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TheFrenchRazor

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7. EXACTLY. it's not about what any one individual could possibly do to get a better job;

Reply to raccoon (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 03:21 AM

Feb 2014

it is about the total number of good paying, living wage jobs vs. the number of poverty wage jobs. if 50% of american jobs pay poverty wages then 50% of americans will be living in poverty, regardless of whether any particular individual "works harder and makes better choices" and gets a higher paying job. the problem is that the total number of jobs in the american economy which can provide even one person with a reasonable quality of life is completely inadequate, and shrinking every year.

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OK, Explain This To me Like I'm a Complete Idiot, Part 12: Working Harder and Making Better Choices? [View all] HughBeaumont Feb 2014 OP

Nowadays, a person can do all those things and still end up with a crummy paying raccoon Feb 2014 #1

EXACTLY. it's not about what any one individual could possibly do to get a better job; TheFrenchRazor Feb 2014 #7

+1 jsr Feb 2014 #12

Because Supply Side (Trickle Down) Economics is a SCAM. bvar22 Feb 2014 #2

Bumper sticker solutions to cure long-standing problems. HughBeaumont Feb 2014 #4

Too many Republican talking points from this WH Doctor_J Feb 2014 #5

conservative pundits and politicians are evil. Doctor_J Feb 2014 #3

"lack of skills" is coporate dog whistle-speak for "we really want to hire cheap folk overseas" Skittles Feb 2014 #6

or cheap people here. there is no skilled worker shortage. there is an ethical employer shortage. nt TheFrenchRazor Feb 2014 #8

excellent point Skittles Feb 2014 #9

They also fight AGAINST UHC, which means the employees are often chained to their Doctor_J Feb 2014 #11

I continually hear executives and managers complaining about a shortage of suitable workers. MadrasT Feb 2014 #10