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Why Washington Isn't Doing Squat About Jobs and Wages
Business Insider ^ | 06/04/2011 | Robert Reich

Posted on 06/04/2011 4:19:16 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan

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To: mriguy67
"how about 15-20 % paycut for fed employees not in the military?"

A more positive thing to do would be to cut them off the payroll entirely...but, either one of the moves will/would be deflationary especially with an economy that is 70% driven by consumer consumption. There are a lot of federal employees.

I read an article yesterday that stated that the USA had 107,000 fewer students in school K-12 last year but that the teacher count increased nationwide by 87,000 last year.
Wonderful, huh?

41 posted on 06/04/2011 8:27:33 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

That damn teacher count is a major problem. the boomers are retiring, the next bulge is a few years off if ever. the unions are hellbent on full union member employment. TIme to throw the union bosses into ovens.


42 posted on 06/04/2011 8:31:49 PM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: freedumb2003

Quarterly Depo Provera (contraceptive) shots to continue receiving payments is an ethical and minimally intrusive option. No forced abortions or sterilization, but if you want more kids, you have to be able to support yourself first.


43 posted on 06/04/2011 8:37:41 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: Lurker

There is a “Union” for the unemployed.


44 posted on 06/04/2011 8:41:33 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: catnipman

Has he ever seen pictures of those men in the camps back in the day. Do you think men would leave home and work for meger wages on a .gov construction job today. Of coarse not. They would be payed UNION wages and not have to move and live in tent camps. Good Grief The Liberals are stuck in the 1930’s.


45 posted on 06/04/2011 8:53:00 PM PDT by therut
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To: BuckeyeTexan

Why blame the Republicans when the Democrats are in charge of this disaster and have been all along?


46 posted on 06/05/2011 6:06:59 AM PDT by RoadTest (Organized religion is no substitute for the relationship the living God wants with you.)
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To: blam

Producing things of real value seems like a good way to start—oil and gas come to mind


47 posted on 06/05/2011 7:09:14 AM PDT by gusopol3
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To: Las Vegas Ron
"Got to that line, looked up to see who the author was and instantly stopped reading."

Me too, I did exactly the same thing, except I skipped to the article comments section. I was happy to see RR getting his butt kicked.

48 posted on 06/05/2011 7:19:32 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: blam

You are probably right, but government federal, state and local all needs to srink back to 1980’s level. Whatever it takes it takes, it simply must be done. Personally I’d like to srink back to pre WW1 levels. Yes pre the great progressive Wilson levels.


49 posted on 06/05/2011 7:24:35 AM PDT by jpsb
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