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So, what exactly is a “green job”?
Orange Punch, The Orange County Register political commentary blog ^ | 6-15-2012 | Mark Landsbaum

Posted on 06/15/2012 2:21:27 PM PDT by Mark Landsbaum

Left-leaning politicians and earth-saving environmental zealots have touted the “new economy” and its new “green jobs” as the solution to what ails us.

So, what exactly is a “green job?”

As you will see, the Big Government has defined “green jobs” in such a way that nearly everything can be considered a “green job,” which means no matter what happens, the Big Government can claim success. Virtually any new job is essentially a “green job.” Why? Because Big Government says so...

(Excerpt) Read more at orangepunch.ocregister.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: 1984; environmentalism; georgeorwell; greenjobs

1 posted on 06/15/2012 2:21:32 PM PDT by Mark Landsbaum
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To: Mark Landsbaum
So, what exactly is a “green job”?

Blogging and excerpting.

2 posted on 06/15/2012 2:28:14 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner

I believe I picked one from my nose......


3 posted on 06/15/2012 2:32:01 PM PDT by brivette
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To: Mark Landsbaum
A Green Job is an artificially created and short term job or performance art project that would not exist but for the politically created false economy of a scholastically planned outcome. It serves no real need or purpose.
4 posted on 06/15/2012 2:32:30 PM PDT by KC Burke (Plain Conservative opinions and common sense correction for thirteen years.)
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To: KC Burke

A green job is one that puts green stuff into the pockets of President Obama’s supporters and takes it from our pockets so that his supporters can contributed more to his campaign. Otherwise, as used, the term has no discernible meaning.


5 posted on 06/15/2012 2:46:00 PM PDT by DanMiller (Dan Miller)
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To: Mark Landsbaum
"So, what exactly is a “green job”?"

Not wasting paper on pointless editorials and posting them on the internet instead.
6 posted on 06/15/2012 2:47:57 PM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: Mark Landsbaum
So, what exactly is a “green job?”

Strait up promotion of communism and totalitarianism.

7 posted on 06/15/2012 2:54:29 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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