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David Thomas: I find it ironic that the gentleman closed his statement right along the same class lines that I said have been blurred…

On the recordApril 11, 2002
I find it ironic that the gentleman closed his statement right along the same class lines that I said have been blurred significantly. I was not talking about communism; I was talking about Marxism. The gentleman's reference that the captains of industry get to be treated differently than their employees is one of the reasons we are here today. If the gentleman would turn to page 75 of the bill, the gentleman would find section 108, which clearly prohibits the so-called captains from participating in activities that the employees are denied. Exactly the point that the gentleman makes is contained in the legislation. In addition to that, the reason we are here today with a shared committee responsibility is because in 1974 Congress passed, and the President signed, the Employer Retirement Income Security Act, known as ERISA.
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David Thomas
New York

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Discussing the implications of class distinctions in legislation related to employee rights and ERISA.

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