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VanishingPoi 06-30-2014 08:02 AM

Inequality for All (2013)
 
A documentary that follows former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich as he looks to raise awareness of the country’s widening economic gap.

This is a very good documentary.

http://ffilms.org/inequality-for-all-2013/

merrylander 06-30-2014 09:52 AM

He was probably the last Labor Secretary, all the rest (That's you chao) are Management Secretaries

CarlV 06-30-2014 10:20 AM

Nice!
I have seen it before but it is worthy of a revisit, it is great that it is out there for free public viewing for those who haven't.



Carl

donquixote99 06-30-2014 10:24 AM

An important analysis. Must-see for all!

4-2-7 06-30-2014 10:31 AM

Robert Reich is a hack that thinks he's an economist...

donquixote99 06-30-2014 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4-2-7 (Post 228057)
Robert Reich is a hack...

Thank-you for sharing your always-reliable insight....:D

merrylander 06-30-2014 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4-2-7 (Post 228057)
Robert Reich is a hack that thinks he's an economist...

Coming from someone who could not find his own arse with both hands and a flashlight that is rich.:D

MrPots 06-30-2014 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4-2-7 (Post 228057)
Robert Reich is a hack that thinks he's an economist...

Thank you for this endorsement. I'll have to check him out.

VanishingPoi 06-30-2014 07:43 PM

The wonderful hacks background!
 
Reich was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Mildred Dorf (née Freshman) and Edwin Saul Reich, who owned a women's clothing store.[9] As a child, Reich was bullied, and sought out the protection of older boys; one of them was Michael Schwerner, who would be murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in 1964 for registration of African-American voters. Reich cites this event as an inspiration to "fight the bullies, to protect the powerless, to make sure that the people without a voice have a voice.

VanishingPoi 06-30-2014 07:44 PM

One other thing:
He attended Dartmouth College, graduating with an A.B. summa cum laude in 1968 and winning a Rhodes Scholarship to study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the University of Oxford

BlueStreak 06-30-2014 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4-2-7 (Post 228057)
Robert Reich is a hack that thinks he's an economist...

Quote:

Originally Posted by donquixote99 (Post 228061)
Thank-you for sharing your always-reliable insight....:D

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrPots (Post 228143)
Thank you for this endorsement. I'll have to check him out.

I walked into the maintenance office at a previous employer one day and one of the supervisors was sitting in the office bitching about the wages a local company pays it's maintenance guys.

"$30 an hour for a mechanic, that's just bullshit."

As I strolled past him, I remarked, "Really, that much? Huh, I wonder if their hiring?"

Turns out they were. I've been working there since 2003.:)

Some people are so f**ked up that if you hear them complaining about something, go check it out. It's probably a pretty good deal.;)

Thanks, Dan. Looks like Reich speaks the truth.

Dave

donquixote99 06-30-2014 08:53 PM

He probably was complaining that they were paying too much.

merrylander 07-01-2014 06:11 AM

See my sig and consider the source


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