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2006-07-18 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by tu3031 2006-07-18 16:24|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Almost all of them were construction workers ~~the rest did yard maintenance~~"

Well, I for one am just shocked!

Hooda thunk it?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-07-18 17:42|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-07-18 17:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Well Barb, I worked in construction for 12 years. And if you ask their employers they will give you some line of shit about not being able get Americans to do the job, or not being able to pay more than minimum wage, or some other cock and bull story for why they hire wetbacks. The real reason is that they can pay them $10 an hour less than an American carpenter, stiff them on unemployment insurance and social security, and screw them on workers comp. They employers are every bit as culpable as the illegals, maybe more since they are the ones making all the money on the scheme.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-07-18 19:23|| 2006-07-18 19:23|| Front Page Top

#3 "The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 is a United States federal law which established the requirement for paying prevailing wages on public works projects. All federal government construction contracts, and most contracts for federally assisted construction over $2,000, must include provisions for paying workers on-site no less than the locally prevailing wages and benefits paid on similar projects."
The contractors should be fully investigated and, if among other things they are in violation of this act, their contract should be terminated and the firm barred from ever bidding on a federal contract again. Can you spell "bankrupty".

Posted by GK 2006-07-18 19:38|| 2006-07-18 19:38|| Front Page Top

#4 "Today's operation was part of our ongoing force protection measures," said post spokesman Tom McCollum. "There were no incidents or accidents."

No incidents. But possibly threats?

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2006-07-18 19:53|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-07-18 19:53|| Front Page Top

#5 #2 GK - Yup.

(BTW, I was being sarcastic. ;-p)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-07-18 20:37|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com] 2006-07-18 20:37|| Front Page Top

#6 I wonder how many immigrants are working at the Immigration Department?

Posted by Danking70 2006-07-18 21:07|| 2006-07-18 21:07|| Front Page Top

#7 It would be interesting to learn the backgrounds of the laborers who built the Pentagon 65 years or so ago. My guess is that it was 95% or more Americans - thankful simply to have a job following the depression decade.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2006-07-18 23:02|| 2006-07-18 23:02|| Front Page Top

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