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Hekate

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9. MOOOOO-OOOOOO

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2020, 11:01 PM

May 2020

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.

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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