Jeb Bush has a solution to our economic woes:
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/j ... z3fQjCkgbBFormer Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Wednesday seemed to propose a bold solution for economic troubles: “People should work longer hours,” drawing negative reactions from critics who suggested the last thing Americans need is to work more.
Maybe, but reading the context of his original remark doesn't seem like it's limited to only part timers who want to work full time:Jeb Bush has a solution to our economic woes:
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/j ... z3fQjCkgbBFormer Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Wednesday seemed to propose a bold solution for economic troubles: “People should work longer hours,” drawing negative reactions from critics who suggested the last thing Americans need is to work more.
If you keep reading about what he meant, he was talking about those with part-time jobs that want to work more.
Bush said, “My aspiration for the country and I believe we can achieve it, is 4 percent growth as far as the eye can see. Which means we have to be a lot more productive, workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern lows. It means that people need to work longer hours.”
It always annoys me when people say "Americans" are lazy. Americans work longer hours than almost any other industrialized nation. We actually need to work less. and what would Jeb Bush know about hard work in the first place?
**** him if he thinks that's really the problem. When I was a little kid, the idea was that increases in productivity brought about by technology would allow the working class to finally enjoy more leisure time. Instead, it led to repeated restructurings to maximize corporate profits, an all out assault on unions, and a lower standard of living for the middle class.Bush said, “My aspiration for the country and I believe we can achieve it, is 4 percent growth as far as the eye can see. Which means we have to be a lot more productive...”
It always annoys me when people say "Americans" are lazy. Americans work longer hours than almost any other industrialized nation. We actually need to work less. and what would Jeb Bush know about hard work in the first place?
Most politicians in high places work pretty hard. I would never want to be one. Most of them after their terms are up look like they aged a lot faster than the norm.
**** him if he thinks that's really the problem. When I was a little kid, the idea was that increases in productivity brought about by technology would allow the working class to finally enjoy more leisure time. Instead, it led to repeated restructurings to maximize corporate profits, an all out assault on unions, and a lower standard of living for the middle class.Bush said, “My aspiration for the country and I believe we can achieve it, is 4 percent growth as far as the eye can see. Which means we have to be a lot more productive...”
Now I don't know what his plan is to accomplish this, but he isn't incorrect about most points he makes here. And trying to capitalize on one sound byte to claim he thinks people just need to work longer hours is pretty bad. As slappy said though, dregs of election season.BUSH: My aspiration for the country and I believe we can achieve it, is 4 percent growth as far as the eye can see. Which means we have to be a lot more productive, workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern lows. It means that people need to work longer hours and, through their productivity, gain more income for their families. That's the only way we're going to get out of this rut that we're in.
QUESTION: To keep us from taking it out of context, what you meant to say — when you say more hours you mean full-time work.
BUSH: Given the opportunity to work. Yeah, absolutely.
QUESTION: Not that a full time guy or somebody working two jobs needs to be working even more time.
BUSH: Absolutely not. Their incomes need to grow. It’s not going to grow in an environment where the costs of doing business are so extraordinarily high here. Health care costs are rising. In many places the cost of doing business is extraordinarily high and the net result of that is that business start up rates are at an all time low. Work force participation rates are low. If anyone is celebrating this anemic recovery, then they are totally out of touch. The simple fact is people are really struggling. So giving people a chance to work longer hours has got to be part of the answer. If not, you are going to see people lose hope. And that’s where we are today.
i agree.It always annoys me when people say "Americans" are lazy. Americans work longer hours than almost any other industrialized nation. We actually need to work less. and what would Jeb Bush know about hard work in the first place?
Most politicians in high places work pretty hard. I would never want to be one. Most of them after their terms are up look like they aged a lot faster than the norm.
Fair, but it is getting a bit ridiculous at this point. I don't really give a crap about the Confederate flag being taken down at the state capitol, whatever. But really, how far are we going to take this? Should we demolish the Washington Memorial because he was a slave owner? Should we get rid of anything named after JFK because, by all accounts, he was a pretty nasty philanderer and sexual predator (google Mimi Alford).I don't know about everyone else, but I don't really give a crap. I don't think the dead people care much either. I think they're stupid to waste that kind of energy on such an idiotic thing like this, but I'm not gonna throw a hissy over it.
Obviously one ranks lower on the scale of "crappy human" than the other, so I'll admit that is not a 1:1 comparison. I just think at some point common sense measures get replaced with a sort of "one up" competition. Exhuming of graves is certainly up there.why would you include philanderer as a comparable for white supremacist?
why would you include philanderer as a comparable for white supremacist?
why would you include philanderer as a comparable for white supremacist?
this is at least closer to relevant.why would you include philanderer as a comparable for white supremacist?
JFK voted against civil rights before as well.
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