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5. I think it depends on whether the job market is an employees one or and employers. With the 2008

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 03:18 PM

Jul 2015

great recession, the employment was so high it benefitted employers. And the GOP kept it that way by refusing to allow keys ian spending programs on things that needed it like infrastructure. Certainly the GOP fight to destroy unions is to ensure employers get most of the benefits of productivity, and that employees in aggregate get less of any productivity gain.

Also not owing someone a job let's corporations be lean and mean. On the whole they try and keep productive employees and get rid of people who are not so much. Healthcare used to tie people to their jobs. Now Obama care allows people to leave for better wages/situation. Who knows... Maybe that is a main reason why the GOP keep trying to repeal Obama care. .... they had the system all ginned up to make sure they got the all the benefits of increased productivity.

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Are the rich pissed off that education means people expect to be compensated for their own [View all] applegrove Jul 2015 OP

Intriguing question. You make a few really good points. onecaliberal Jul 2015 #1

And the cost of student loans has gone up, while government applegrove Jul 2015 #3

I think they are mad that people are catching on to how bad income inequality is... Kalidurga Jul 2015 #2

If that's true, though, Igel Jul 2015 #4

I think it depends on whether the job market is an employees one or and employers. With the 2008 applegrove Jul 2015 #5

They are Self Deluded about their own importance and self-worth. One_Life_To_Give Jul 2015 #6

US workers are second only to Norweigians in productivity. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #7

Is that because china is still partly a very undeveloped rural economy. applegrove Jul 2015 #8

Somewhat, though "more productive" means "fewer jobs" Recursion Jul 2015 #17

Oh thank you! Bettie Jul 2015 #10

The issue is greed, of course. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #11

Which is why, if they can stomp people down a little more Bettie Jul 2015 #13

You just decoded THE neoliberal dog whistle meow2u3 Jul 2015 #18

Yes, and so is the avg American. This is why people hate the concept of tenure HereSince1628 Jul 2015 #9

I tend to think tenure hatred is more driven by straight up pettiness. TheKentuckian Jul 2015 #12

Yes, but the thing is -resonance- the message needn't be the same HereSince1628 Jul 2015 #14

Huh? The US is the #3 country by worker productivity Recursion Jul 2015 #15

I just assumed. Will take that out. applegrove Jul 2015 #16