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Workers miss pay so Bush can announce tax cuts

Incredible, but true. George W. Bush's visit to a nonunionized plastics factory in Omaha to pitch his $550 billion tax cut plan as helping workers will cost those workers up to $130 each in lost wages, because the plant will be closed for Bush's speech.
Airlite Plastics CEO Brad Crosby is giving the workers a choice of being docked for the time the plant is closed, work next Saturday to make up the time, take an unpaid day off or use a paid vacation day. In any event, the workers lose while Bush promotes his additional tax cuts for the rich as helping average folks.