1.4 Million Out Of Work American Workers Are A Political Football?

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

here's an interesting article:

I don't know ANYTHING about the author or veracity of data.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...y-edition.html

Pete

First I look at the purse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_McArdle

[piece-itpete]

Well, one could, if they were so inclined, , google 'income per capita US adjusted for inflation', or check the sources of her graphs, which I see are from the Census.

Pete

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Well, one could, if they were so inclined, , google 'income per capita US adjusted for inflation', or check the sources of her graphs, which I see are from the Census.

Pete

...and that would be your job since you floated a Daily Beast piece written by an arch libertarian.

[piece-itpete]

But using Census data

But fair enough. Here's one:



"Figure 3. US per capita non-governmental wages, in 2012 dollars. Non-governmental wages and population from Bureau of Economic Analysis; Adjusted to 2012 cost level using CPI-Urban from Bureau of Labor Statistics."

http://ourfiniteworld.com/2013/02/14...its-to-growth/

Pete

[bobabode]

Seein' as how this thread is about unemployment insurance benefits becoming a football for the POSGOP party...

Mebbe someone can start up a thread about denying income inequality? Like yourself.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Whell, we should just have the Feds hire anyone out of work. Presto, full employment!

Pete

I know you are being sarcastic but that is exactly what needs to be done.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

the elderly on SS and Medicare

I'm one of those.

A veritable leech on society.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I'm one of those.

A veritable leech on society.

Somehow, I don't believe you're a leech.

In fact, if you ask around in some cases, it's the so-called "Lefties" on this board that are the "better off", with pensions, strong paying occupations and money in savings.

Dave

[whell]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Whell, we should just have the Feds hire anyone out of work. Presto, full employment!

Pete

At the rate folks are leaving the workforce, we might get there soon anyway.

[whell]

Originally Posted by bobabode

So when did 99 weeks become indefinite unemployment insurance payouts?

You start from a false premise so all the rest is drivel from a HR dude's fevered dream lowered employment costs for a big attaboy from your masters of the universe. You'll have to try a lot harder than the previous bs to convince me that you've got the best interests of workers at heart.

As Rob noted, there are an average three applicants for every job opening. Excuse me if I call bullshit on your diehard assholishness when it comes to being an advocate for the working class. On more than one occasion you've voiced your disdain for organized labor, so you might as well get used to the fact that your opinions are rejected out of hand, Mr. HR dude.

Back on topic, I ask you when did the Republicans start thinking that it's OK to shit on workers actively seeking work? Here's my opinion, it's when they enticed the Ayn Rand worshipping libertarian fools to be their guiding lights. Isn't little Lyin' Ryan & the ferret faced phuck from Virginia their standard bearer these days?

I never stated or implied that it did. I simply asked a question, and provided evidence that suggested that extensions may actually be counter-productive.

You, then, apparently didn't bother yourself to look at the evidence, but built yourself a nice little straw man out of all manner of interesting assumptions, and then tried to knock him down.

Have fun with that.