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Tough challenge for Trump: Getting more men back to work
KDWN-AM ^ | January 5, 2017 | The Associated Press

Posted on 01/05/2017 12:08:10 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

If President-elect Donald Trump is going to meet his pledge to energize the U.S. economy, there's a simple yet tough way to do so: Put more men to work.

The proportion of men in their prime working years who either have a job or are looking for one has been dropping for decades – and limiting economic growth in the process.

The full brunt of the 60-year decline burst into view during the 2016 election. Trump triumphed in part by vowing to restore jobs at steel mills, auto plants and coal mines – the types of work that had once employed legions of men who lacked a college education....

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: breadwinners; economy; jobs; trump
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1 posted on 01/05/2017 12:08:10 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Just remember . . .

DEMOCRAT PARTY IDEOLOGY:
All the problems in the world are caused by White, Heterosexual, Male Americans (and their female collaborators, aka wives).


2 posted on 01/05/2017 12:09:45 PM PST by Disestablishmentarian
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Evidently the AP hasn’t noticed...It’s already started...

Or maybe they just don’t want to admit it...


3 posted on 01/05/2017 12:10:43 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Trump triumphed in part by vowing to restore jobs at steel mills, auto plants and coal mines – the types of work that had once employed legions of men who lacked a college education....

I agree that getting them to take jobs like that after eight years on the Obama couch is going to be a challenge.


4 posted on 01/05/2017 12:11:34 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Step 1 cut off Welfare for able bodied men able to W O R K!!


5 posted on 01/05/2017 12:13:13 PM PST by Harpotoo
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The proportion of men in their prime working years who either have a job or are looking for one has been dropping for decades – and limiting economic growth in the process................................................if this had been a obama story, we would never see that info in the article.
6 posted on 01/05/2017 12:14:20 PM PST by ColdOne (( I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Trump should get a Russian Wolfhound for first pet in WH.)
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To: ColdOne
"The proportion of men in their prime working years who either have a job or are looking for one has been dropping for decades – and limiting economic growth in the process"

In other words the 8 years of Obama didn't help?

7 posted on 01/05/2017 12:15:27 PM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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To: Harpotoo
Step 1 cut off Welfare for able bodied men able to W O R K!!

I was just going to post that. Even Bill Clinton, with a little help from Newt, figured that out pretty quick.

8 posted on 01/05/2017 12:15:43 PM PST by gubamyster
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

There are still people with good scientific degrees looking for work and not finding it.


9 posted on 01/05/2017 12:16:10 PM PST by 353FMG (AMERICA IS ALL THAT TRULY MATTERS)
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To: Harpotoo

Around here it’s not as much welfare as “disability”game for guys.


10 posted on 01/05/2017 12:18:15 PM PST by bog trotter
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
How do you get people to work? Easy. Cut off ALL forms of benefits. EVERYTHING. Yes, many thousands of people need government assistance, but the churches have and can take care of them. Funnel government food, water purification, and basic medical supplies to church disaster teams under Volunteers Organizations Assisting Disasters

VOAD orgs help in a disaster, and when able body people DONT or WONT work, that is a national disaster IMHO.

Trust me. When they get hungry, they'll work.

MAKE THEM!

11 posted on 01/05/2017 12:18:24 PM PST by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: Harpotoo

Sounds good but doesnt always apply. Certainly there are leaches but there are also good guys who just cant put 2 & 2 together. They want to work or are under-employed. The govt is all too good at applying one set of rules the most unthinking way. One size just doesnt fit all.


12 posted on 01/05/2017 12:23:41 PM PST by 556x45
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Around here it’s not as much welfare as “disability”game for guys.

Don't get me started. Have a neighbor who is a union tradesman. Capable of earning a good living. Early in Obama's first term he suddenly became "disabled" and started spending every day at home drinking beer and watching porn. I see him hanging Christmas lights on his house and working on his car, so can't for the life of me see how he's "disabled".


13 posted on 01/05/2017 12:28:00 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Harpotoo

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!

Hunger is a great motivator.

Cut the government teat and people will work for their money.


14 posted on 01/05/2017 12:30:16 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why didn’t Obama do this?


15 posted on 01/05/2017 12:30:38 PM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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To: bog trotter

“Around here it’s not as much welfare as “disability”game for guys.”

I can’t tell you how many people have suggested I apply for disability. Thing is, I can work, just not on somebody else’s schedule. Sometimes I feel great and other times I am unable to do much for two days in a row. Pain comes and goes.

I applied for a cash discount on a medical bill and had to fill out a long form. Because I was not on disability and had not applied for welfare, I was denied. I have talked to people who brag about their disability payments and there is nothing at all wrong with them. It annoys me no end.


16 posted on 01/05/2017 12:32:18 PM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: Mr. K

Don’t make me laugh.


17 posted on 01/05/2017 12:34:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Gen.Blather; Buckeye McFrog

The trash talking of the America worker on Free Republic is a big turn off to lurkers and people trying to figure out what is going on. There are 90 million people not working they are all not dead beats. Get over yourselves. You sound like a bunch of old curmudgeon idiots.


18 posted on 01/05/2017 12:38:37 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: 353FMG

According to a lot of Freepers if you aren’t working for what ever reason then you are dead beat degenerate unworthy of living.


19 posted on 01/05/2017 12:40:41 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Gen.Blather

In my opinion, given the limited information posted, you need to rethink your choice on not applying for disability. It is an insurance policy, not welfare, and will not be awarded unless you are truly disabled. Total disability is not required only partial and in your case you will probably have lower earning potential in the future. Applying now will lock in your benefit rate before it is diminished over time by lower paying employment that you are likely to receive. You can still work while receiving your insurance benefit, it’s not cheating the system if you play by the rules.
YMMV


20 posted on 01/05/2017 12:44:24 PM PST by whodathunkit
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