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Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« on: October 15, 2011, 06:58:13 AM »

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has offered his own $804 billion jobs plan that calls on the federal government to hire the nation’s 15 million unemployed Americans for jobs paying roughly $40,000 each, and bail out all the states and cities facing budget crises.


Really.  And yet they want to cut military retirements and what not.
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2011, 07:06:47 AM »
well of course.

Because the magic money fairy will be more than willing to work OT farting out all that extra cash.
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2011, 09:02:22 AM »
It would work, because the money comes from Obama's stash.
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2011, 10:01:19 AM »
Perhaps my math is faulty, but when I divide 804,000,000,000 by 15,000,000, I get 53,600. So what do we do with the 15 million $40K salaries after the first year?
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2011, 11:02:20 AM »
Quote from: Ben on October 15, 2011, 10:01:19 AM
Perhaps my math is faulty, but when I divide 804,000,000,000 by 15,000,000, I get 53,600. So what do we do with the 15 million $40K salaries after the first year?

By then the economy will be so stimulated we won't need the Government Money Fairy's farts.
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2011, 03:55:55 PM »
A village in Kenya is missing its job creator.
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2011, 05:53:53 PM »
Last name Jackson= Assclown
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2011, 07:42:16 PM »
Quote from: never_retreat on October 15, 2011, 05:53:53 PM
Last name Jackson= Assclown

Andrew Jackson, on the other hand, was such a thorough-going stud that he could probably beat you to death from beyond the grave. Watch your back.
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2011, 08:37:00 PM »
Quote from: Ben on October 15, 2011, 10:01:19 AM
Perhaps my math is faulty, but when I divide 804,000,000,000 by 15,000,000, I get 53,600.
The other $13600 is Jackson's finders fee.
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2011, 09:20:51 PM »
Quote from: zxcvbob on October 15, 2011, 08:37:00 PM
The other $13600 is Jackson's finders fee.

I wouldn't be a bit surprised, though that does just about work out to the bennie costs for a $40k /yr .gov job.
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2011, 08:28:35 PM »
Quote from: fistful on October 15, 2011, 07:42:16 PM
Andrew Jackson, on the other hand, was such a thorough-going stud that he could probably beat you to death from beyond the grave. Watch your back.
Whoops forgot a about that Jackson. We will have to edit that to only include Jacksons in the last 60 years.
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2011, 09:17:12 PM »
The Jackson 5!?  :'(
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2011, 09:48:35 PM »
I can't tell if Jr.is as big an idiot as his daddy or worse.
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2011, 09:55:43 PM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on October 16, 2011, 09:48:35 PM
I can't tell if Jr.is as big an idiot as his daddy or worse.

Well he is a congress critter. 
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2011, 10:12:14 PM »
Quote from: fistful on October 15, 2011, 07:42:16 PM
Andrew Jackson, on the other hand, was such a thorough-going stud that he could probably beat you to death from beyond the grave. Watch your back.

Nope....he was pretty much an assclown too.....just ask the Cherokee....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson#Indian_removal
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2011, 10:51:05 PM »
Quote from: freakazoid on October 16, 2011, 09:17:12 PM
The Jackson 5!?  :'(

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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2011, 11:04:52 PM »
Is that 40K wages or does that include the employers 10%+ in taxes, unemp and the like?
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2011, 11:44:30 PM »
If we do this, can we also cut unemployment down to only about 12 or 24 weeks or so and eliminate welfare and food stamps?

Then we could do massive layoffs.
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2011, 11:59:19 AM »
That's over $10K per American family in extra taxes.   Hmmm.  Oh wait, I forgot...we'll just print it.  No problem.
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2011, 12:18:28 PM »
*ponders* So how much of that 40k is going to be taken back by the government as "income tax", kinda like military pay?
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Re: Rep. Jesse Jackson Calls on Government to Hire All Unemployed Americans for $40,
« Reply #20 on: October 17, 2011, 06:28:28 PM »
Quote from: kgbsquirrel on October 17, 2011, 12:18:28 PM
*ponders* So how much of that 40k is going to be taken back by the government as "income tax", kinda like military pay?

Same as is re-confiscated from a Social Security check?
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