the one coming up in January. I hope those who are opposed to exploiting workers will join me in voting “Yes.”
Robert G. Gourley, Corvallis
Furthermore you connect this bill to the upcoming vote in January on the action by the legislature taxing corporations and households making over $250,000 — “you might want to remember the following as an example of how the Legislature that gave you the tax proposals also made it hard to reduce the cost of government.”
What should never be forgotten is the long-standing effort to exploit workers. Often, of late, done in a devious and surreptitious manner. Sometimes even with the aid of some workers, those who fall for the deceit and secrecy — unable to connect the dots of their repression.
It’s a simple clash of values, those in favor of exploiting workers versus those who are opposed.
Often such a clash cannot be resolved any other way than by a vote — like the one coming up in January. I hope those who are opposed to exploiting workers will join me in voting “Yes.”
Robert G. Gourley, Corvallis
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