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Johonny

(20,851 posts) Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:25 PM Jul 2015

Jeb says you don't understand his hours comment

“You can take it out of context all you want, but high sustained growth means people work 40 hours rather than 30 hours and that by our success they have disposable income for their families to decide how they want to spend it rather than standing in line and being dependent upon government,” he said. “If anyone is celebrating this anemic recovery, then they are totally out of touch,” Bush said. “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.”

So to correct our interpretation. He wants us to work more hours than the shorter hours we hypothetically are working in his fact devoid view of the hours the current American worker is doing, because his brother using the same economic philosophy Jeb has destroyed the US economy and it has been too slow to recover from his brother destroying the economy.

I hope that clears things up for you.

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Jeb says you don't understand his hours comment (Original Post) Johonny Jul 2015 OP

Owners need to stop lining their pockets with 100% of worker productivity increases BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #1

This dude might just as well start walking backward as a new tactic...cause he's always libdem4life Jul 2015 #2

I think a lot of folks would prefer a 25% raise over the ability to spend 25% more time away from Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #3

How many hours a week do "people" work, again? 30, huh? haaaaahahahahaha! RadiationTherapy Jul 2015 #4

Fox advised their viewers that this graph was from a "left leaning think tank..." Human101948 Jul 2015 #7

Oh we have the context alright. lpbk2713 Jul 2015 #5

The average worker in the US already works more hours than in any other industrialized nation... MohRokTah Jul 2015 #6

F-U very much Chub RockaFowler Jul 2015 #8

Is Jeb going to mandate a 40 hour workweek? Human101948 Jul 2015 #9

no he's going to mandate 48 hrs because he wants you to feel successful Johonny Jul 2015 #12

I really cannot imagine what I will do if that cretin wins somehow. cwydro Jul 2015 #10

A Couple Of Observations Here..... global1 Jul 2015 #11

The fuck we didn't! Warpy Jul 2015 #13

Average American worker works 47 hours/week already riderinthestorm Jul 2015 #14

Says the brother, and son, of war criminals. I've no doubt he's a profiteer too. Clueless liar. nt Mnemosyne Jul 2015 #15

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

1. Owners need to stop lining their pockets with 100% of worker productivity increases

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:31 PM

Jul 2015

There's nothing in the average employee's experience to suggest that working harder/smarter/better will cause their income to rise.

You're still in a very bad place on this one, Jeb. Sorry, man.

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

2. This dude might just as well start walking backward as a new tactic...cause he's always

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:38 PM

Jul 2015

"walking back" something. Poor Jebbie...everyone misunderestimating him.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

3. I think a lot of folks would prefer a 25% raise over the ability to spend 25% more time away from

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:40 PM

Jul 2015

their families.

RadiationTherapy

(5,818 posts)

4. How many hours a week do "people" work, again? 30, huh? haaaaahahahahaha!

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:41 PM

Jul 2015

Another wealthsplainer to dismiss. Hahaha. What a maroon.

Human101948

(3,457 posts)

7. Fox advised their viewers that this graph was from a "left leaning think tank..."

Reply to RadiationTherapy (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:48 PM

Jul 2015

Though I see3 the sources of the statistics are from the federal government.

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)

5. Oh we have the context alright.

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:45 PM

Jul 2015

We got it right the first time. We know what to expect from a son of a Bush.

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

6. The average worker in the US already works more hours than in any other industrialized nation...

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:46 PM

Jul 2015

in the world.

Bush wants everybody who isn't rich to simply work themselves to death. Thus, rich people will profit more.

RockaFowler

(7,429 posts)

8. F-U very much Chub

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:48 PM

Jul 2015

Why don't you talk to businesses who have stunted their work-force??

Any other wisdom you want to impart Mr smarty-pants??

Oh and I guess he's still OK with his no minimum wage argument . . .

Asshole

Human101948

(3,457 posts)

9. Is Jeb going to mandate a 40 hour workweek?

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:51 PM

Jul 2015

It's the same ol' trickle down. Remove all taxes and regulation and the "job creators" will create 4% growth and every body will have 40 hour weeks and increased income. We know for a fact that keeping workers part time is a business strategy these days.

Johonny

(20,851 posts)

12. no he's going to mandate 48 hrs because he wants you to feel successful

Reply to Human101948 (Reply #9)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 02:02 PM

Jul 2015

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

10. I really cannot imagine what I will do if that cretin wins somehow.

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:53 PM

Jul 2015

Surely he can't/won't, but I thought that about W.

global1

(25,252 posts)

11. A Couple Of Observations Here.....

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:59 PM

Jul 2015

1. Why is it when a Repug says something stupid like Jeb did on this - that after they take some flack on it - they say either we 'don't understand the comments' or 'they misspoke'? We all know what Jeb was saying and who he was directing his comments to - but we caught him and now he wants to take it back. This IMHO his statement on jobs and working more is his 47% Rmoney gotcha.

2. How many Repug employers are only employing their workers 30 hrs/wk to get around ACA? If he wants workers to work 40hr/wk he needs to tell those Repug employers that are gaming the system to let their employees work a 40hr/wk. You can't have it both ways guys. Most people that are only given a 30hr/wk would gladly put in the extra 10hrs for the money.

Warpy

(111,270 posts)

13. The fuck we didn't!

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 02:52 PM

Jul 2015

The man is an entitled, elitist asshole who thinks mowing a lawn with a power mower once a week is hard physical labor.

The only way to get those "more hours" for part time workers with patchworks of jobs is to raise wages, increasing demand, and that will cause employers to increase their hours to meet that increased demand.

Rich boys like Jebbie who were brought up with all those funny rich boy slogans have absolutely no clue about the demand side of the capitalist equation. All they can ever see is the dollars escaping their grasp into the pockets of people they look down on.

So yeah, Jebbie, we understood, we're not as stupid as you think we are.

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

14. Average American worker works 47 hours/week already

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 02:54 PM

Jul 2015

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2014/09/02/the-average-work-week-is-now-47-hours/

The work week is even longer for salaried workers (an average of 49 hours), likely because employers don't have to worry about paying them overtime. According to the Gallup poll, half of salaried full-time employees said they work 50 or more hours each week.

Mnemosyne

(21,363 posts)

15. Says the brother, and son, of war criminals. I've no doubt he's a profiteer too. Clueless liar. nt

Reply to Johonny (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 04:10 PM

Jul 2015

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