please correct me if I'm wrong... I thought he was against unions, striking and organized labor.?.?

And it is disgusting the way he throws money at the rubes to keep them from organizing. Should he be pro striking? Good news men the workers are striking and we will have to shut down.

You are going to love mandatory arbitrated contracts.

You mean after the Employee "Free" Choice act passes?

Yup...........

Well, he may be an SOB, but he's a smart, money-making SOB, and bottom line, he's our smart, money-making SOB.

He has spoken on this issue before and the way I understand it he is not for unrestricted immigration but rather he favors an increased quota of highly educated workers' work permits. Those are temporary work visas for folks with very high levels of education usually in the tech or medical fields. Their visas are usually for 3-5 years and most of them greatly contribute to our society versus the free flow of uneducated and very often illiterate even in their native Spanish language illegal workers form south of the border. I agree with Fred and here's why...

In 1979 two very gifted mathematicians from Moscow State University, Mikhail and Evgenia were granted a similar 'highly skilled worker' visas and they moved to the US with their then 6 year old son. When the relationship between the US and then Soviet Union deteriorated their visas were extended indefinitely and eventually they, along with their son, became US citizens.

While growing up their son Brin attended grade school at Paint Branch Montessori School in Adelphi, Maryland, but he also received further education at home; his father Mikhail now a professor in the department of mathematics at the University of Maryland, nurtured his interest in mathematics and his family helped him retain his Russian-language skills.
When he grew up he ended up attending Stanford University where he met another gifted mathematician and computer junkie - Larry.

If you haven't figured it out by now Sergey Brin - Google's co-founder - is the kid of the two mathematician recipients of the 'skilled workers' visa which Fred Smith is in favor of. I'd say - as always - Fred is right on the money.


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Everyone should be forced to use a Post Office at least once a month for a year. It would then become apparent what 200 plus years of what "no competition" will produce. Inefficient, rude, slow, and no ideal who the "customer" is and where he should rank.

UPS / FDX should bid for and take over the US Post Office. It would be a much better product.

You say that as if he has YOUR interests at heart. I doubt he would give a second thought at furloughing the bottom 300-400 pilots in your group. Especially if the trucker deal starts eating at the companies bottom line. With an administration change coming are you guys preparing?

No he has his interest at heart, and so far, that has not been a bad thing for the pilot group. What would you suggest for preparing? No need to worry about hiding Capital Gains when there are none.