"A Grave Social Ill": America’s Unworking Men

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by finnbow

I got past the paywall and read it. At least it didn't accuse Obama of being responsible for this phenomena as the Right has been claiming for the past 8 years. This problem, that the article says has been ongoing for several decades, was not a concern nor addressed by the conservative press during Dubya's 8 years of trashing the economy. For that matter, what has the GOP done and what does it plan to do for the less educated, never married, native born and African-American who suffer the most from this phenomena (other than incarcerate them)?

Furthermore, the BLS anticipates that the problem is likely to worsen in the coming years. They project that participation rate will drop from it's current 62.9% to 60.9% by 2024. This appears to be baked in to the trend toward automating some skilled labor jobs and moving others offshore.

[whell]

Originally Posted by finnbow

For that matter, what has the GOP done and what does it plan to do for the less educated, never married, native born and African-American who suffer the most from this phenomena (other than incarcerate them)?

Since you're throwing stones, maybe you can tell me how the current occupant of the White House has done?

[nailer]

Originally Posted by whell

Since you're throwing stones, maybe you can tell me how the current occupant of the White House has done?

Not much, although significantly more than the GOP.

[BlueStreak]

I have noticed that it is finally dawning on some of my non-union, southern countrymen that being non-union and southern does not necessarily protect them from being outsourced. Alas, the denizens of the boardroom really are insatiable. Well fancy that!

Tell me; What fool undertakes the errand of trying to satisfy the insatiable by reducing himself and others to peasantry?

[whell]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I have noticed that it is finally dawning on some of my non-union, southern countrymen that being non-union and southern does not necessarily protect them from being outsourced. Alas, the denizens of the boardroom really are insatiable. Well fancy that!

Tell me; What fool undertakes the errand of trying to satisfy the insatiable by reducing himself and others to peasantry?

Nor does being in a union and northern.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

Since you're throwing stones, maybe you can tell me how the current occupant of the White House has done?

All he could given the GOP's obstructionism.


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[whell]

Originally Posted by finnbow

All he could given the GOP's obstructionism.


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Another off the shelf response. The GOP has given Obama nearly free reign. The first two years the didn't have the votes to stop the Dems on anything. Later, the GOP dumped the Speaker of the House because he was perceived as too cozy with Obama, got a new Speaker, and that one has been busy staying out of the Dems way as well.

Sorry, but Obama has gotten most of his agenda pushed through, including a $1 Trillion stimulus which was supposed to get the economy going again (remember the summer of growth that never happened?). And his biggest obstacle in his first term was likely with the left flank of his own party, particularly on healthcare reform.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by whell

Another off the shelf response. The GOP has given Obama nearly free reign. The first two years the didn't have the votes to stop the Dems on anything. Later, the GOP dumped the Speaker of the House because he was perceived as too cozy with Obama, got a new Speaker, and that one has been busy staying out of the Dems way as well.

Sorry, but Obama has gotten most of his agenda pushed through, including a $1 Trillion stimulus which was supposed to get the economy going again (remember the summer of growth that never happened?). And his biggest obstacle in his first term was likely with the left flank of his own party, particularly on healthcare reform.

Speaking of "off the shelf" responses. It was much less than two years. The Republicans refused to seat Al Franken, for one thing.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Speaking of "off the shelf" responses. It was much less than two years. The Republicans refused to seat Al Franken, for one thing.

60 days but you know whell. He lies a lot.

http://factleft.com/2012/01/31/the-m...uper-majority/

[whell]

Originally Posted by Boreas

60 days but you know whell. He lies a lot.

http://factleft.com/2012/01/31/the-m...uper-majority/

facleft.com is your unbiased source, huh? LOL!

Second, Id didn't say the Dems has a super-majority for the first two years. However, I did say the Repubs didn't have the votes to stop legislation. They did have the filibuster, but in spite of that, Obama in his first term and the Dems still got (and this is not a complete list):

American Recovery and Investment Act
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Children’s Health Insurance Re-authorization Act
Omnibus Public Lands Management Act
Serve America Act
Protecting Incentives for the Adoption of Children with Special Needs Act of 2009
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009
Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009
Credit CARD Technical Corrections Act of 2009
Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2009
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010
PATRIOT Act Extension
Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010
Prevent all Cigarette Trafficking Act
Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010
Cost of Living Adjustment for Members of Congress
Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act
Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010
Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010
Omnibus Trade Act of 2010
Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act
Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

So, sorry that those pesky Repubs made the job of running up the deficit a bit harder, but I think there was still an abundance of legislation signed in the first two years - and beyond. To say that the Prez has not been able to enact a significant portion of his agenda is absurd.