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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You should just ask.........

“Wouldn’t you want the government to take better care of you so you don’t have to worry about taking care of yourself?"[/quote]

+1.  Indeed.  Wouldn't you want to not be a republican so you're not putting in power the wealthy business owners who profit from your apparent ignorance and blind allegiance?  Wouldn't you want to be a socialist?  I'm not from the US and I have to give the GOP a slow clap every time I think of what they've pulled off in the last 35 years.[/quote]

Donald Trump is a wealthy business owner who has created tens of thousands of jobs.   When he profits, so do the people who work for him.   In a capitalist society, you can't hate companies but want jobs.

Blue collar workers for the most part do not want handouts, they want jobs.    That is why they buy into Trump's message.   They do not view themselves as poor, but rather displaced due to bad trade deals and unfair global competition.  Many, believe it or not, have the old fashion view that government handouts are charity and it embarrasses them.   They want good jobs.   Hillary has never created one, other than for attorneys representing her.[/quote]

Hundreds of current and former Trump Organization employees have accused the company of being less than fair and more than tough. Multiple lawsuits have targeted Trump's businesses over the years with allegations ranging from anti-union intimidation to hiring undocumented workers. In one case, the Trump Organization paid $475,000 to settle a claim with nearly 300 Los Angeles golf club employees in a class-action suit alleging unpaid wages and age discrimination, and other offenses.

In another, the Trump Organization settled for an unknown sum more than 15 years after unionized workers first accused the company of employing undocumented Polish immigrants at a New York demolition site. The workers allegedly "were paid $5 an hour or less when they were paid at all," and "worked 12-hour shifts, seven days a week with no overtime,".

Recently, the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, saying hotel management had illegally attempted to coerce workers into voting against unionization. Hotel employees voted to organize with the Culinary Union in December, but management has yet to recognize the union.[/quote]

Have you ever run a business?    Clearly not.   I have a small business and have had to face several law suites from employees who felt they were unfairly let go, weren't treated fairly on the job, etc.   I had to hire an attorney and fight over what turned out to be mostly fabrications.   Their attorney was working on contingency, so they had no reason not to look for a free payday.  I won most and settled for a few thousand dollars in one case because it was too expensive to fight, even though I was right.   When someone is let go, they frequently blame the employer for being unfair, even though they are the one to blame for not performing.  An attorney will tell them that the employer will settle rather than fight.   This is how America works.

In Trump's history he has been purported to have created over 50,000 jobs with multiples more indirectly.   What you mention is a very small percentage of those.   There is no business of the size of his venture that does not get sued from time to time.   Many times it is ambulance chasing attorneys looking to make a name and a buck.   Sometimes it is legitimate and companies pay or settle.    But it is the cost of doing business in today's litigious society.   Similar suits to the above have been brought against Walmart, Uber, FedEx, IBM, and many more large employers.   Should we run those companies out of business and put hundreds of thousands onto the streets because a small percentage feel shorted from time to time?

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