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Texas Trucker (Andersonj2273 on X) is saying that he laments that both parties represent the Corporate Duopoly which is held up by PACs and lobbyists, and the little guy is left behind in the political process
He's a member of the National Owner Operators Association
He's a small carrier, mom & pop shop basically
They're getting shoved out by the big monopolies
I'm thinking about how Economic Republicanism and how that's basically when the workers rise up to establish a Patriot economy
He mentions non-domicile / illegals getting CDLs — some don't speak English, and all of our road signs are in English — Ending Mass Immigration and Modern Slavery from the ACP program
CFR — transparency about profits is being DENIED
They're fighting against the "drivers shortage myth" which is being promoted
3.9M truckers about to be put out of jobs by self-driving trucks — we need to ensure that Automation doesn't destroy social cohesion
How can ACP help them? He wants to see truckers and carriers paid fairer and more transparency, he doesn't know much about us
AB5 was promoted by AFL-CIO? ABC laws will continue to be developed in various states
How can we give a higher form of consciousness to labor? Above trade-union consciousness, towards proletarian / revolutionary consciousness.
Questions of taxes and social security
Kyle correctly points out that our Federal Government isn't really a benevolent actor wanting to help truckers, really they're just looking for money tax dollars
Show me where the profits go ... transparency will destroy all niches and all middle men. Good. But this will collapse the system. We'll have to rebuild in the ashes. See: Niche
We need a Diagram of the whole economy so we can see where all the profits go
Turnover as a means to avoid accountability
1973 trucker strikes?
Kyle doesn't believe that the union is actually causing the bankruptcy of 10 Roads
1099 vs W2 debate
What's the post-AB5 plan?
Justice 4 Truckers Inc is putting together an organization where all associations will unite together
A union of unions, if you will
What's an SRO model? Mark of UDDA mentions this could be good
You can't unionize a terminal? You gotta unionize the whole terminal?
Thinking about how uberization and increased socialization — National Gig Economy by FRANTZ
Railroad Labor Act 1800s or something — used to crush the railroad unions
UCAD
TUFF - Truckers United for Freedom
Truckers for Justice
Everyone's fragmented, we must unite them
They want us divided
Josh brining up the ruthlessness of business competition, how people could become millionaires if they want, but were trying to unite those left behind
Unfortunately I had to hop off early I’ll try to catch the recording later