[lormand]

I do not buy the argument that the GOP accuses poor people of being lazy. Nobody should accept false premises.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Lead by example and those coal miners will watch you shovel coal all day.

Changing topics, let’s face it, some folks is just plain lazy, shiftless, worthless, no account, good-fer-nuthin’, bone idle, work shy.

[donna]

My first job out of high school was working the production line at Motorola.

We sat elbow to elbow using roach clips to attach caps on units and we were not allowed to talk. We got 2-ten minute breaks per 8-hour shift and 1/2 hour for lunch.

Bathroom breaks - you signed in and out with a time limit and they weren't happy about it either. Make your quota!!!

[servantboy777]

How ironic Mike has a show illustrating Americans working hard and doing the jobs Americans won’t do. Incredible.

[thackney]

Mike Rowe

BTTT

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Indeed, the share of Americans working or looking for jobs is at the lowest it’s been in decades, even as the number of job openings reaches historic highs.

How are they counting "job openings"? I have applied for jobs that fit my skill set and never got a call back. The job will be advertized for six weeks and then vanish only to reappear a couple of weeks later.

Is that counted as one job or two? And is there even a job there in the first place?

I have gotten the impression that many job postings are simply resume collections with there not being an actual job opening.

[bigbob]

Mike Rowe speaks more honest truth on economic and workforce issues than 99% of elected officials do, who are in a position to actually do something about it.

Straight-shooter.

[SMARTY]

My first job out of HS was in a dirty, dark, noisy factory.

I didn’t like it and I didn’t like the work.

BUT I knew it was temporary and I liked getting a paycheck.

I liked being able to finance my OWN education to GET OUT OF THERE!

[4yearlurker]

back in the early 1970s when I got home from school I would change my cloths and jump on my bike and go to work at the egg farm. I worked about 4 hours a night and made 5 bucks a night. In the summer I worker the farms of South Jersey,planting onions,picking grapes and eggplant,etc. One summer I worked on a Pepperidge Farm Bread truck. I wanted money and I knew I had to work for it.