Ron Johnson wants seniors to leave retirement and reenter the workforce

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During his tele-town hall last night, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) endorsed an "innovative" idea to address labor shortages: "coax" seniors to leave retirement and reenter the workforce so they can "earn a few extra bucks."


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11:16 AM · Sep 1, 2022

Of course this will happen if they get rid of Social Security.

[rustysgurl]

1. So when we will see 'ol Ron at the WalMart greeting customers??? n/t

[3catwoman3]

9. I would love to say after the upcoming election, but...

...of course, he will have his cushy senate retirement to live on.

[LiberalFighter]

26. It won't be that cushy.

They do not receive 100% of their salary for their pension. Only federal judges do. The max is 80% and is based on years federal office or government.

[3catwoman3]

49. 80% ain't...

...too shabby.

The creep is a multi-millionaire, so of course, he will turn it down, right?

[LiberalFighter]

56. That is the max they can receive. It requires extensive years in office.

Johnson will only have 12 years qualifying him for $20,880 annually if he is defeated.

To receive $139,200 today he would need to be in office for another 62 years.

[Lovie777]

20. Mickey D's . . .

[inthewind21]

22. He's

Not qualified for that job!

[Bristlecone]

2. And maybe put some of those lazy 4th graders to work!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. I want Russia's johnson returned to Moscow.

[Irish_Dem]

4. One of the reasons they want to end Soc Sec.

Cheap workforce.

[Autumn]

5. Fuck you asshole. YOU leave the senate and go mop bathroom floors at a fast food joint.

That would be more suited to your particular set of "skills".

[skylucy]

10. +100

Yes! Best response!

[Wild blueberry]

16. Best response!

Thank you.

[inthewind21]

24. Not sure

He's qualified for that either.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

39. Great response!!

And extra points for the Bernie avatar. Boy, would I like to hear Bernie's response to Jagoff Johnson's "innovative" idea.

And how does one "coax" seniors back to work? Threaten to cut off their SS and Medicare?

[JanMichael]

54. Yes! Better than my response.

[live love laugh]

6. They need slaves to make $$$ so they can buy yachts.

[Mad_Machine76]

7. Just how

DeSantis, et. al want retired vets to come back and teach school.

[3Hotdogs]

8. Retired NJ teachers can return to the classroom, get paid full salary,

along with pension and SS.

I would make $172.000 per year.

I still won’t go back.

[sarcasmo]

11. No Social Security then thrown on the street, where you can be arrested for being homeless.

[TheRealNorth]

12. Employers in WI....

Are not happy they have to pay people $15 to work, especially in the rural areas where all the kids leave when they can. So, gotta put the old people to work so the MAGAT can order his Big Mac. I imagine Covid also caused people to retire early and/or retired people to decide not to work if they can avoid it. God only knows what the effects of Long Covid has had on those areas as well.

The state legislature actually loosened the child labor laws too.

[inthewind21]

29. Well

Who do you think is serving his Big Mac now during school hours? I ask that of everyone who pisses and moan that "working at McDonalds is a HS job not meant to be a real job". OK, who serves up your chicken nuggets on Wednesday at lunch time during the school year?

[TheRealNorth]

38. It was probably younger people out of H.S. and retired people that wanted to earn some extra $$$

Apparently, there are no longer enough of those people. Maybe if the Republicans had not urged people not to wear masks, there would be enough people.

[LakeArenal]

13. Why doesn't he start doing his own job?

There are only so many Walmart greeter jobs out there.

[Wild blueberry]

14. Guy who married the boss's daughter and never worked a day in his life says what?

Fuck you Russian RoJo. So what were you doing in Moscow July 4, 2028?

[Jimbo S]

15. Hey Ron, go look in the mirror

People retire because they don't want to do the rat race anymore, working for people like *you*.

Earning a dime to your every dollar.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. There's No Great Labor Shortage

Except.....
Those jobs with employers wanting to pay the least amount possible.
Of course, filling crummy jobs is hard.
I know there are specific disciplines desperate to hire, but that's not what Johnson is talking about.

[Emile]

18. So he sees a huge pool of cheap labor.

[Marthe48]

25. Dems do not want to end Social Security and Medicare

or other human support.

r's want us to live short, brutal lives and die.

[marble falls]

50. Both siderism? Shame, shame, shame. That is Libertarian booshwa in it's rawist form.

[Hekate]

55. Whose policies do you mean, and what is D&R?

[demtenjeep]

57. yea take your both sides shit

and flush it

[Marthe48]

21. I retired at age 57 and have never stopped working

I have been on call for my grandkids since then. I take no pay, but there are a lot of perks. Unfortunately, my schedule doesn't permit taking on any more work. So f**k off ron, you traitorous p.o.s.

[sanatanadharma]

23. The despised boomer generation is suddenly in vogue

Blamed for all ills of the alphabet-generations' woes (rightly for some), blamed for bringing sex, drugs, rocks, riots, and other rolling perversions out of the closet. Blamed for being too many, too stoned, too hard on the environment and retirement.
Accused of not giving up the job sooner so someone could replace the boomer.
Now sought for those jobs to which the younger have said "shove-it".

[inthewind21]

30. No

Not really. Only by other boomers , see Ron Johnson.

[marble falls]

51. There has been a serious uptick in boomer slamming on DU and it's fucking disgusting.

[love_katz]

32. *************This ***********. All of it. Exactly.

I was replying to santanadharma. Ended up further down the page.

[Emile]

27. He sees a huge pool of wage slaves.

[lunatica]

28. I've considered it

But thanks anyway, I’m good.

[RussBLib]

31. Work till you die!!!

Uh, fuck off asswipe. You are losing your job, pinhead, so you can maybe do an honest days work for a.change.

[markie]

33. ...

[magicarpet]

34. .... causing worker's compensation insurance rates to shoot up through the roof,...

.... destabilizing worker's health and injury resolution programs.

[GoodRaisin]

35. It's amazing that there are people who actually vote for this shit.

[sprinkleeninow]

36. Sod

Off

[madashelltoo]

37. People in hell want ice water!

Chances are about the same.

[Midnight Writer]

40. Talked today to a 75 year old friend who is going back to work.

His wife is sick, needs round the clock care, and he can't pay the bills, even with Medicare and supplemental insurance.

He has been retired for 12 years.

What a system.

[TheRealNorth]

44. Yeah its not perfect

Medicaid will only pay for some things (like nursing home care) only after you have exhausted all your assets.

[Golden Raisin]

41. Says the multi-millionaire Senator.

And charter member of the Fat Cat Club. Sheesh!

[VGNonly]

42. Are there no workhouses?

I remember when Newt Gingrich suggested that children work as janitors.

[brush]

43. Again he throws his hat in the ring for the dumbest senator contest.

Come on, Ron, you've already done that many times.

[Bayard]

45. I heard a better idea yesterday

Dems proposed ending taxes on Social Security.

[doc03]

46. He is not aware there are already people in their 70s

working at McD's and other places just to survive on SS.

[onethatcares]

47. they haven't a clue as to how tired you get

after 55 years of putting up with the work shit.

He left out the part where "we can retire the national debt by collecting taxes off all those peons".

[Lettuce Be]

48. Yeah, that's a big no from me jerk wad

He's a complete idiot and now he's alienating seniors.

[Brainfodder]

52. HIM FIRST!

[JanMichael]

53. Fuck you Ron. Once I retire I am OUT.

Sure maybe volunteer some. Maybe some consulting.

But probably a lot of exercise and cannabis.

So no Ron. When I retire it is my time not yours.

[AngryOldDem]

58. Well, I'm doing my part.

I’m resigned to working until the day I die.

Happy now, asshole?

I hope he loses his seat.

[Deep State Witch]

59. LOL!

Hell to the no! I spent 34 years in Federal Service. My husband and I joined forces with a third business partner, bought an app company from another friend who couldn't maintain it anymore, and I'm happily working for myself!