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Yavin4

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10. The Rich Do Not Create Jobs. Demand Does.

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 09:30 AM

Jan 2012

The term "job-creator" is not only inaccurate, but it's insulting. It connotes that rich people create jobs out of the goodness of their own hearts, when that's not the case.

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Is anyone else sick of the MSM calling rich people "job creators"??? [View all] Major Nikon Jan 2012 OP

I was sick of it the first time I heard it Warpy Jan 2012 #1

Stupid, yes. Rare, I'm not so sure Major Nikon Jan 2012 #2

Yes ArcticFox Jan 2012 #3

Calling the uber wealthy "job creators" is like calling garbage collectors "trash creators". n/t fasttense Jan 2012 #4

Butbutbutbutbutbut... They ARE job creators HillWilliam Jan 2012 #5

Yes but I do support acknowledging that people who create jobs often become rich. What they do with jody Jan 2012 #6

Yes, and yes. Quantess Jan 2012 #7

Did Frank Luntz create that terminology? stillwaiting Jan 2012 #8

I'm sick of both sides generalizing alc Jan 2012 #9

The Rich Do Not Create Jobs. Demand Does. Yavin4 Jan 2012 #10

Job Creator/Wealth Extractor Snotcicles Jan 2012 #11

Many job creators are not rich. Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #12

I'm sick of that one and all the other lies they repeat daily. sinkingfeeling Jan 2012 #13

Sure. But that won't change the practice. MineralMan Jan 2012 #14