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RandySF

(80,861 posts) Sun May 24, 2020, 10:46 PM May 2020

Trump Economic Adviser: 'Our Human Capital Stock Is Ready To Get Back To Work' [View all]

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

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Trump Economic Adviser: 'Our Human Capital Stock Is Ready To Get Back To Work' [View all] RandySF May 2020 OP

"Human capital stock"? Is that like "livestock"? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #1

This is precisely 2naSalit May 2020 #4

and he said it with that sick grin of his. joshdawg May 2020 #17

He may as well have said that we are fungible commodities. alwaysinasnit May 2020 #2

Yes, the remark reminded me of when Donald Rumsfeld said exactly that Tanuki May 2020 #26

Soylent Green will be next SCantiGOP May 2020 #3

+1 2naSalit May 2020 #5

WTF? "Human Capital Stock"? smirkymonkey May 2020 #6

Just say "moo" and follow the herd right into the slaughter house. Canoe52 May 2020 #24

Every so often he tells a truth. roamer65 May 2020 #7

Nice dreaming Kevin! For hundreds of reasons, this economy won't be back to "the way we were" for napi21 May 2020 #8

MOOOOO-OOOOOO Hekate May 2020 #9

Downsizing human capital stock accelerates profit realization. Midnight Writer May 2020 #10

Animals are to be bred and SLAUGHTERED Blue Owl May 2020 #11

I never would've guessed this country... Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #15

Well, Newest Reality May 2020 #12

If anyone had a doubt how they see us. Solly Mack May 2020 #13

Nothing to be surprised about: that is capitalism. That, right there, is capitalism. BComplex May 2020 #14

So the devil called and he needs to speed this up, hyQ didn't go as hoped? Brainfodder May 2020 #16

It makes sense because they saw the political process as herding SHEEP Ford_Prefect May 2020 #18

Cannon fodder aeromanKC May 2020 #19

Dibs on "Human Capital Stock" as my punk rock band name. TeamPooka May 2020 #20

Yes, Americans, Republicans think of you as cattle. Beartracks May 2020 #21

B-b-b-b-b-but Biden's "you ain't black" comment Dopers_Greed May 2020 #22

Moo ! Baaah ! Cluck-cluck ! Captain Zero May 2020 #23

Here, I fixed what you meant to say: "Our Human Capital LIVESTOCK Is Ready To Get Back To Work" TheBlackAdder May 2020 #25

People are objesting to the wrong words flotsam May 2020 #27