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nichomachus

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8. What's interesting and will have unintended consequences

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 04:12 PM

Jan 2015

Is that the GOP wants to redefine "job" to mean 40 hours a week. This is an attempt to derail the ACA. However, once they do that, it will throw all the job statistics into disarray. We will see a hemorrhage of "jobs" with each report. And to make sure that happens, should the bill pass without veto, Obama should issue an executive order to that effect.

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U.S. seems stuck with slow wage growth despite strong jobs data [View all] OhioChick Jan 2015 OP

Of course: all those jobs are to make more money for the 1% :( arcane1 Jan 2015 #1

All these "jobs" stories are meaningless -- unless you define "job" nichomachus Jan 2015 #2

Your Post Reveals The Truth Of The Reagan Revolution. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2015 #6

What's interesting and will have unintended consequences nichomachus Jan 2015 #8

They Are Playing Games To Get Rid Of ACA. They Don't Care If People Have 40 Hrs. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2015 #13

and not only here. happening all over the world. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #16

The problem is companies have no incentive to increase wages and why should they cstanleytech Jan 2015 #3

K & R ctsnowman Jan 2015 #4

"That relationship, however, has broken down" < No it hasn't. There are millions of unemployed not jtuck004 Jan 2015 #5

Except Petroleum Engineers 8%avg increase One_Life_To_Give Jan 2015 #7

Of course that will go to hell nichomachus Jan 2015 #9

The way I look at it. rtracey Jan 2015 #10

It's national policy because stupid rich men think inflation is only from wages Warpy Jan 2015 #11

Mother fucking assholes, lark Jan 2015 #12

we need worker action to send a message, walk out, call in sick, massive protest - something! whereisjustice Jan 2015 #14

If you add a lot of jobs and with retirements you expect a lower wage average. Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #15