The Labor Market Is in Worse Shape Than You Think---Thank You Obama

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by pch1013

Libbie Deflection Shield, meet Connie Sword of Unreality.

Got anything to dispute the contention that the trend toward increased productivity due to automation significantly predates Jan. 20, 2009?

So now your claiming that significant automation didnt start until after Obama became President?

Next you'll be telling me that you think those self checkout machines were invented as a result of a black man entering the White House.

[pch1013]

Originally Posted by pghquest

So now your claiming that significant automation didnt start until after Obama became President?

Uh, no. I'm reminding everyone that the trend toward automation and increased productivity predates Obama -- contrary to those who are so keen to blame everything that negatively affects the job market on him and him alone.

[Winter_Sucks]

Originally Posted by the mask

Obama socialist's polices working wonders!


The Labor Market Is in Worse Shape Than You Think | Daily Ticker - Yahoo! Finance

Clearly what we need is more tax cuts for the rich.

[pch1013]

Originally Posted by nononsenseguy

people are still being laid off

Many of whom are public-sector employees. Isn't that a good thing?

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by pch1013

Uh, no. I'm reminding everyone that the trend toward automation and increased productivity predates Obama -- contrary to those who are so keen to blame everything that negatively affects the job market on him and him alone.

And with automation usually comes higher paid tech jobs, despite the lower wages we are currently seeing.

Dont you think we should have considred the cost of automation prior to increasing the minimum wage, and demanding people be paid more than their labor was worth, or is it just irony that all of this happened at the very same time, while Democrats were claiming the economy was strong enough to support higher wages?

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by pch1013

Many of whom are public-sector employees. Isn't that a good thing?

Thats not true.. You dont get to climb the public sector employees, and then celebrate a small drop that was simply offset by public sector employees at a different level of government

[k.smith904]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

Relying on violence to make an individual purchase a product ( health insurance) isnt oppresive to you?
Yikes

By violence, do you mean simply charging a fee? Sensationalism makes arguments weak.

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by pch1013

From Mr. XXX's very own link, which he didn't actually read:



Yes, damn you President Obama for forcing companies to increase productivity by automating their processes! The gubmint should ban computers, then everyone would have a job.

I never thought bookkeepers, typists, bank tellers and data entry employees had good middle-class jobs, considering the wages they typically earn.