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by artumi-richard 3347 days ago
That reference about DHL being German doesn't sit nicely with me. Germany is much more socialist than the USA.
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Particularly ironic inversion since DHL was formed as a US company to fly bills of lading between San Francisco and Honolulu. Initially they used spare capacity in air passengers' baggage so that the bills would arrive ahead of the actual cargo on ships.

Eventually moved upstream into moving the cargo itself.

DHL == Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn

Are we?

The health insurance system is corrupt and medical services are arguably on the decline.

When you don't have money or a job, you can get basic benefits and in return get treated like a dog. For many people that is still better than in their home countries, so they come here.

The middle class is getting smaller, because they're the ones paying for all this.

Is milking the middle class from all ends socialist? Doesn't feel like it.

If you're from Germany, go to a US hospital once to get a basic treatment. Then look at the bill and think about the argument of a corrupt insurance system. Because as a German, you'll likely never have seen how much a doctor or hospital actually charge a patient.
Yes, the problem isn't Germany's companies; the problem is the lax regulation and weak unions in the US. Both foreign and domestic companies frequently mistreat their employees in the US.
I agree.It must be the 51% shareholder category of the author`s company who are creating such working conditions for the pilots.
All the more experience with applying the subcontractor mechanism to squeeze transportation services.