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salin

(48,955 posts)
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 09:37 PM Oct 2012

Mitt keeps coming back (even in a foreign policy debate) to higher paying jobs.

er. He may be able to claim creating some jobs. But outside of Bain Capital, where were the high paying jobs?

His experience includes stripping pension (yes, you worked here for lower wages for 20 years in part because of your promise of a pension... Signal the Simpson's Nelson "Ha Ha!" pointing at those who budgeted their savings based on projected pensions.) It includes firing high paying jobs (get rid of mid level and higher level management.) Primarily his record is moving companies to lower wage paying areas (in the US, or outside of the US).

He has *no* experience spurring high paying jobs.

He has *no* interest in spurring the creation of high paying jobs - as the higher the wages, the lower the extractable profits - which is the core of Bain's business model.

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Mitt keeps coming back (even in a foreign policy debate) to higher paying jobs. (Original Post) salin Oct 2012 OP
Obama's ready to talk about it Enrique Oct 2012 #1
Strongest responses of Obama, yet. salin Oct 2012 #3
he is starting again!!!! lunasun Oct 2012 #2
and again and again. salin Oct 2012 #5
mitt is stumbling and stammering arely staircase Oct 2012 #4

salin

(48,955 posts)
3. Strongest responses of Obama, yet.
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 09:59 PM
Oct 2012

Can't stay up for the whole debate... but am heartened on the tone, so far.

But per my earlier point - am still waiting for his loose promise per higher paying jobs, to be challenged per his experience at Bain, and his experience as Governor.

salin

(48,955 posts)
5. and again and again.
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:02 PM
Oct 2012

false promises (per his actual track record), as his default answer to most questions. Forget foreign policy - it all keeps coming back to better jobs ... with the irony that his entire professional career when he wasn't serving govt.his model for making HUGE profits was cutting jobs, and lowering wages for existing jobs, and raiding pensions.

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