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tuhaybey

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119. Not falling for that again

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 10:43 AM

Jul 2015

For decades in a row now, we've trusted that if we just work harder and harder and longer and longer, the employers would eventually give us some cut of our additional productivity and it hasn't happened. Over the past 35 years, despite mindboggling increases in hours and productivity, the income of the bottom 90% of us has actually fallen. They totally and completely screwed us- http://politicsthatwork.com/blog/inequality.php

And now they have the gall to demand even more from us? Screw you Bush. First, you make it right for what we've already done for you. Lets see the median wage go up 20% first. Then maybe- maybe- we'll talk about giving you more of our time and effort, but only under very strictly controlled circumstances where you can't screw us again.

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Jeb Bush: People Need to Work Longer Hours [View all] Newsjock Jul 2015 OP

Would not know how to work one hour in his life, has no clue what the word means randys1 Jul 2015 #1

+1000 C Moon Jul 2015 #26

I'm not irate. SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #58

I'm actually happy Reter Jul 2015 #63

There's that. nt SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #66

but people need to register what he is saying Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2015 #89

Add this to his comments awhile back that we should increase the age limit on SS! Dustlawyer Jul 2015 #125

AMEN to that Randys1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! onecent Jul 2015 #141

this from the asshat who hasn't worked for 3 yrs. wordpix Jul 2015 #153

That, from some silver-spooned jackass that has never had a real job in his life corkhead Jul 2015 #2

So, Jeb... gregcrawford Jul 2015 #3

So, you have three of those cushy Helen Borg Jul 2015 #149

Just like George. Delmette Jul 2015 #162

The absence of empathy... gregcrawford Jul 2015 #169

They are both scary. Delmette Jul 2015 #170

Entitled trust fund pricks like him need to be put out in the fields Cleita Jul 2015 #4

Indeed forsaken mortal Jul 2015 #158

Another fucken Bush fool! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #5

I think he's onto something Ruby the Liberal Jul 2015 #6

:) Hortensis Jul 2015 #108

You know what, Jeb... logosoco Jul 2015 #7

What logosoco said. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #78

Yep! Helen Borg Jul 2015 #150

How uniquely Amurican peacefreak Jul 2015 #8

well, at least he's telling people what they're in for HFRN Jul 2015 #9

^^^ THAT tavernier Jul 2015 #62

Summed it up perfectly for me Hydra Jul 2015 #86

exactly. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #87

Exactly exactly. Hortensis Jul 2015 #109

And people will still vote for him nxylas Jul 2015 #128

sad but true - the 'all or nothing' proposition that is sold HFRN Jul 2015 #129

What a fucking piece of dung. RiverNoord Jul 2015 #10

This actually encourages me. potone Jul 2015 #11

bush senior sprts Jul 2015 #59

No, actually, he did. What amazed him was a new scanner in a store that could scan all the groceries... Moonwalk Jul 2015 #83

I'd be amazed at that too but I don't believe a word of it. Live and Learn Jul 2015 #94

it read ripped labels caraher Jul 2015 #117

Thank you for clarifying that. I don't know where I heard that it read all the items in the cart.... Moonwalk Jul 2015 #136

Wait a minute... gregcrawford Jul 2015 #107

you're right, it didn't caraher Jul 2015 #118

It was very hard to find a reputable source for this caraher Jul 2015 #116

My recollection is that he didn't know how much a quart of milk cost erronis Jul 2015 #140

Hope so. SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #60

Oh, I wish tavalon Jul 2015 #122

Yeah, you're right. SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #157

That's good tavalon Jul 2015 #163

But we recognize there are no reasonable Republican candidates. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #105

Exactly. But will hard-worked Rep middle class see this as about them and not just a dog whistle? Hortensis Jul 2015 #106

"All any other candidate has to do is to point out..." <No. "I saved a thousand slaves. I could have jtuck004 Jul 2015 #138

I Can't Wait Until Bernie Pounces On That Statement.....nt global1 Jul 2015 #12

This. I'm looking forward to it! n/t ms liberty Jul 2015 #49

This will be his 47% moment. Wellstone ruled Jul 2015 #13

I want to see this in a thousand political ads between now and.... lastlib Jul 2015 #33

And to think his Mommy and Daddy and Brothers all think the same of the American Worker. Wellstone ruled Jul 2015 #91

Well there goes to youth and young family vote. Does he have any idea how long people are jwirr Jul 2015 #14

Consider how many of us senior citizens are working--clown doesn't have a base to stand on Demeter Jul 2015 #104

Which is good for us Democrats. jwirr Jul 2015 #114

Jeb wants to piss on us Geronimoe Jul 2015 #15

I work an average of 55-65 hours a week... Earth_First Jul 2015 #16

For the last 20 years, productivity has gone through the roof... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #17

Fucker. "You little people need to be more productive! We here at the top aren't satisfied with TwilightGardener Jul 2015 #18

get it, everyone? Skittles Jul 2015 #19

unless you're salaried Blackjackdavey Jul 2015 #133

jebbie boy, there are plenty of words I want to say to you, but niyad Jul 2015 #20

Not on this site! tazkcmo Jul 2015 #42

you should tell us how you really feel!! niyad Jul 2015 #81

Well said tavalon Jul 2015 #123

Not fit to lead. Baitball Blogger Jul 2015 #21

How 'bout more people have jobs, work fewer hours, and have quality time with their families? Martin Eden Jul 2015 #22

Just remember: Saviolo Jul 2015 #147

Not familiar with the origin of the phrase Martin Eden Jul 2015 #148

Jeb wants latino immigrants as permanent guest workers(cheap labor). Dawson Leery Jul 2015 #23

Would result in more workplace violence End Of The Road Jul 2015 #24

Make him wear that like a cheap suit. Kingofalldems Jul 2015 #25

I hope that one shadows him for the entire campaign. C Moon Jul 2015 #27

That makes no sense unless he is intentionally trying to lose Auggie Jul 2015 #28

Whatta maroon...Capital, aka ownership, has been absorbing all of our productivity gains for decades BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #29

We don't have a productivity problem. We need more surplus value! Fuck these leeches. Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #30

Noblesse Busheez kairos12 Jul 2015 #31

And the under-employed and home self-employed? bucolic_frolic Jul 2015 #32

Devil's Advocate: maybe he meant that people working 30 hours with no benefits need 40 + benies Shrike47 Jul 2015 #34

Says the fuckstick who has NEVER worked an honest hour in his life. 47of74 Jul 2015 #35

Dear Jeb, please supply the number of house per week your entire family works Coventina Jul 2015 #36

This just confirms for me... americannightmare Jul 2015 #37

Over at Digby's Hullabaloo blog vlakitti Jul 2015 #38

Damn Lazy Ass Poor Folk,,,,, Cryptoad Jul 2015 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy Jul 2015 #40

Wow: there's a Winning Strategy from the Smart Boooosh. truebluegreen Jul 2015 #41

he's not Dimmerson for nothing wordpix Jul 2015 #154

Dimson and Dimmerson! I like it. truebluegreen Jul 2015 #160

Yes, like Boxer, most loyal worker in the cause of "Animalism" . . . Journeyman Jul 2015 #43

Did he tell his brother? George II Jul 2015 #44

Wow. Just Wow. CanonRay Jul 2015 #45

" Bush would not fight for the middle class as president." Oh I doubt that part, I am sure he would cstanleytech Jul 2015 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author silvershadow Jul 2015 #47

K & R. silvershadow Jul 2015 #48

He needs to STFU heaven05 Jul 2015 #50

One of the most impolitic statements I've ever heard a politician make n/t lordsummerisle Jul 2015 #51

Americans (and Canadians) LiberalLovinLug Jul 2015 #52

Fuck him and the silver spoon he rode in on. nt valerief Jul 2015 #53

Through the looking glass...Jeb invokes the Red Queen solution to income inequality... HereSince1628 Jul 2015 #54

FU Jebbers. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2015 #55

Isn't he supposed to be the "smart one"? nt JeffHead Jul 2015 #56

Here's the video. You decide. Beauregard Jul 2015 #61

Work longer hours? SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #74

I think people only assumed that because they haven't been paying much ohnoyoudidnt Jul 2015 #70

Screw you, JEB! nt SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #57

Just one more stinking bag of shit that ugly old battleax Babs crapped out. Jack-o-Lantern Jul 2015 #64

She's the only person I hate more than her children. nt SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #67

American workers are more productive than ever, Jeb, you fuckwit. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #65

That's right. They_Live Jul 2015 #75

+1 Was hoping someone would bring that up!! Live and Learn Jul 2015 #95

This latest statement of Jeb! Bush indicates that he, like his brother and his father, No Vested Interest Jul 2015 #68

As crazy as his brother JackInGreen Jul 2015 #69

In order for your family to have more vacation time? tavernier Jul 2015 #71

Shades of Mitt Romney homegirl Jul 2015 #72

And the three jobs of his brother. nt SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #76

That was no gaffe! n/t vkkv Jul 2015 #73

2016 is GOP amatuer hour. Bernie or HRC will chew his ass up. n/t slumcamper Jul 2015 #77

HRC already ripped Jeb on this--with a great chart. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #98

The thing that doubly burns my ass about ignorant statements like that nightscanner59 Jul 2015 #79

Supply side economics applied to labor . . . markpkessinger Jul 2015 #80

These people are fucking nuts. GeorgeGist Jul 2015 #82

He was answering a question about his plans for tax reform hibbing Jul 2015 #84

Sure it would be great to work longer hours....if it was for 1 full-time job instead Gloria Jul 2015 #85

No, Jeb eom catrose Jul 2015 #88

Remember the late Ann Richards speaking of Jeb's father KinMd Jul 2015 #90

Did he tell his lazy ass brother that when he was prez? Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #92

Rich man disconnected from the reality romanic Jul 2015 #93

More productive? Nite Owl Jul 2015 #96

Americans already work longer hours and are more productive than European workers. McCamy Taylor Jul 2015 #97

Realistically, an economy can't grow any faster than the demand for goods and services. ronnie624 Jul 2015 #99

"and good night, folks!" AZ Progressive Jul 2015 #100

Has he worked? get the red out Jul 2015 #101

yes he worked for FL developers and real estate tycoons making it easy for them to wordpix Jul 2015 #155

His view from the big house on the plantation dembotoz Jul 2015 #102

We're already more productive than other nations, you son of a crime family. merrily Jul 2015 #103

That's not going to play well. DCBob Jul 2015 #110

This guy Third Doctor Jul 2015 #111

I don't understand how Republicans continue to get votes. It seems to me that ladjf Jul 2015 #112

Lil' Jebbie needs to work longer hours, too... Gumboot Jul 2015 #113

Don't Forget Punx Jul 2015 #115

Not falling for that again tuhaybey Jul 2015 #119

Now, how do I do that without a job ? eppur_se_muova Jul 2015 #120

This assumes those of us hourly workers actually get paid overtime... Momgonepostal Jul 2015 #121

The homeless and jobless community agrees. L0oniX Jul 2015 #124

Is this his Romney's '47%' moment? Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #126

Jeb is just as clueless as his brother Gothmog Jul 2015 #127

American workers are the most productive in the first world, get the least time off, work the tblue37 Jul 2015 #130

This message was self-deleted by its author olddots Jul 2015 #131

F.U. rtracey Jul 2015 #132

The answer is right behind his head: Kingofalldems Jul 2015 #134

Damn straight! hamsterjill Jul 2015 #142

I posted this in another thread, but it probably belongs here as well. Maedhros Jul 2015 #135

This could actually work americanrabbit Jul 2015 #137

We should also FORCE people to work. The lazy bums! Let's build labor camps! Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #139

I'd be happy to get a meaningful job again, but� Efilroft Sul Jul 2015 #143

good point - in my 60's, I cannot get full time job following recovery from cancer surgery + wordpix Jul 2015 #156

"Talent acquisition" strikes again. Sigh. Efilroft Sul Jul 2015 #165

If Bush does get the nomination... Dopers_Greed Jul 2015 #144

He wouldn't know work abakan Jul 2015 #145

The problem with Jebs type of thinking is... Flatulo Jul 2015 #146

How about spending Helen Borg Jul 2015 #151

Maybe Jeb just needs to find some honest work Jack Rabbit Jul 2015 #152

Finally going to participate ion_theory Jul 2015 #159

Fuck you, Jeb Bush. Hissyspit Jul 2015 #161

Given the number of salaried people, let me add my Fuck You!! to John Ellis. Thor_MN Jul 2015 #164

yeah, and with lower pay and decreased benefits. That would improve his personal economy. olddad56 Jul 2015 #166

In other words: Art_from_Ark Jul 2015 #167

He always looks like an unmade bed. Tikki Jul 2015 #168

This is much worse than the 47% line. Daniel537 Jul 2015 #171

Completely. Effing. CLUELESS. I_Like_Hammers Jul 2015 #172