What happened was even worse that that. Sales weren’t that bad (there is always someone who wants to eat high-fat chemical-laden… wrapped in cellophane). The company wasn’t doing that bad before being taken over by parasite capitalists. who, after demanding concessions from the union, “financed” and consulted the company into bankruptcy while paying themselves hugely.
Hostess did have some union agreement problems. The drivers delivered by product instead of delivering all of their products in one truck to a store. Several drivers would service the same store in a day.
“As an ideology, it construes profit-making as the essence of democracy, consuming as the only operable form of citizenship, and an irrational belief in the market to solve all problems and serve as a model for structuring all social relations.”Henry Giroux on Neo-Liberalism
To quote Shaw,“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.”
“My religion is to do good …” – Thomas Paine
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.”-Frederic Bastiat
kaffekup almost 6 years ago
A little dated, but still true. Just change the name of the company.
Masterskrain almost 6 years ago
Absolutely NO DIFFERENCE between then and now, sad to say…
Yontrop almost 6 years ago
What happened was even worse that that. Sales weren’t that bad (there is always someone who wants to eat high-fat chemical-laden… wrapped in cellophane). The company wasn’t doing that bad before being taken over by parasite capitalists. who, after demanding concessions from the union, “financed” and consulted the company into bankruptcy while paying themselves hugely.
J Quest almost 6 years ago
Anybody else remember “Twinkie the Kid” from those old Hostess comic book ads?
PoodleGroomer almost 6 years ago
Hostess did have some union agreement problems. The drivers delivered by product instead of delivering all of their products in one truck to a store. Several drivers would service the same store in a day.
Packratjohn Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Union Man can no longer afford the products he makes.
Godfreydaniel almost 6 years ago
Usually the evil villain laugh is “bwa -ha-ha.” I’m hoping that was a typo, or else my faith in evil villain laughs will be shattered!
comixbomix almost 6 years ago
Greed versus the strength of an economy based on the strength of a healthy middle-class…but they’ll never learn – “greed” is just too “pretty”.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 6 years ago
To quote Shaw, “Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.”
“My religion is to do good …” – Thomas Paine
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” -Frederic Bastiatari180 almost 6 years ago
I still like diabetes pastries.But only the chocolate ones.