http://disqus.com/people/f531d05f5e27c9a732843f1f0dafdff5/enTue, 08 Jan 2008 00:27:38 -0000http://popcritics.disqus.com/nbc_cancels_the_golden_globes/#comment-1198250The writers are unbelievably selfish. To put themselves and their contrary agenda over an entire industry is beyond greedy and short sighted. All of the people who worked hard this past year deserve to be celebrated and now in addition to many people who work in the industry have not only lost their jobs and homes because of the strong arm tactics of the WGA, but now their opportunity to be rewarded for a job well done is being stolen. And where is the voice of reason to bring the two sides together to not undermine one of the last remaining economic exports of this country. Not only have we farmed out everything from childrens toys to technology help overseas but now the truly American industry of film and television which is unmatched anywhere else in the world is essentially being shutdown by the WGA. Well I guess if the writers don't get their precious 3% they are willing to take the industry down with them for as long as they can. This is a clear example of why unions have officially become an arcaic and disfunctional drain on the economy. In the industrial revolution when people were working for 20 hours, in poor conditions for 50 cents there was a need for some arbitration, but in a free market economy these union bullies just bleed the system dry with the union bosses making money on the basis of a "group think" mentality which does nothing but weaken the working relations of the industry they suppose to support.reason and accountabilityTue, 08 Jan 2008 00:27:38 -0000