A golden shower for America, courtesy of Marco and his leash-holders!
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âI have the full confidence that the American private sector, made up of
the most innovative and productive people on this planet, wonât just
create millions of jobs. They will create millions of jobs that pay
more. Because even the jobs that are being created now donât pay enough.
You canât live on $10 an hour. You canât live on $11 an hour,â he said
during a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Wednesday."
Word salad worthy of Sarah Palin.
Rubio has no idea what the hell heâs jabbering about.
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âDonât piss down my back and tell me itâs raining.â Fletcher in Josie Wales.
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WAY better, because the effect on the economy of marginally greater activity in the gold plate market is much, much less than that of the dozens to hundreds of folks of more modest circumstances who would âchooseâ to use the extra cash to eat, or feed their children, or buy clothes, or contribute towards paying the rent.
Krugman & other economists point out time & time again the countryâd have been MARKEDLY better off blanket having parachuted wads of cash than giving billions to a few filthy rich.
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And yet dim bulbs will reflexively vote for republicans and directly against their own economic self interest. It truly boggles the mind.
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Actually, forget this munchkin sounds like a good plan.
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Those Americans who know that he is paid $174,000. a year and doesnât show up to actually vote in the Senate 30% of the time but instead campaigns in various states donât much like it either.
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We just misunderstood Rubio. Heâs saying that he has faith that the private section will create many more low-paying jobs so that people with a single minimum-wage job can have more than one. FIFY Marco!!
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Re: his other statement post debate about 'free stuff"âclearly, he supports more subsidies to large corporations that choose to undercompensate their employees, comfortable in knowing that the US taxpayers will pick up the tab for their employees to have housing, food, medical care, and so on⌠FREE STUFF for billionaires!
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Heâll be the perfect counterweight on the Jeb! ticket, the rich guy who doesnât give a shit either
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I canât help seeing Rubio as one of the lollipop kids of munchkin land.
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According to this:
We have been waiting for that âtrickleâ to arrive for a damned long time. If it hasnât shown up in 119 years it ainât gonna.
And that graph should by rights be very disturbing to everyone.
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true fucking ASSHOLE admits its a legit and serious issue and admits HE DOESNâT FUCKING CARE! nice, so right wingers can you defend this? is this leadership? give me a fucking break. they want to elect an admitted ahole who doesnât give a shit about his constituency.
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Tell us how ya really feel 
I agree
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Can he twist himself up any more?
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This asshole is one greasy fucking liar. Who in the hell suggested min wage hikes were aimed at the middle class? You donât ban chemotherapy because it doesnât help a sunburn. You do it because you donât like folks getting chemo and itâs benefits. As for the âAmerica is the greatest and will make top paying jobsâ spielâŚif that was true he wouldnât be discussing any of this. And Democrats if you are listeningâŚhereâs Rubio again talking about what he wantâs to take AWAYâŚmin wage hikes. Rubio just wantâs to take shit away. The man that said Democrats just want to give stuff away no less. Thatâs an opportunity DemocratsâŚ
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I consider myself extremely fortunate. Iâm a woman who works a full-time retail job that pays more than minimum wage and gives full benefits. I have health insurance, I get an hour lunch, I accrue vacation time and sick time that does not disappear if I donât use it. Iâm about to go on maternity leave, and while the leave offered is pathetic compared to countries like Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, itâs golden compared to most jobs in this country: my company gives me a full four weeks of paid leave, plus gives me the option of taking an additional twelve weeks leave using my vacation time, sick time, or unpaid personal time. And itâs the same for paternity leave as well. My boyfriend is the manager of a restaurant and doesnât even get paid paternity leave. My employer is also extremely environmentally conscious, and they have a policy of sharing profits on a quarterly basis with all employees as bonuses (we donât always bonus, but itâs nice when we do). Yes, I am extremely fortunate.
However, while I make more than minimum wage, I donât make anything close to $15 an hour. If I did, our little family would have far fewer struggles and be able to live a much better life. And, as I said, weâre already fortunate. I cannot even fathom at this point how hard it is for people - especially women - who work jobs that offer far less than mine does. Raising the minimum wage would not only be a huge boost to the economy, it would also be an enormous weight lifted off these people, making life just that much easier.
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True voodoo economics in the actual-needle-in-the-actual-neck sense or the colloquial âjust-lie down and dieâ version.
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Your worthy thoughts needed to be directed to an editorial page where youâd find a lot of agreement and a counterbalance to heartless R bloviating