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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
Thu Sep 10, 2015, 09:30 AM Sep 2015

Good Jobs/Good Pay Not In The Modern Business Model. Maximumizing Profit Is.

Most good jobs will be gone over the coming years. Good jobs are not in the business model and is the end result of the Reagan Revolution. When he talked about the "service economy" during his first term he was talking about the kind of economy we have today where there ARE NOT and WILL NOT be enough good jobs for the American work force.

A service economy is about jobs being generally low paying, insecure and fleeting. That is why we have virtually NO job security over the long term for virtually all workers today. And that is why we have the attack on unions and federal laws. It is the best way to achieve a "task rabbit" or contract economy.

What labor stats do not show is how many jobs are now contract, "task rabbit", part time, temporary et al. And even if you feel you are in a secure job it is a mirage because you can become part of the "minor league" job market at any time that you are downsized , outsourced, off shored or get too old, sick or unable to compete like many athletes. As long as you are a "star" employee capable of overwork and are young you will get some rewards. But the day will come when you are too old or expensive to keep around.

This model is the GOP and big business model that is prevalent today. Some Democrats have been forced to go along because of all the money and media against them.

Bernie Sanders speaks truth to power. Bu these economic interests are diminishing his message because they LOVE things the way they are. That keeps American workers on the "wheel" like a gerbil in a cage.

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