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43. While corporations sit on piles & piles of cash.

Reply to vanlassie (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 02:05 PM

Oct 2014

But hey, they're people too, ya know, so what the fuck.

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Severe and chronic understaffing will be the death of us. [View all] vanlassie Oct 2014 OP

A good reason to question the values of capitalism Stargazer99 Oct 2014 #1

+1 daleanime Oct 2014 #36

There is nothing wrong with capitalism Perseus Oct 2014 #81

Laissez-faire capitalism is the problem. SalviaBlue Oct 2014 #84

AbsoFUCKINGlutly. vanlassie Oct 2014 #87

but but employment costs irisblue Oct 2014 #2

Good grief! I hope that your daughter and grand-baby are ok! Orrex Oct 2014 #3

Yeah but the investors are making out like bandits and that's all that matters. valerief Oct 2014 #4

That's what happens when as much money as possible is being sucked away from society AZ Progressive Oct 2014 #5

THE PROBLEM. In the last less than 3 years glinda Oct 2014 #8

Me, too!! Delmette Oct 2014 #39

Yup. It is sad to have to actually be there every day and we pay for their care! glinda Oct 2014 #55

Yup. This is the problem with out profit-driven capitalist society. RedCappedBandit Oct 2014 #6

I noticed more than 10 years ago in retail Kalidurga Oct 2014 #7

I used to make really good money marym625 Oct 2014 #9

Union is needed for ALL our workers! daleanime Oct 2014 #37

yeah! them too! marym625 Oct 2014 #41

Agreed!! vanlassie Oct 2014 #42

Second that! Rebl Oct 2014 #68

This will happen as long as we elect republicons bent on proving that "government doesn't work" corkhead Oct 2014 #10

Capitalism works only for those who have ''capital'' YOHABLO Oct 2014 #70

Rec'd to infinity. The problem is CAPITALISM. Zorra Oct 2014 #11

. libodem Oct 2014 #15

ZACTLY, ZORRA!! n/t marym625 Oct 2014 #18

I wish heaven05 Oct 2014 #20

We need to tax the uber-wealthy, those who can buy the political process, out of existence. hunter Oct 2014 #85

It is interesting, what we in the first world have gotten used to, how things were and now are not uppityperson Oct 2014 #12

Yeah. All the stuff we used to think we were so GREAT about. vanlassie Oct 2014 #14

I agree... ReRe Oct 2014 #28

Yep libodem Oct 2014 #13

They don't read the nursing notes, nor the admission assessment. eilen Oct 2014 #73

I am a little surprised that SheilaT Oct 2014 #16

Maximized Profits (corporations) and Reduced Budgets (public sector) KeepItReal Oct 2014 #17

From the Washington Post 9/25/14 marym625 Oct 2014 #19

yep heaven05 Oct 2014 #22

Disgusting marym625 Oct 2014 #25

OR it pays to be a non-CEO in any of these listed countries EXCEPT the US. nt valerief Oct 2014 #30

Amen.... daleanime Oct 2014 #40

Nice chart! Clearly shows white collar robbery with no jail time. golfguru Oct 2014 #53

I used to work for a small manufacturing plant marym625 Oct 2014 #69

as you said... BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #82

It's Already RobinA Oct 2014 #21

I was watching CNN and hearing the voice of the Dallas mayor, I couldn't help it. calimary Oct 2014 #23

The one question I have whenever I hear a republi-CON froth at the mouth about government... KansDem Oct 2014 #27

Exactly. We ARE the Government. We hire politicians to be OUR lobbyists.. annabanana Oct 2014 #34

Crisis governance. Lazy Conservatives blocking everything they can. randome Oct 2014 #24

Maybe a dose of Ebola would change their outlook! vanlassie Oct 2014 #26

Yeah, but then they'd try to blame THAT on Obama, too. randome Oct 2014 #31

In Disaster Capitalism... ReRe Oct 2014 #32

Then there's the push to have 12 hour shifts. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #29

+1 Enthusiast Oct 2014 #62

Where I work they give health benefits to part time. eilen Oct 2014 #74

Dreadful, for everyone. vanlassie Oct 2014 #89

"Starve the Beast" annabanana Oct 2014 #33

That combined with austerity measures deutsey Oct 2014 #35

And I just thought if another major fuck up caused by the same things. vanlassie Oct 2014 #38

While corporations sit on piles & piles of cash. CrispyQ Oct 2014 #43

a-MEN eom catrose Oct 2014 #44

I'm a nurse. I love my job. gwheezie Oct 2014 #45

Please be careful, gwheezie, and take care of yourself. vanlassie Oct 2014 #54

It's time to put the reins on capitalism once and for all. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #46

Shh, you will scare the hell out of the capitalist! Stargazer99 Oct 2014 #47

Do They Have Other Problems? erpowers Oct 2014 #50

One example I really learned about this year: Nursing homes. WinkyDink Oct 2014 #48

Absolutely. femmocrat Oct 2014 #67

My husband, my mother, and my friend: all this year. Long times between ringing a buzzer and having WinkyDink Oct 2014 #83

High School Kid's Story erpowers Oct 2014 #49

Yes vanlassie Oct 2014 #56

They drove wages down Warpy Oct 2014 #51

One Percent Motto: "Austerity for Thee, Prosperity for Me." kairos12 Oct 2014 #52

In our "service economy" it seems that what passes for "success" in terms of HR and management today RadiationTherapy Oct 2014 #57

My father maybe dying as I type. I was just told in the last two hours: glinda Oct 2014 #58

So sorry. I hope he's OK. vanlassie Oct 2014 #60

I work in a busy regional hospital eilen Oct 2014 #75

I know as we have been through most of this. glinda Oct 2014 #90

If we hire more people... freebrew Oct 2014 #59

This is what happens when there is a profit motive in health care. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #61

X 1000 ctsnowman Oct 2014 #77

The first problem to restructure is the pyramid-shaped social structure. Never worked before, Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #63

You know this stuff has happened all the time correct? There is always mistakes made..... Logical Oct 2014 #64

How many staffers does the Secret Service need to lock the front door of the White House? (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #65

Hmm. You imply maybe only one? So if your family was living there, vanlassie Oct 2014 #66

when they laid-off a huge number of people, they told those remaining they whereisjustice Oct 2014 #71

Excess money in the private sector is called profit. the_sly_pig Oct 2014 #72

Everyone ctsnowman Oct 2014 #76

YES! LeftishBrit Oct 2014 #78

I think it's a game with corporate America anymore to see what they can get away with. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #79

And woe be unto the employee Scruffy Rumbler Oct 2014 #80

Yep. lonestarnot Oct 2014 #86

Side note: There are NO doctors in Pinellas county that accept ACA. L0oniX Oct 2014 #88