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oregonjen

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7. A lot of jobs with low hourly wages are just under the full time status, so the company avoids

Reply to guillaumeb (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 02:46 PM

Jun 2019

giving their employees benefits, including health insurance. How does one pay rent or mortgage, health insurance, food, and then have money left over for anything else like college loans?

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Kamala Harris Sends Debate Crowd Roaring By Exposing The Myth Of Trump's Economy [View all] guillaumeb Jun 2019 OP

she is correct. rampartc Jun 2019 #1

Well put. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #6

"the fundamentals of the economy are sound" rampartc Jun 2019 #12

My opinion is that the economy is unsound, and unsustainable. It is debt based. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #14

we need to rebuild that kind of post wwii economy rampartc Jun 2019 #15

Agreed. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #16

no one said it would be easy. rampartc Jun 2019 #17

We're actually coasting on the remnants of the Obama economy... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #2

We are, but there is a deeper problem not captured by GDP and unemployment numbers. marylandblue Jun 2019 #3

Absolutely... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #4

And the 400 plus filibusters guillaumeb Jun 2019 #9

An excellent answer. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #8

The "under"-employment rate is sky-rocketing... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #13

She did very well last night. Kaleva Jun 2019 #5

Like HRC, Harris is very intelligent. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #10

A lot of jobs with low hourly wages are just under the full time status, so the company avoids oregonjen Jun 2019 #7

Amazon, McDonalds, Wall Mart, and others all use this model. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #11

Kick. nt Andy823 Jun 2019 #18

She is impressive. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #19

Yes she is impressive Andy823 Jun 2019 #20

I agree with you on this. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #21