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irisblue

(32,982 posts) Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:45 PM Mar 2020

Larry Freakin' Kudlow thinks furloughed workers should work for free

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I'm having thoughts on that idea...

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Larry Freakin' Kudlow thinks furloughed workers should work for free (Original Post) irisblue Mar 2020 OP

Post removed BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #1

Ask the CEO to work for free for patriotic reasons uponit7771 Mar 2020 #2

And airlines are getting HOW MUCH again? underpants Mar 2020 #3

My husband works for a major carrier and in the union with good seniority kimbutgar Mar 2020 #13

Maybe the guys in the big chair should take a pay cut first? gratuitous Mar 2020 #4

And if the shoe was on the other foot, Would Larry EVER work for FREE? MagickMuffin Mar 2020 #5

Is larry working for free? If not, the country is getting screwed. spanone Mar 2020 #6

How Republican is that? Champp Mar 2020 #7

Larry's delusional. Too much cocaine. n/t LuckyCharms Mar 2020 #8

I had to think a while about how to respond to him... dhill926 Mar 2020 #9

Ironic that these recipients of the taxpayer-funded auto bailout can't Tanuki Mar 2020 #10

He's freakin' nuts. - nt Alacritous Crier Mar 2020 #11

You first, Larry Retrograde Mar 2020 #12

BeyondGeography

(39,375 posts)

1. Post removed

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:47 PM

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uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

2. Ask the CEO to work for free for patriotic reasons

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:49 PM

Mar 2020

underpants

(182,837 posts)

3. And airlines are getting HOW MUCH again?

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:50 PM

Mar 2020

kimbutgar

(21,164 posts)

13. My husband works for a major carrier and in the union with good seniority

Reply to underpants (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:17 PM

Mar 2020

And he can choose 3 months unpaid leave or work 20 hours a week. He says he’s taking the 20 hours. But he still has to pay for his medical.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

4. Maybe the guys in the big chair should take a pay cut first?

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:51 PM

Mar 2020

I know that will reduce their incentive to be the best gosh-darn executives capitalism can create, but maybe the folks eking out a living paycheck-to-paycheck shouldn't be the first ones to take it in the shorts for a change?

MagickMuffin

(15,943 posts)

5. And if the shoe was on the other foot, Would Larry EVER work for FREE?

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:52 PM

Mar 2020

Bet my bottom dollar the answer would be NO.

spanone

(135,846 posts)

6. Is larry working for free? If not, the country is getting screwed.

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:52 PM

Mar 2020

Champp

(2,114 posts)

7. How Republican is that?

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:53 PM

Mar 2020

totally

LuckyCharms

(17,444 posts)

8. Larry's delusional. Too much cocaine. n/t

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:53 PM

Mar 2020

dhill926

(16,348 posts)

9. I had to think a while about how to respond to him...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:56 PM

Mar 2020

how about..."fuck you!"

Tanuki

(14,919 posts)

10. Ironic that these recipients of the taxpayer-funded auto bailout can't

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:56 PM

Mar 2020

return the favor by doing something altruistic for the common good, like paying their workers to produce ventilators for those in need.

Alacritous Crier

(3,816 posts)

11. He's freakin' nuts. - nt

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:57 PM

Mar 2020

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)

12. You first, Larry

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:58 PM

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