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That Good Ol’ Tennessee SocialismPosted on Jul 27, 2009
Faced with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, Tennessee has taken matters into its own hands. In a work project inspired by the New Deal, the state is using money from the federal stimulus package to create hundreds of jobs ranging from working for the state Transportation Department to baking goodies at the local pie shop.
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By Chris Fretwell, July 28, 2009 at 7:53 pm Link to this comment
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Finally, I’ve been hearing so much about million dollar bonuses lately. I still think this country is headed for worse yet. Now all we need is 7 million more jobs and we’ll be O.K
Report thisBy Purple Girl, July 28, 2009 at 9:27 am Link to this comment
Reason why calling the Big 3 “Detroit” is a misnomer.
Report thisIn fact in MI we have very few plants left open- some are melting into the urban landscape as we speak.
those Red Staters starting to understand what we were trying to tell them about the Auto bailout yet?
The upper echelon never Created a Job- the demand of consumers gave them an opportunity to increase their employee numbers. And who are the consumers- Well about 95% of them are some type of Worker- office or line.
WE the People created these industries through our buying power and personal discretion. The masses Fuel the Free Market - thus the economy….Not Wall Street nor The gov’t, nor Boardrooms.
Trickle Down does not exist in economics- because the ‘liquidity’ begins and ends with the producers and the consumers, who are one in the same. The law of ‘Gravity’ is negated by the force of Greed in economics
To claim otherwise is not only a lie, but utterly UnAmerican. The Logos have become the modern day Family Crests- and the Proudly proclaim their divinity and influence over the masses by insinuating They create jobs..Bullshit.
Customers create Jobs, including CEO’s. Workers provide what conusmers want- thus also help create the CEO’s job. No Product, No Customers, No need for a CEO!
By Hulk2008, July 28, 2009 at 8:39 am Link to this comment
Maybe Tennessee can scare up some banking exec jobs by laying off those guys that get the million-dollar bonuses and replacing them with Average Joe’s. Just about anybody who has been unemployed for a while will figure out how to improve a bank’s financial policies.
Report thisGee, this could evolve into other areas - maybe dump high-paid talking heads on TV and radio and install lower-paid ordinary citizens.
By Jim Yell, July 28, 2009 at 6:51 am Link to this comment
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Protecting the working poor instead of the rich. Amazing!
Report thisBy samosamo, July 27, 2009 at 10:28 pm Link to this comment
You go, Tennesse, finally someone or bodies with the balls to do something for the people and I hope it doesn’t just last but takes the rest of the country by storm!!!!
Report thisBy marcus medler, July 27, 2009 at 3:11 pm Link to this comment
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I remember they were pioneers in Health reform or at least their executive was. I think it ran into trouble latter from the “peoples” representatives. He had to do the reform in quasi secret then had it ratified. I believe they are correct. Recovery comes with jobs, not fixing corrupt banks and dated industries.
Report thisBy Rodger Lemonde, July 27, 2009 at 1:37 pm Link to this comment
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Revolutionary, getting money to people in need rather than people in greed.
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