Trump Economic Adviser: 'Our Human Capital Stock Is Ready To Get Back To Work'

[RandySF]

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Sunday said that workers -- who he referred to as "human capital stock" -- are "ready to get back to work" during the coronavirus pandemic.

In an interview on CNN, host Dana Bash asked Hassett if unemployment could be in double digits when President Donald Trump faces re-election in November.

"Yes, I do," Hassett replied. "But I think all the signs of economic recovery are going to be raging everywhere and the only thing we're going to be really debating as economists is are we going to get back to where we were or is it going to be kind of a long haul to get there?"

The economic adviser added: "Our human capital stock is ready to get back to work and so there are lots of reasons to believe we can get going way faster than we have in previous crises."



https://crooksandliars.com/2020/05/trump-economic-adviser-kevin-hassett-our

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. "Human capital stock"? Is that like "livestock"?

Farm animals? Are we eager to yoke up to the wagons or pull those plows again?

[2naSalit]

4. This is precisely

what I was expecting by now and a true reluctance on the part of the working people to jump right in the band wagon.

People have had time to think about stuff and it matters. I think that just blasting out that everyone should go back to work without a plan or assurance of safety on the job... don't think people are going to do that.

[joshdawg]

17. and he said it with that sick grin of his.

He has one of those "punchable" smug mugs.

[alwaysinasnit]

2. He may as well have said that we are fungible commodities.

[Tanuki]

26. Yes, the remark reminded me of when Donald Rumsfeld said exactly that

in regard to U.S. troops in Iraq.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2004-04-16-0404151252-story,amp.html

..."Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the likely Democratic presidential candidate, who criticized the administration for a lack of planning and the impact of altered plans on troops, seized on Rumsfeld's comment that troops could be moved around in Iraq because "people are fungible."

"Secretary Rumsfeld's comment that 'people are fungible' is further indication of this administration's continuing disregard for the men and women who put their lives on the line every day in Iraq," Kerry said. "Secretary Rumsfeld has it wrong. Troops are not chess pieces to be moved on a board. They are real people with families and loved ones who depend on them."


Kerry charged the administration had failed to equip troops with adequate body and vehicle armor and criticized the decision to extend combat service beyond the one-year limit troops had been promised.

"Our troops are asked to serve in an action where the administration can't even tell them what the plan is to move forward," Kerry said."

[SCantiGOP]

3. Soylent Green will be next

“Stock is people!!”

[2naSalit]

5. +1

[smirkymonkey]

6. WTF? "Human Capital Stock"?

That is all we are to them. Fucking industry fodder! I hate these people with every fiber of my being. They all deserve to be - never mind. I can't say it unless I want trouble.

[Canoe52]

24. Just say "moo" and follow the herd right into the slaughter house.

“But it’s good for the economy” they say!

[roamer65]

7. Every so often he tells a truth.

He sees other people no different than sheep or cattle.

The mind of a narcissistic sociopath, folks.

[napi21]

8. Nice dreaming Kevin! For hundreds of reasons, this economy won't be back to "the way we were" for

many months. If were lucky, things will be close to a new normal by this time next year. I know your boss wants things normal by November so he can brag on HIS ECONOMY, but it's not happenin'. Too bad that's the only thing he has on his "accomplishments" list.

[Hekate]

9. MOOOOO-OOOOOO

I'm sure he thinks all us cattle are enjoying our time off cooped up and watching savings (if any) drain. I have a feeling his idea of an incentive is making sure slackers are terminated with extreme prejudice if they don't return to work immediately.

[Midnight Writer]

10. Downsizing human capital stock accelerates profit realization.

[Blue Owl]

11. Animals are to be bred and SLAUGHTERED

Hiel, Shitler!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

15. I never would've guessed this country...

... would make "Dr. Strangelove" seem so plausible, at least when I watched that movie many years ago.

Even the ridiculous fluoridated water conspiracy, espoused by General Ripper, seems almost tame compared to other conspiracies being promoted now.

[Newest Reality]

12. Well,

There we have it, fellow stock.

How much more do we need to hear from the guards of capitalism in its decline? At least they are now telling us how they really perceive the rest of us and giving us a heads up on where they are going.

The thing is, that's a rather dire situation. We are going to have to take this seriously and contemplate our fate in that case. Are we really ready to just take it if it means what is being implied?

I am just suggesting that taking the signs lightly is not a very good idea at this juncture. It is time to consider the implications of what we face and get into a more proactive mood about our circumstances here. We are not too far from being cattle and that's not being partisan, hyperbolic or sensational.

When push comes to shove, we may want to have some personal and collective response in gear.

[Solly Mack]

13. If anyone had a doubt how they see us.

Doubt no more.

[BComplex]

14. Nothing to be surprised about: that is capitalism. That, right there, is capitalism.

Uncontrolled, unregulated, ruthless capitalism. That's what we have in this country now.

[Brainfodder]

16. So the devil called and he needs to speed this up, hyQ didn't go as hoped?

[Ford_Prefect]

18. It makes sense because they saw the political process as herding SHEEP

and shearing them.

[aeromanKC]

19. Cannon fodder

[TeamPooka]

20. Dibs on "Human Capital Stock" as my punk rock band name.

[Beartracks]

21. Yes, Americans, Republicans think of you as cattle.

Or sheep.

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[Dopers_Greed]

22. B-b-b-b-b-but Biden's "you ain't black" comment

[Captain Zero]

23. Moo ! Baaah ! Cluck-cluck !

Just us human capital stock here.

[TheBlackAdder]

25. Here, I fixed what you meant to say: "Our Human Capital LIVESTOCK Is Ready To Get Back To Work"

[flotsam]

27. People are objesting to the wrong words

While "human capital stock" is certainly not endearing I most object to his use of the possessive "Our"!