KDR,

The small problem with that is that the falling values are dragging down the rest of the ecomony. So that even though they didn't get directly whacked by the falling values, the ones that don't own are probably in a worse position to buy then they were before.

Term limits are needed because incumbancy provides a significant advantage in campaign fund raising, access to media, and leverage through patronage.

Maybe they should just drop the requirement to be insured. Then again, the insurance companies may not like that.

I would think a lot of this would depend on state weights and measures law. If the law requires volumes to be temperature normalized, they have a case, and visa versa.

In the end, I don't think they'll get a contract without a strike. And the only way a strike will work is if Culinary honors the picket lines. Otherwise, those dealers will be replaced in 15 minutes (by the hordes of dealers at the break-in houses that would kill for those jobs, tip sharing and all.)