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I never could understand how a bunch of republican millionaires could trash American workers while receiving the most socialistic benefits on the planet. When they start cutting their own pay and benefits I may listen to the hypocrites.
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Republican Leaders Boehner, Cantor Trash Workers
When they start cutting their own pay and benefits I may listen to the hypocrites.
I never could understand how a bunch of republican millionaires could trash American workers while receiving the most socialistic benefits on the planet. When they start cutting their own pay and benefits I may listen to the hypocrites.
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Republican Leaders Boehner, Cantor Trash Workers
Liberal, please explain to us all why an Administration that you claim is for the American worker has almost 16 million unemployed Americans today and has implemented more job killing legislation that prevents the creation of jobs.
What Republicans don't like and I agree is that special interest group called Unions claiming they represent the American worker when all they are doing is destroying the American worker. Unions were bailed out by the "stimulus" plan that has cost this country another 3 million workers and 3 trillion added to the debt. Obama had to develop a new term called "saved" jobs. Now if you can find any chart on BLS that provides the number of saved jobs then I will buy your rhetoric and apologize.
Yeah, an AFL CIO blog. That's unbiased. He didn't trash 'em. He said their unions were special interest groups. Fair statement, don't you think?
As to this....
Talk to the Democratic Congress. Theyu could do that in a heartbeat. ;-)
I did not claim that it was unbiased. That's why I posted it in the partisan politics forum. Huh?
If you want to call paying an American worker a livable wage a special interest than so be it.
LiberalAvenger;1058907162]All of the present day problems were caused by Reagan and the trickle down economic theory which is nothing but a scam to make the rich, richer.
I never hear any republicans complaining about the money given to bailed out bankers and AIG. Most of the complaining by the republicans is about workers who are paid a livable wage and not some fat cat making a few thousand dollars per hour.
I never hear any republicans complaining about an unfair trade policy with COMMUNIST China. I only hear about their complaining about high wages of union employees. Reagan set the union busing precedent when he fired the air traffic controllers.
The reason that the economy is still bad is because the oligarchy would love to see Obama fail. They are the ones preventing the economy from recovering. Once they get rid of Obama they will then get back to business as usual (of underpaying and exploiting the american worker).
I don't want to call paying an American worker a livable wage a special interest group. I want to call specific unions special interest groups. If you can't agree that unions are special interest groups, so be it back atcha.
Between your thread title and the AFL CIO blog link, it was just more than I could bear. ;-)
It's ok with conservatives to have special interest groups like the chamber of commerce who love low wages but when it comes to the worker ya'll claim that they should be demonized for being a special interest group.
The special interest groups who love to break unions and keep wages low far outnumber the one special interest of unions.
I thought this was supposed to be a free country, so to speak.
LiberalAvenger;1058907224]It's ok with conservatives to have special interest groups like the chamber of commerce who love low wages but when it comes to the worker ya'll claim that they should be demonized for being a special interest group.
The special interest groups who love to break unions and keep wages low far outnumber the one special interest of unions.
I thought this was supposed to be a free country, so to speak.
Let me know what that liveable wage is in your world and if you are willing to pay the price for the goods and services that wage requires?
Everybody demonizes everybody for having special interest groups. Just like you did here. Calling attention to those special interest groups is a far cry from: Republican leaders hate workers.
Yes, I am willing. I would say that about 50k a year for a skilled worker with experience would be adequate. In my area right now they want to pay an experienced tradesman with truck and tools ten dollars an hour.
Why 50K a year? Why $10 per hour? Why not 100K a year and $20/hr? think a young kid working a part time job at McDonalds is worth $10/hr? By the way in some cities that is what McDonald's pays? See you just don't get it, the market decides what to pay people. no one holds a gun to anyone's head to take a job. Shop your services and see what you can get. What you are trying to do is set wages based upon your own biases and beliefs and not letting the market work. Anytime there is a minimum wage that also serves as the maximum wage that a company has to pay in many areas when if you let the markets work the wages could be a lot higher. Supply and demand!! Get educated.
I am educated.
Why 50K a year? Why $10 per hour? Why not 100K a year and $20/hr? think a young kid working a part time job at McDonalds is worth $10/hr? By the way in some cities that is what McDonald's pays? See you just don't get it, the market decides what to pay people. no one holds a gun to anyone's head to take a job. Shop your services and see what you can get. What you are trying to do is set wages based upon your own biases and beliefs and not letting the market work. Anytime there is a minimum wage that also serves as the maximum wage that a company has to pay in many areas when if you let the markets work the wages could be a lot higher. Supply and demand!! Get educated.
I have seen no evidence of that since you cannot address the issues raised, brainwashed is more like it.
For staging a clearly illegal strike under the Hatch Act, you twit!All of the present day problems were caused by Reagan and the trickle down economic theory which is nothing but a scam to make the rich, richer.
I never hear any republicans complaining about the money given to bailed out bankers and AIG. Most of the complaining by the republicans is about workers who are paid a livable wage and not some fat cat making a few thousand dollars per hour.
I never hear any republicans complaining about an unfair trade policy with COMMUNIST China. I only hear about their complaining about high wages of union employees. Reagan set the union busing precedent when he fired the air traffic controllers.
oh my......let's see how low we can go. that's what letting the market work would bring. and with that, horrible working conditions, just like in the good old days.
Sorry I can't debate you because you continue to insult me.
Right, Liblady, businesses abuse their workers and need bigger govt. to protect them. Why don't you just stay home and collect your over two years of unemployment benefits? Instead of worrying about the few businesses that may violate the law and abuse workers, why aren't you worried about a govt. that abuses us all? Obviously you never ran a business but now are an expert on running a business. Why don't you put that excellent business knowledge of yours to good use, take a risk, invest your own money, and pay your workers that living wage you and other liberals believe is fair? For some reason I don't find a lot of those so called liberal experts like you that have ever done that. It is a lot easier whining and complaining from the bleachers vs. getting in there and actually producing something and actually hiring people.
Right, Liblady, businesses abuse their workers and need bigger govt. to protect them. Why don't you just stay home and collect your over two years of unemployment benefits? Instead of worrying about the few businesses that may violate the law and abuse workers, why aren't you worried about a govt. that abuses us all? Obviously you never ran a business but now are an expert on running a business. Why don't you put that excellent business knowledge of yours to good use, take a risk, invest your own money, and pay your workers that living wage you and other liberals believe is fair? For some reason I don't find a lot of those so called liberal experts like you that have ever done that. It is a lot easier whining and complaining from the bleachers vs. getting in there and actually producing something and actually hiring people.
finished with your rant? i think i see some spit on the side of your mouth.
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Liberal, please explain to us all why an Administration that you claim is for the American worker has almost 16 million unemployed Americans today and has implemented more job killing legislation that prevents the creation of jobs.
What Republicans don't like and I agree is that special interest group called Unions claiming they represent the American worker when all they are doing is destroying the American worker. Unions were bailed out by the "stimulus" plan that has cost this country another 3 million workers and 3 trillion added to the debt. Obama had to develop a new term called "saved" jobs. Now if you can find any chart on BLS that provides the number of saved jobs then I will buy your rhetoric and apologize.
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