Posted on 02/01/2019 3:55:05 PM PST by John Semmens
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the biggest gains in wages under the Trump Administration's policies have been in private-sector employment, especially blue-collar workers. Last year, pay in the private sector rose 3% on average, but only 2.5% for white-collar management and professional employees. Gains were up by 4.2% for salespersons, 3.7% for production workers, 3.4% for transportation and utilities workers, and 4.1% for leisure and hospitality workers.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) contended that "this inequitable distortion from long-term trends rewarding college graduates is another black mark against the Trump regime. A society that fails to grant adequate compensation for earning a college degree encourages young people to eschew advanced education and settle for jobs where they will be forced to perform useful services if they expect to get a decent wage."
"Policies that reward deplorables at the expense of the educated classes are skewed toward benefiting those shown to support Trump in high percentages," Schumer lamented. "Meanwhile, the educated classes that staff the nonessential government agencies were forced into a paid vacation by the Trump government shutdown. The anxiety these dedicated employees had to suffer while on furlough was not adequately compensated by giving them back pay for the time they weren't working. This is but another item in the list of those crying out for the impeachment of the most disruptive individual to ever serve as president."
In related news, returning formally furloughed feds are reputedly suffering from paralyzing low morale. The contrast of not doing any work while they were at home vs. their more customary not doing any work at the office has induced a widespread sense of confusion and alienation. Said one, "you get used to hanging out at the office with your buds, surfing the Internet, taking long lunches, and going home early. It had its own rhythm. At home there was no structure. I could laze around all day, but had no comrades at hand to share it with. Life will never be the same."
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https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/255485-2019-02-01-semi-news-semi-satire-february-3-2019-edition.htm
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He distorted it away from socialism/marxism. Orange man bad sez the NPCs.
BOOM! Out of the park Home Run!
SHUCKY, those high degrees in Community Organizing and Studies of yet more Studies qualify these yutes to run as Democrats in the upcoming elections and siphon off a few million dollars in tax payers monies.
Unlike the Jug eared Jesus of the previous admin, they WONT be downward revising the stats EVERY TIME!
Outstanding! Just outstanding!
Well, I don’t know about any of you but....I’M FREAKING TRIGGERED! My six year grad dissertation in “They” Studies for Tampon taxation by men and the effects of toxic shock syndrome for desert turtles who eat( straws included) them is on the back burner! %^$% this, bourgeoisie capitalist colonial peeegs!
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