9.9 % unemployed

[merrylander]

Sure there are/were jobs out there, just try getting one of tham after a certain age.

[BlueStreak]

I would do what I have to, to survive.

However;

Fuck the paper hat. And the useless wages that come with it.

I tend to think this is the plan; To deliberately hobble the economy every now and then and put people on their knees as a mechanism to keep wages and other costs down. When you're desperate, you'll work for anything you can get, right? Republican politicians love to go on about their "Pro-business" and "anti-labor" credentials all of the time, do they not? When unemployment is low wages rise, do they not? When there are plenty of good jobs employers start having a hard time "finding good help at what I pay.", don't they? Employees get a bit cockier, 'cuz they know they can just move on whenever the boss starts being a dick? And trust me, I've noticed on more than one occasion how "cocky" employers get when the economy is tight....Ooooo, Yes Lordy. Sometimes I might suspect they might even like it that way. They whip it out really fast, "You know there are a lot of folks desperate for work out there................", just before they start piling on the extra responsibilities, and eliminate things like c.o.l.a. raises and performance bonuses as my employer has recently done.

I think this is why Republicans hate "Safety nets", 'cuz it short circuits their stranglehold.
And most of the staunchest Republicans that I know are business owners. Are they not?

Maybe the small business owners don't have that kind of pull. They usually fall victim to a sour economy too. And that is tragic. I'll give you that.

But, the big boys certainly do. And the financial might to weather the storm to boot.
Sorry, if I made you angry, but that's how I see it. This is how the Corporatocracy keeps it's "boot on our necks".

The Dems may have sold out to the Corporatocracy to some degree, but the GOP IS the Corporatocracy IMO.

And, I would rather keep what I have, job wise. The pay is good and the benefits aren't bad. But those days are rapidly disappearing, aren't they?

Think it's an accident?

I don't.

What good will low unemployment be when people work, but still live in poverty anyways?

Dave

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I would do what I have to, to survive.

However;

Fuck the paper hat. And the useless wages that come with it.

I tend to think this is the plan; To deliberately hobble the economy every now and then and put people on their knees as a mechanism to keep wages and other costs down. When you're desperate, you'll work for anything you can get, right? Republican politicians love to go on about their "Pro-business" and "anti-labor" credentials all of the time, do they not? When unemployment is low wages rise, do they not? When there are plenty of good jobs employers start having a hard time "finding good help at what I pay.", don't they? Employees get a bit cockier, 'cuz they know they can just move on whenever the boss starts being a dick? And trust me, I've noticed on more than one occasion how "cocky" employers get when the economy is tight....Ooooo, Yes Lordy. Sometimes I might suspect they might even like it that way. They whip it out really fast, "You know there are a lot of folks desperate for work out there................", just before they start piling on the extra responsibilities, and eliminate things like c.o.l.a. raises and performance bonuses as my employer has recently done.

I think this is why Republicans hate "Safety nets", 'cuz it short circuits their stranglehold.
And most of the staunchest Republicans that I know are business owners. Are they not?

Maybe the small business owners don't have that kind of pull. They usually fall victim to a sour economy too. And that is tragic. I'll give you that.

But, the big boys certainly do. And the financial might to weather the storm to boot.
Sorry, if I made you angry, but that's how I see it. This is how the Corporatocracy keeps it's "boot on our necks".

The Dems may have sold out to the Corporatocracy to some degree, but the GOP IS the Corporatocracy IMO.

And, I would rather keep what I have, job wise. The pay is good and the benefits aren't bad. But those days are rapidly disappearing, aren't they?

Think it's an accident?

I don't.

What good will low unemployment be when people work, but still live in poverty anyways?

Dave

You must be a skilled worker, because you just hit that nail squarely on the head.

Regards,

D-Ray

[Charles]

So how long shall we extend unemployment benefits...forever?

Chas

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Charles

So how long shall we extend unemployment benefits...forever?

Chas

IMO, Until corporate profits become reasonable.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by noonereal

IMO, Until corporate profits become reasonable.

Ditto.

Dave

[Charles]

Originally Posted by noonereal

IMO, Until corporate profits become reasonable.

You've lost me. What do corporate profits have to do with unemployment insurance?

Chas

[merrylander]

Those big employers are sitting on $1.84 trillion in cold cash, do you think they are going to do any hiring brfore the November elections?

[BlueStreak]

Sorry if I sounded angry, Fellas. But, I've been under a bit of pressure lately. The two numb-nuts, (Who also happen to be wingnuts, BTW.), I work with are so incompetent I have started getting calls at home on my days off to tell those idiots how to keep the f**king line running. Then when I'm there, I have to listen to them talk trash about others as if they have room.............................

And now, I have been volunteered to be on the plant OEE team. I sit in meeting three days a week explaining why the line efficiency is not where it should be. It's because management has me holed up in meetings while Limbaugh and Hannity (Not their real names.) are out there making a fu**ing hash of everything they touch. But, OHHHH, NO. No DAVE, no finger pointing.......................................... ...

And then there's my dear Sister, who.........

I need a beer.

Later Fellas,

Dave

[hillbilly]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Sorry if I sounded angry, Fellas. But, I've been under a bit of pressure lately. The two numb-nuts, (Who also happen to be wingnuts, BTW.), I work with are so incompetent I have started getting calls at home on my days off to tell those idiots how to keep the f**king line running. Then when I'm there, I have to listen to them talk trash about others as if they have room.............................

And now, I have been volunteered to be on the plant OEE team. I sit in meeting three days a week explaining why the line efficiency is not where it should be. It's because management has me holed up in meetings while Limbaugh and Hannity (Not their real names.) are out there making a fu**ing hash of everything they touch. But, OHHHH, NO. No DAVE, no finger pointing.......................................... ...

And then there's my dear Sister, who.........

I need a beer.

Later Fellas,

Dave

Dave, shit was so bad I just decided to write off family. End of it .. no more bullshit. That was on Christmas Eave. I guess I feel better now than in years.