This one is short and sweet, hopefully! I understand many are upset about the loss of the Twinkie and the Ding Dong. I honestly dont really care because I dont eat them. I also understand that they have been around forever. But my thoughts instantly were turned to the thousands of people that have now lost their jobs because thats how it had to be. They couldnt reach an agreement. The company did what they needed to do and the workers felt like they what they did was best to protect themselves. But in the end, no one won out. It was a loss of both parts. That is what is sad. You can sit there and believe what you want to believe about our current situation with the economy and who the person responsible for situations like this, but in my opinion there are lost of people to blame. Its not just one person that can make a situation bad like this. It takes a lot of people and of course no one will take responsibility because they dont want a finger pointed at them. And that is what is sad people not taking responsibility for their actions.
Our country is suffering. People are suffering. I dont know why and I dont have the answers and dont profess to have the answers. But lets look at the bigger picture here. Really why spend $350 on ebay for a box of Twinkies or Ding Dongs?!? No wonder our economy is the way it is. People doing stupid things like that. And honestly who's to says the Twinkie is gone forever. Maybe they will sell the recipe to Little Debbie or someone that has the money to make it work. Lets for once think about someone besides ourselves and the fact we wont have a Twinkie in our cupboards. Lets think of the thousands that recently lost their job and the other thousands that need jobs. This is where we should focus our attention... not to the stupid loss of a Twinkie!
I agree, this whole thing has been taken out of context. Yeah, Twinkies are a classic, but the real tragedy is sooooo many jobs just gone. All at once. And mostly because the heads of the company grossly mismanaged funds--continuing to give themselves raises and bonuses until the company tanked. Selfishness can be such a scary thing.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!! I totally agree. I never cared for twinkies anyway, and think people are silly complaining that their world is over because they can't treat themselves to twinkies anymore. It's sad to see so many people losing their jobs, not just because of Hostess tanking, but already you see businesses cutting back hours and employees to avoid Obamacare fees. Really if people would stop being so selfish our economy would be in a lot better shape. Why do politicians, athletes, movie stars, and singers need millions of dollars? It's silly how these people are considered idols and heroes. Sheesh. I'm concerned over where this country and the people are going, not in losing a treat full of artificial flavorings and preservatives.
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