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djean111

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8. I do believe that that upcoming "trade" agreements mandate that government

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 03:12 PM

Dec 2014

contracts over a certain amount MUST be offered world-wide, and that we cannot specify American materials or American workers. This might already be in place, but the trade agreements leave no stone unturned.

As far as saying well, foreign workers will at least spend money here - when I worked with H-1b visa contractors in IT, they lived 4 or 5 guys to an apartment, splitting the rent, they split the cost of one rental car and the utilities, never went out to lunch, and quite a few sent most of their money home, and got an allowance. So I have to laugh a bit at the assertion that at least foreign workers will spend a lot of money into our economy.

We would need a president like Bernie, and a non-Centrist or corporate-beholden Congress to override things like this.

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Let's do it... [View all] Playinghardball Dec 2014 OP

I like your positive thread, phb... MrMickeysMom Dec 2014 #1

Oh fuck that! Glassunion Dec 2014 #2

Like the CCC or WPA cyberswede Dec 2014 #3

Desperately in need of a new WPA Doctor_J Dec 2014 #7

I agree - TBF Dec 2014 #4

And that would pay for itself 1 million times over. Initech Dec 2014 #5

Bernie for President,I say randys1 Dec 2014 #6

Ditto!!! Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #14

President Obama has been trying to make this happen for years.. not only "Bernie" but we need Cha Dec 2014 #56

I do believe that that upcoming "trade" agreements mandate that government djean111 Dec 2014 #8

Lowering the social security retirement age would open up a lot of jobs too. Lowering Medicare age B Calm Dec 2014 #9

But Keystone XL will create 2,000. Way better than 3,000,000? Guess what the cons first vote will be Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #10

That pipeline will only create jobs in that range if you count the people needed to clean it up PDJane Dec 2014 #54

I can imagine the Republicans claiming it's "unconsitutional" to create jobs like this.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #11

Republicans claim (with a straight face) that the government can't create jobs. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #38

A wonderful idea. 99Forever Dec 2014 #12

So he, and we, should stop saying the truth? daleanime Dec 2014 #16

Where do you come up with that from? 99Forever Dec 2014 #18

"What chance does it have of happening..." daleanime Dec 2014 #20

That's called REALISTIC, not "dismissive". 99Forever Dec 2014 #21

When you have a conversation going on about a subject.... daleanime Dec 2014 #25

Did I say I was angry? 99Forever Dec 2014 #27

Is bullshit really an expression you use when your calm? daleanime Dec 2014 #49

What sort of nonsense is that? 99Forever Dec 2014 #50

I wish I was half as deep.... daleanime Dec 2014 #59

Seriously? pipi_k Dec 2014 #39

You did notice that my posts tend to be questions? daleanime Dec 2014 #58

Would folks actually apply for the jobs? X_Digger Dec 2014 #13

At $11-$13 per hour you get what you pay for! B Calm Dec 2014 #17

That's high for unskilled labor in SW Va. X_Digger Dec 2014 #22

So says the employer! B Calm Dec 2014 #26

Do you live in SW Va? Do you know what unskilled labor generally pays? X_Digger Dec 2014 #28

So keeping SW Virginia workers in poverty is a state right for employers, got it! B Calm Dec 2014 #30

Unskilled labor should make $100k, right? Everyone deserves to make $100k!!11!! LOL! X_Digger Dec 2014 #33

They should make a liveable wage. How much money is the employer making? B Calm Dec 2014 #36

Not even middle class, by national standards. X_Digger Dec 2014 #41

I find that unbelievable. B Calm Dec 2014 #43

I don't give a flying fuck what you believe. *shrug* X_Digger Dec 2014 #46

I know, that's why you keep going on and on about how hard working unskilled labor B Calm Dec 2014 #51

I see you appear to have a reading comprehension problem. X_Digger Dec 2014 #53

Okay, got it! B Calm Dec 2014 #61

As expected, you got nothin. *yawn* X_Digger Dec 2014 #62

Keep preaching how 11 dollars an hr is fantastically great wages, I'm sure B Calm Dec 2014 #63

Awww, mad that the numbers are against you? Here.. X_Digger Dec 2014 #64

Not mad a bit, hell I'm retired. The numbers are against the working people in your state. B Calm Dec 2014 #68

$11 - $13 an hour for construction work? 99Forever Dec 2014 #23

Entry level, no skill labor? That's higher than the average in the area. X_Digger Dec 2014 #29

Remind me not to move there. 99Forever Dec 2014 #35

Lol!! What kind of wages do you think that "infrastructure rebuilding" pays? X_Digger Dec 2014 #45

If those are sub-contracted state jen63 Dec 2014 #65

'prevailing wages' being the operative phrase. X_Digger Dec 2014 #66

That is the base hourly. jen63 Dec 2014 #67

Please! daleanime Dec 2014 #15

We can't do that 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #19

I wish we would have been focused on this... MadDAsHell Dec 2014 #24

Hear Hear! Ramses Dec 2014 #31

+100. Unfortunately, in my state, we're busy laying off state employees who work with NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #32

Good idea Gothmog Dec 2014 #34

we'd rather go to war DrDan Dec 2014 #37

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #40

So why doesn't HE do it? aikoaiko Dec 2014 #42

I read that this is on Obama's "To do" list before leaving office RiverLover Dec 2014 #57

Didn't you hear? Turd Way types say public works are from the devil! Rex Dec 2014 #44

gov mike pence in indiana must be pocketing fed funds for road work spanone Dec 2014 #47

It's even worse the further north you go. B Calm Dec 2014 #69

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2014 #48

Love that man! AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #52

Just what President Obama has wanted and been make to happen for years. Too bad Cha Dec 2014 #55

Can't do it. If rich people have to chip in to pay for it then it's socialism. leeroysphitz Dec 2014 #60