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Harry Reid’s: exactly what is wrong with the Democrats

Posted 19 months ago|5 comments|396 views
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Charlie 19K
Victorville, CA
The Wall Street journal just published an article on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his recent obviously out of touch comment, ""It's very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing just fine; it's the public-sector jobs where we've lost huge numbers, and that's what this legislation is all about." Really Mr. Reid, the private sector is doing JUST fine??? I wonder how many laid off Americans feel that way.

But it all boils down to one important aspect: where the focus of the Democrats is—growing government and more spending. The heck with what has given America the power that it has—the private sector. The heck were the real wealth in this country is generated—the private sector. The heck with the millions who are not "fortunate" enough to work for the government and can't find employment in the largest source of employment—the private sector.

It is just hard for me to believe that he could actually say that—but being the mindset of the Democrat Party, I guess it should be no surprise. The connection between the large labor Unions that would benefit from the jobs bill and their contributions to the Democratic Party should also come as no surprise. For all the Liberals who complain about corporate influence in politics, what about the undue influence that Unions hold over the Democratic Party? Is that ok? Is that really any better? I think they both stink and I am fed up with both sides!

Mr. Reid, all I can tell you is that my only solace is that just like you claim the private sector is doing just fine, I am glad to see that based on the polls, the Democratic Party is also doing "just fine!"
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19 months ago: Ask Harry what the median income of D.C. is as opposed to the median American income. Yeah, Harry wants more folks on the government payroll filing 84,000.00 NET incomes. Maybe they should be taxed on the perks.
Altruist
Altruist
Eugene, OR
19 months ago: Harry Reid was exactly right. Big corporate business is making record profits and are sitting on $2.5 trillion dollars. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424...

With all of the austerity measures and the budget problems of the states, the public sector, the teachers, the firemen, the police, the ones that maintain our cities. They are the ones loosing jobs right now. The private sector is actually adding jobs.http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2011/07/08/public-sector-job-cuts-threaten-recovery

Harry reid is doing just fine. It is the Republicans who have lost touch with reality. It isn't the big corporations that create jobs it is the small businesses that create jobs. It isn't more tax cuts and less regulation that will create jobs. They have had that for the past 13 years with no jobs created.

The big businesses are waiting for demand to pick up before they expand and hire more. That means we need to get more money into the hands of the poor and middle class so they spend more. The Republicans are only interested in giving more money to the rich who don't need any more and who sock their tax cuts away in off shore accounts instead of spending at home.

Harry Reid realizes that ALL of the Republican proposals do Nothing for the 99%, they only help the 1%, meanwhile the rich have gotten 18% richer while the poor have gotten poorer. http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/...

Harry Reid is trying to get jobs bills passed that would help Americans out of work. Obama's jobs bill would give tax breaks to small business and would help veterans to get jobs and would give every family another $1500 to spend so they will spur demand. These are proposals that Republicans have supported in the past, but now they refuse to help Americans out of work because they think that will harm Obama and because they refuse to ask the rich to pay their fair share.
19 months ago: Come on Albert. Harry Reid is right? Someone needs to have their government issued med usage amounts checked.
Charlie 19K
Charlie 19K
Victorville, CA
19 months ago: Al, sorry but your response is confusing. On the one hand you state that Harry Reid is "exactly right" about the private sector, but on the other hand you mention the trouble that small businesses are facing…aren't small businesses part of the private sector? Are they doing "just fine?"

As for the jobs bill, I think now that it has been broken apart the Republicans will pass certain portions of the bill. The problem was that Obama's jobs bill was geared towards Union jobs (I wonder why). It's all cronyism; it's too bad that the Democrats are too hypocritical to admit that.

We talk about the Republicans being corrupt by the big corporation, we'll the Democrats are just as corrupt to the Unions that fund their campaigns. Either way it's wrong and hurts our country.

As for your comment regarding the teachers, police, and firefighters; while I do believe they play an important role and every job is important, why don't you mention how many of the teachers and officers that were laid off, were done so needlessly because the Unions would not compromise! The Unions would rather see countless teachers and officers fired before giving in to the economic realities.

I am sorry but I am done with the left..they have just lost thier minds and are destroying our country!

America first!!
sunny2
sunny2
19 months ago: Charlie I think both sides are confused with the American people. I think they are all out of touch. I get upset when people are out their protesting and wanting change and need jobs very badly, and they are still ignored as before.
A lot of the jobs in the private sector have become contract jobs. Hard to get an interview, unless you have a specific wording on your resume. Some of them are only 6 months at a time. Unless you are willing to take that risk, nothing changes. People have left full-time jobs to pursue a new opportunity as a stepping stone. You also need someone who will go to bat for you as a personal reference and even that doesn't work many times. Private sectors have their computers scan for wording and will shred your resume immediately if it doesn't suit them. Many of the agencies that claim to have these private sector jobs, don't really have them. It is an uphill battle all the way in these times.

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