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Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
Colonel Hogan
()
Date: January 12, 2017 11:13PM
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
bozos
()
Date: January 13, 2017 12:14AM
amazon
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
Thanks...
()
Date: January 13, 2017 12:50AM
Obama.
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
Economist Jones
()
Date: January 13, 2017 01:46AM
Because they can. They've found a way to still make that money and get rid of workers while lining the folks at the top's pockets.
I'm just thankful I'm in the top 1% and can afford my gold plated toilet paper.
I'm just thankful I'm in the top 1% and can afford my gold plated toilet paper.
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
future me
()
Date: January 13, 2017 06:56AM
Right now I have a kid in HS- I have money saved for his college (if that is what he insists on doing).
I only have an associates- and get calls from the local college to enroll all the time, to this day (I filled out the application, got approved- yet didn't go because I refuse to be in STUDENT LOAN DEBT). I am still in my 30's.
I am working a TRADE as we speak (one of the major ones so I can work ANYWHERE, non union so I keep ALL the profit)- and if son does not want to go to college he can work the TRADE with me- he has been my "little helper" since he was a baby so he is familiar with how trades work.
We live comfy on my one salary- nice townhouse here in Fairfax, a luxury car and new F150 in the driveway, take lots of vacations, living DEBT FREE (yes EVERYTHING is paid in full CASH, yes the TH too!).
TL;DR teach your kid a TRADE to fall back on in case snowflake school does not get them a job.
I only have an associates- and get calls from the local college to enroll all the time, to this day (I filled out the application, got approved- yet didn't go because I refuse to be in STUDENT LOAN DEBT). I am still in my 30's.
I am working a TRADE as we speak (one of the major ones so I can work ANYWHERE, non union so I keep ALL the profit)- and if son does not want to go to college he can work the TRADE with me- he has been my "little helper" since he was a baby so he is familiar with how trades work.
We live comfy on my one salary- nice townhouse here in Fairfax, a luxury car and new F150 in the driveway, take lots of vacations, living DEBT FREE (yes EVERYTHING is paid in full CASH, yes the TH too!).
TL;DR teach your kid a TRADE to fall back on in case snowflake school does not get them a job.
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
15/hr
()
Date: January 13, 2017 08:23AM
Liberal policies subjecting businesses to ridiculous minimum wage standards.
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
Mike Rowe
()
Date: January 13, 2017 08:27AM
future me Wrote:
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> Right now I have a kid in HS- I have money saved
> for his college (if that is what he insists on
> doing).
>
> I only have an associates- and get calls from the
> local college to enroll all the time, to this day
> (I filled out the application, got approved- yet
> didn't go because I refuse to be in STUDENT LOAN
> DEBT). I am still in my 30's.
>
> I am working a TRADE as we speak (one of the major
> ones so I can work ANYWHERE, non union so I keep
> ALL the profit)- and if son does not want to go to
> college he can work the TRADE with me- he has been
> my "little helper" since he was a baby so he is
> familiar with how trades work.
>
> We live comfy on my one salary- nice townhouse
> here in Fairfax, a luxury car and new F150 in the
> driveway, take lots of vacations, living DEBT FREE
> (yes EVERYTHING is paid in full CASH, yes the TH
> too!).
>
> TL;DR teach your kid a TRADE to fall back on in
> case snowflake school does not get them a job.
^^^^^ you come across as a pretentious prick but you are 100% correct. Unfortunately, most dads today don't know enough to teach their kids any trade skills. Schools should have never gotten rid of the Vo-tech curriculum. Hispanics are taking over the trades.
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> Right now I have a kid in HS- I have money saved
> for his college (if that is what he insists on
> doing).
>
> I only have an associates- and get calls from the
> local college to enroll all the time, to this day
> (I filled out the application, got approved- yet
> didn't go because I refuse to be in STUDENT LOAN
> DEBT). I am still in my 30's.
>
> I am working a TRADE as we speak (one of the major
> ones so I can work ANYWHERE, non union so I keep
> ALL the profit)- and if son does not want to go to
> college he can work the TRADE with me- he has been
> my "little helper" since he was a baby so he is
> familiar with how trades work.
>
> We live comfy on my one salary- nice townhouse
> here in Fairfax, a luxury car and new F150 in the
> driveway, take lots of vacations, living DEBT FREE
> (yes EVERYTHING is paid in full CASH, yes the TH
> too!).
>
> TL;DR teach your kid a TRADE to fall back on in
> case snowflake school does not get them a job.
^^^^^ you come across as a pretentious prick but you are 100% correct. Unfortunately, most dads today don't know enough to teach their kids any trade skills. Schools should have never gotten rid of the Vo-tech curriculum. Hispanics are taking over the trades.
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
Businessman
()
Date: January 13, 2017 11:46AM
Because those two individual businesses are failing. It has nothing to do with the economy.
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
friends with trades peeps
()
Date: January 13, 2017 11:57AM
future me Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Right now I have a kid in HS- I have money saved
> for his college (if that is what he insists on
> doing).
>
> I only have an associates- and get calls from the
> local college to enroll all the time, to this day
> (I filled out the application, got approved- yet
> didn't go because I refuse to be in STUDENT LOAN
> DEBT). I am still in my 30's.
>
> I am working a TRADE as we speak (one of the major
> ones so I can work ANYWHERE, non union so I keep
> ALL the profit)- and if son does not want to go to
> college he can work the TRADE with me- he has been
> my "little helper" since he was a baby so he is
> familiar with how trades work.
>
> We live comfy on my one salary- nice townhouse
> here in Fairfax, a luxury car and new F150 in the
> driveway, take lots of vacations, living DEBT FREE
> (yes EVERYTHING is paid in full CASH, yes the TH
> too!).
>
> TL;DR teach your kid a TRADE to fall back on in
> case snowflake school does not get them a job.
Back in 2008 every one with a pickup truck became a tradesman. It's not rocket science so so a lot of people can do it, causing extreme saturation. To make it worse you have illegal immigrants and rustbelt rednecks pouring in doing the same work. I get lots of tradesman Ive worked with for years begging for work at times, especially during the winter months.
It's good you're debt free, that's pretty typical of people in the trade fields due to unstable income.
-------------------------------------------------------
> Right now I have a kid in HS- I have money saved
> for his college (if that is what he insists on
> doing).
>
> I only have an associates- and get calls from the
> local college to enroll all the time, to this day
> (I filled out the application, got approved- yet
> didn't go because I refuse to be in STUDENT LOAN
> DEBT). I am still in my 30's.
>
> I am working a TRADE as we speak (one of the major
> ones so I can work ANYWHERE, non union so I keep
> ALL the profit)- and if son does not want to go to
> college he can work the TRADE with me- he has been
> my "little helper" since he was a baby so he is
> familiar with how trades work.
>
> We live comfy on my one salary- nice townhouse
> here in Fairfax, a luxury car and new F150 in the
> driveway, take lots of vacations, living DEBT FREE
> (yes EVERYTHING is paid in full CASH, yes the TH
> too!).
>
> TL;DR teach your kid a TRADE to fall back on in
> case snowflake school does not get them a job.
Back in 2008 every one with a pickup truck became a tradesman. It's not rocket science so so a lot of people can do it, causing extreme saturation. To make it worse you have illegal immigrants and rustbelt rednecks pouring in doing the same work. I get lots of tradesman Ive worked with for years begging for work at times, especially during the winter months.
It's good you're debt free, that's pretty typical of people in the trade fields due to unstable income.
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
Gekko
()
Date: January 14, 2017 07:02AM
It's so obvious, yet libtards still can't figure it out. Raising the minimum wage and enacting obammy's anti-business policies have killed millions of jobs in America. What do you retards not get about this?
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
Mr.Poopy butthole
()
Date: January 14, 2017 07:40AM
Gekko Wrote:
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> It's so obvious, yet libtards still can't figure
> it out. Raising the minimum wage and enacting
> obammy's anti-business policies have killed
> millions of jobs in America. What do you retards
> not get about this?
They literally don't understand because they're typically HUGELY privileged trust-fund kids that have never had to work a day in their lives.
-------------------------------------------------------
> It's so obvious, yet libtards still can't figure
> it out. Raising the minimum wage and enacting
> obammy's anti-business policies have killed
> millions of jobs in America. What do you retards
> not get about this?
They literally don't understand because they're typically HUGELY privileged trust-fund kids that have never had to work a day in their lives.
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
Diehard Liberal
()
Date: January 14, 2017 02:31PM
I don't understand why Republicans refuse to raise the minimum wage to $500/hr so that everyone can be rich?! Damn them! Don't they want everyone to succeed?
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
Girlllls
()
Date: January 14, 2017 02:43PM
Mike Rowe Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> future me Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Right now I have a kid in HS- I have money
> saved
> > for his college (if that is what he insists on
> > doing).
> >
> > I only have an associates- and get calls from
> the
> > local college to enroll all the time, to this
> day
> > (I filled out the application, got approved-
> yet
> > didn't go because I refuse to be in STUDENT
> LOAN
> > DEBT). I am still in my 30's.
> >
> > I am working a TRADE as we speak (one of the
> major
> > ones so I can work ANYWHERE, non union so I
> keep
> > ALL the profit)- and if son does not want to go
> to
> > college he can work the TRADE with me- he has
> been
> > my "little helper" since he was a baby so he is
> > familiar with how trades work.
> >
> > We live comfy on my one salary- nice townhouse
> > here in Fairfax, a luxury car and new F150 in
> the
> > driveway, take lots of vacations, living DEBT
> FREE
> > (yes EVERYTHING is paid in full CASH, yes the
> TH
> > too!).
> >
> > TL;DR teach your kid a TRADE to fall back on in
> > case snowflake school does not get them a job.
>
>
> ^^^^^ you come across as a pretentious prick but
> you are 100% correct. Unfortunately, most dads
> today don't know enough to teach their kids any
> trade skills. Schools should have never gotten
> rid of the Vo-tech curriculum. Hispanics are
> taking over the trades.
What trade can girls learn?
-------------------------------------------------------
> future me Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Right now I have a kid in HS- I have money
> saved
> > for his college (if that is what he insists on
> > doing).
> >
> > I only have an associates- and get calls from
> the
> > local college to enroll all the time, to this
> day
> > (I filled out the application, got approved-
> yet
> > didn't go because I refuse to be in STUDENT
> LOAN
> > DEBT). I am still in my 30's.
> >
> > I am working a TRADE as we speak (one of the
> major
> > ones so I can work ANYWHERE, non union so I
> keep
> > ALL the profit)- and if son does not want to go
> to
> > college he can work the TRADE with me- he has
> been
> > my "little helper" since he was a baby so he is
> > familiar with how trades work.
> >
> > We live comfy on my one salary- nice townhouse
> > here in Fairfax, a luxury car and new F150 in
> the
> > driveway, take lots of vacations, living DEBT
> FREE
> > (yes EVERYTHING is paid in full CASH, yes the
> TH
> > too!).
> >
> > TL;DR teach your kid a TRADE to fall back on in
> > case snowflake school does not get them a job.
>
>
> ^^^^^ you come across as a pretentious prick but
> you are 100% correct. Unfortunately, most dads
> today don't know enough to teach their kids any
> trade skills. Schools should have never gotten
> rid of the Vo-tech curriculum. Hispanics are
> taking over the trades.
What trade can girls learn?
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
Yk3YH
()
Date: January 14, 2017 04:32PM
obviously outsourcing of parts (navigation electronics, tools, etc) to china and other usa job usurpers
obama was/is %100 doing anything possible to make usa weak and a puppet country that can't hold on to it's own resources
obama was/is %100 doing anything possible to make usa weak and a puppet country that can't hold on to it's own resources
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
nLcvj
()
Date: January 16, 2017 04:46AM
Corporate greed, its wrong in God's eyes. This was the whole 99%/1% movement toward the end of 2011. Every business has a right to make a reasonable profit, but in excess it is wrong, especially when you are hurting your employees, and even more so your customers as less workers to serve, less customer service.
Re: Why Are Wal-Mart, Boeing, & Lowe's Laying Off Workers If The U.S. Economy Is In Such Great Shape?
Posted by:
Xvdtb
()
Date: January 16, 2017 08:03AM
There has never been a period of sustained private sector job growth to compare to the one that began in March 2010.