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

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

As it turns out I am a salesman

Are you from "Downtown"?

Are you from Mitch and Murray?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Lf8GtMe4M

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by MrPots

They're getting old and are tired of working?

That's my excuse..... I've held employment for 44 years and I want to know what it feels like to be free.

It's awesome Dude!

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

All of my income comes from the government.

My state of Florida retirement pension and social security.

That qualifys one as a leech according to the right wingers.

Except for the right wingers, of which I know many, that also relie on the government for their care and feeding. They of course "earned" it.

So, you worked your whole life for a pension and a secure retirement. That's what everyone should be doing. But instead, at the end of St. Ronnies rainbow, we work hard for nothing but a Pot o' Shit and a slap in the face when we get too old to go on.

You're only a leech in the eyes of people who see malfeasance in any sort of equitable compensation.

In my eyes you're just a guy who's getting what he worked for.

Dave

[whell]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Yeah, I should've been less harsh in exploring your motivations expressed in your strawfilled scenario. Sorry for that.

As Rob corrected for you, you voiced an opinion without any facts to bolster your argument. Nice try, gotcha.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by whell

I never implied causation, but if that's your explanation, I'd like to see the evidence. If that's not your explanation, I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on why the folks are leaving the workforce.

Here we go again.

Another one out of the old right wing playbook.

Throw out a bunch of inane questions and try to get me chasing my tail trying to answer them so that you can divert attention away from the real issue, which is that it's your goddamn policies that are the reason for the mess the economy is in.

Forget it pal, I'm not going for it.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by whell

No comment? That's a first.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

So, you worked your whole life for a pension and a secure retirement. That's what everyone should be doing. But instead, at the end of St. Ronnies rainbow, we work hard for nothing but a Pot o' Shit and a slap in the face when we get too old to go on.

You're only a leech in the eyes of people who see malfeasance in any sort of equitable compensation.

In my eyes you're just a guy who's getting what he worked for.

Dave

I realize that.

What really gets me is that the biggest hogs at the government trough are always right wingers. Take the trillions of dollars of taxpayer money that has been funneled into the war profiteering MIC and private contractors in Iarq and Afghanistan for starters.

All the mulch-millionaie gentlemen farmers and agribusiness Corporation that get billions in federal agriculture subsidies.

Know who made out big time in the Katrina clean up?

A handful of right wing businessmen who were politically connected to the Bush Administration. They got the big contracts, then took a huge cut for themselves for passing it though to smaller sub-contractors who then did the same thing again on a smaller scale until it got all the way down to the people that actually did the work, many of whom were illegal immigrants getting paid less than minimum wage. That's how the Goddamn game works.

[whell]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Here we go again.

Another one out of the old right wing playbook.

Throw out a bunch of inane questions and try to get me chasing my tail trying to answer them so that you can divert attention away from the real issue, which is that it's your goddamn policies that are the reason for the mess the economy is in.

Forget it pal, I'm not going for it.

Wow. Who knew that only 1/3 of the gov't could unilaterally implement policy?

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by whell

Wow. Who knew that only 1/3 of the gov't could unilaterally implement policy?

Running two wars on the nation's credit card.

Abolishing Glass Steagall.

Putting a disciple of Ayn Rand in charge of the Fed

All that was not done by one third of the government

Allowing the big banks to write sub prime mortgages.

The list is endless.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by MrPots

They're getting old and are tired of working?

That's my excuse..... I've held employment for 44 years and I want to know what it feels like to be free.

It's bloody mahvelous!