Comments on: Happy Fourth of July. Now Give Me a Raise http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:58:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ubetchaiam http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525750 ubetchaiam Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:13:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525750 <p>One of my favorite songs has the lyric ‘I don’t mind stealing bread from the mouths of decadents’.</p> One of my favorite songs has the lyric ‘I don’t mind stealing bread from the mouths of decadents’.

]]> By: ubetchaiam http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525748 ubetchaiam Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:12:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525748 <p>Qualcomm is one of those ‘big’ companies; you know, the supplier of chips/Intellectual property for cellphones?</p> Qualcomm is one of those ‘big’ companies; you know, the supplier of chips/Intellectual property for cellphones?

]]> By: nonplussed http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525689 nonplussed Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:06:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525689 <p>Jane is upstairs with <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/fisa-whip-it-good/#more-27265" rel="nofollow">FISA Goodness</a>!</p> Jane is upstairs with FISA Goodness!

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525685 dakine01 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:01:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525685 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/fisa-whip-it-good/" rel="nofollow">New Jane upstairs on whipping that FISA</a></p> New Jane upstairs on whipping that FISA

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525684 dakine01 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:52:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525684 <p>Nah, it’s high tech to push the buttons to set the fryer correctly…</p> Nah, it’s high tech to push the buttons to set the fryer correctly…

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525683 selise Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:50:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525683 <p>this is really good news for the republicans.</p> <p>low job growth + more people looking for work = cheap labor = high profits. </p> <p>wonderful.</p> this is really good news for the republicans.

low job growth + more people looking for work = cheap labor = high profits.

wonderful.

]]> By: Marion in Savannah http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525682 Marion in Savannah Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:48:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525682 <p>Maybe not — remember how thrilled McMoron was to discover that there were LOTS of people making a living by peddling stuff on e-bay? Feh.</p> Maybe not — remember how thrilled McMoron was to discover that there were LOTS of people making a living by peddling stuff on e-bay? Feh.

]]> By: Hugh http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525681 Hugh Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:47:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525681 <blockquote><p>Bottomline is that no matter who is in office 150,000+ jobs must be created EACH month just to keep up with the growth of population entering workforce.</p></blockquote> <p>Yes, it has been very frustrating to hear market analysts, pundits, and talking heads try to talk up bad job numbers by saying they could have been worse, or that low job growth has become “natural”.</p>

Bottomline is that no matter who is in office 150,000+ jobs must be created EACH month just to keep up with the growth of population entering workforce.

Yes, it has been very frustrating to hear market analysts, pundits, and talking heads try to talk up bad job numbers by saying they could have been worse, or that low job growth has become “natural”.

]]> By: tbsa http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525680 tbsa Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:47:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525680 <p>It helps when you have someone in office who is at least concerned with those just entering the workforce, and not those who already have more than they could possibly spend in three lifetimes.</p> It helps when you have someone in office who is at least concerned with those just entering the workforce, and not those who already have more than they could possibly spend in three lifetimes.

]]> By: ubetchaiam http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525679 ubetchaiam Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:41:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/03/happy-fourth-of-july-now-give-me-a-raise/#comment-1525679 <p>Another law benefiting the ‘bottom’ that is not enforced:<br /><a href="http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/epa.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/epa.html</a></p> <p>1963 !!!!</p> Another law benefiting the ‘bottom’ that is not enforced:
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/epa.html

1963 !!!!

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