Posted on 04/19/2025 6:08:38 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty
New Rule: The Not-Working Class | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
The latest leftist argument against Trump's efforts to bring jobs back are that Americans, especially Gen-Z, don't want the jobs.
There are two problems with this.
First, not all Gen-Zrs are deadbeats. As Bill Maher himself pointed out, that is painting with a broad brush. Many would take those jobs.
Second, it wasn't only manufacturing jobs that were offshored. Tech jobs were offshored, too. I think it's even more important to get those jobs and our technology back.
Maybe I'm missing the point, which was that this was meant to be tongue in cheek, but you can bet the left will run with this if they think it will stop Trump.
Let's have our answers ready.
AI is going to do a lot of the coding so learn plumbing, HVAC etc. Good money too;-)
That’s not the prevailing wisdom of many FReepers.
so how exactly are the “not working” paying for their lifestyle choices because IF one isn’t willing to work then they should starve in the woods with the other bums.
That’s not the prevailing wisdom of many FReepers.
I have been amazed in the last few weeks how many young folks I have met who really have their act together and are very ambitious.
A most surprising and good development.
As recently as 2 months ago, the opposite was my experience, deadbeats.
And return to the qualification aspect of employment which will restore the pride and prestige factor of holding the job and delete fake jobs now showing as a winner winner chicken dinner dei poseition.
And they weren't the ones who inherited the top auto industry in the world and turned it into a basket case that can't even compete in its home market.
To be sure, over the 2022-2024 timeframe, a lot of youths became conservative.
I can tell you that my experience at work, for a long time, with folks under 35 has been very positive.
It’s also been positive when I go shopping. The “kids” do a great job.
Many are also deeply religious and conservative, too. Bodes well for the country.
A lot of people would love to have a good paying manufacturing job with benefits. Think of the thousands of black youths who have never had an opportunity at anything but fast food jobs. This will be life changing !
That’s because 1) they fell for ALL of the lies 2) they don’t know any GenZers.
As with all people groups, there are morons and there are hard working good people. Let’s be real here, Maher doesn’t know any actual middle America Gen Zers anyway.
Mama Dada;-)
We should be willing to pay more for American made to help them out.
In return, they help us out by producing and paying into OUR infrastructure, instead of collecting.
“Vanity - Get Ready For The Left’s Latest Talking Point”
I think their latest talking point is: “Elect us unless you want to help the Republicans MAGA”.
I don’t think its a generational difference as much as a difference between those who came of age under (and bought into) the collectivist vision of Obama and those who did not.
That’s their message. The topic of this thread is one of the talking points they’ll use to push that message.
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