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geardaddy

(24,926 posts) Thu Jul 31, 2014, 12:01 PM Jul 2014

Kos: While Americans Work To Make Ends Meet; Here Are The Real Takers In One Image.

If you haven't seen this before, this really sums up what Republicans think of the Americans who work for a living.

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Kos: While Americans Work To Make Ends Meet; Here Are The Real Takers In One Image. (Original Post) geardaddy Jul 2014 OP

yep. They are scheduled to 'work' just 97 days for all of 2014. oldandhappy Jul 2014 #1

And the GOP wants to call people who don"t work lazy Thinkingabout Jul 2014 #2

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)

1. yep. They are scheduled to 'work' just 97 days for all of 2014.

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 12:05 PM

Jul 2014

Not even a part time job. More of a quarter time job. They are the definition of takers!

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

2. And the GOP wants to call people who don"t work lazy

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 12:17 PM

Jul 2014

If they are paid minimum wage and I allowed 12 hours a day that would be a salary of $8439 per year, or an average of $166.67 weekly, but now "take" $3352.49 weekly. It's called income disparity.

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