Union workers make too much money? Public workers make too much money? During these tough times, when the private sector is doing so poorly, why should public workers make so much more? They should share in the pain, right?
Wrong! Which brings me to my point: what’s all this about liberals hating rich people-class envy- class warfare? That accusation says more about a conservative’s point of view of wealth, than how liberals feel about wealth.
It’s conservative projection.
Conservative voters hate it when other people make more money than they do. That’s class warfare, that’s wealth envy. If ever there was an attempt to spread the wealth, it’s coming from conservative lawmakers, who are instituting a policy of low wages for everyone else but the elite “job creators.”
Socially engineering a jobs policy where the workers are always desperate, and willing to subject themselves to low wages and fewer benefits as long as they’re employed, is the Republican Party's big push. And its working:
WSJ- Melissa Korn: Workers will go to great lengths to hold onto their jobs, according to a new survey. Worried about their professional future in the current economic climate...
...two-thirds of workers surveyed by staffing company Randstad US said they would make sacrifices such as working longer hours or losing vacation time to hold onto their current jobs.
Nearly one-quarter of those surveyed said they would give up the shot at an annual bonus to keep their job; another 24% would work longer hours without a pay increase, and 23% would accept a reduction in benefits.
Still, most workers do draw the line at taking a paycut or relocating for the job—just 16% said they'd be willing to do that—while just 11% said they would accept a demotion. 33% of those surveyed said they wouldn't be willing to make any sacrifices at all.
The sad truth is:
"Employees have become very realistic about the job market," says Joanie Ruge, senior vice president and chief employment analyst at Randstad. Workers would rather cut some perks than be out of a job altogether.
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