Thom Hartmann: GOP's new Job Creation Plan...Dwarf Tossing?

[thomhartmann]

Run time: 03:40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSXKX5tDEoA   Posted on YouTube: October 10, 2011 By YouTube Member: TheBigPictureRT Views on YouTube: 43   Posted on DU: October 10, 2011 By DU Member: thomhartmann Views on DU: 755

 
So what exactly does a Republican Jobs plan look like - and what would it do to our economy? Well - we got an answer to that question this week from Florida. There - Republican State Representative Ritch Workman introduced HB 4063 - legislation that repeals a law that bans...dwarf-tossing in Florida. Workman thinks it will help lower the Sunshine State's crippling 10.7% unemployment rate. As he said: "To me it's an archaic kind of Big Brother law that says, 'We don't like that activity.' Well, there is nothing immoral or illegal about that activity. All we really did by passing that law was take away some employment from some little people." Mind you - this is the same Florida Republican Party that refused to take federal high-speed rails money Obama offered them, which would have created tens of thousands of LEGITIMATE new jobs in Florida. Instead - they want to create dozens of new jobs for dwarf-tossers...and tossees. Watch for Eric Cantor and the Tea Party to seize on this idea and push for a tax credit for sword swallowers and federally subsidized job training for snake handlers. Under the Republican job creation plan - instead of a nation of manufacturers - we can be a nation of carnies.

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[RBInMaine]

1. The RePuke grand plan: 99% earn the minimum wage, 1% own everything and control everything. Period.

[walerosco]

2. The question should be why make it illegal

in the 1st place? Its ok for women to degrade themselves stripping and acting porn but somehow we should protect little people from "dwarf tossing"? See this is not about creating job but its about repealing some of the nanny state laws in the book. Is THom Hartmann going to make fun of the next person that suggests we legalize weed?

And if it help just one little person gain employment, it would have done more than all of Bush and Obama's tax cuts in creating jobs.