Tuberville: US has too many 'takers' who don't want to work

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville said this week that the country has too many “takers” instead of workers and suggested that many in younger generations — including people in their 40s — don't understand they need to work.

Tuberville, 68, made the remarks while discussing the national worker shortage during a speech to business groups in south Alabama.

“What’s happening in our country right now, we’re getting too many takers in our country,” Tuberville said Tuesday, according to Al.com. Later, he added, "They don’t want to go to work. We’ve got to get Generation X and these Millennials to understand that you have to tote your own load.”

A spokeswoman for Tuberville, responding to a question from The Associated Press on Wednesday, said the state's junior senator misspoke and meant to say Generation Z, which is loosely defined as people born in the late 1990s and early 2000s, instead of Generation X, which includes people in their 50s. Millennials are generally defined as people born between 1981 and 1996. The oldest millennials are entering their 40s.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tuberville-us-has-too-many-takers-who-don-t-want-to-work/ar-AA13pR7r

You mean like the taker state of Alabamy?

[exboyfil]

1. A blast from the past - Tuberville's buy out

When Tommy Tuberville resigned, Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs agreed to pay the $5.08 million buyout even though the football coach quit. Dec 11, 2008

White guys preserving each others wealth. Isn't it great.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/why-coaches-can-thank-auburn-and-tommy-tuberville-for-20-million-buyouts/

[gratuitous]

17. Oh, that was just the Free Market at work

Sen. Tommy's conscience is crystal clear, the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.

[Yavin4]

18. At the expense of unpaid, mostly African American players from poor families.

Aint America just grand.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Tommy, Tommy, Tommy..Alabama has been a "Welfare State" for generations.....

If Tommy Tubberville had his way, Child Labor would be back in vogue and lawful. That would teach those "lazy parents" a lesson alright.

[MissMillie]

3. "takers" are employers who want my labor w/o paying a living wage (n/t)

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[SoBlueInFL]

13. Amen!

[Ray Bruns]

4. FU Tommy. Unemployment is at 3.5%.

[Amishman]

7. They will argue that unemployment only counts those looking for work

The data to debunk that argument is the labor participation rate for ages 25-54.

That key working age slice has seen their labor participation recover, and is at 82.7%. The all time high for that data point is 84.5% in Jan 1999.

Those who are in their prime working years are working. The baby boomers are retiring, which will result in a permanently tighter labor market.

[Ray Bruns]

11. Thanks.

[MyOwnPeace]

24. As 'Sir Ronny' would say.......

"Well, there you go again............."

Have you no shame - using FACTS when it is much easier to believe their insane bullshit............

[JT45242]

5. Hypocrite says what

This asshat was fired from his coaching job at UC for taking a paycheck and going golfing instead of recruiting and game planning.

How are the coup caucus not under indictment yet? Seriously, there is plenty of evidence. How many federalist society moles are in the DOJ slow walking this crap.

[spooky3]

6. And of course the media asked him what evidence he had for that claim. Nt

[LenaBaby61]

10. MOST of the media is right-winged, corporate and want those big ad dollars ....

back that they were getting when installed tReasonous tRump was dictator-in-chief.

[maxsolomon]

15. Sounds like the AP did at least.

That's why his staffer had to clarify which generation of voters he was insulting.

[OLDMDDEM]

8. I can name several of them in the Senate.

[marble falls]

9. ".... of which Tommy Toonerville is definitely one of."

[maxsolomon]

12. Republicans are really ignorant people.

Tuberville is pulling this out of his ass, where most GQP ideas come from.

If Gen Z & Millenials aren't working, how do they pay their bills? They can't all be living in Mom's basement.

[asiliveandbreathe]

14. Just goes to show..they got nuthin..regurgitation..I do believe Red states on take

of Blue states..correct me if I'm wrong tommy tuber..

Tommy, spring for some new material..we are out here waiting with bated breath..jerk..

[Meadowoak]

16. The biggest taker is DJT

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

19. Once again, a Republican

accusing others of what he does.

[The Third Doctor]

20. Smh. Sadly a lot of the repugs in my area believe just that.

That's until THEY hit hard times. That's different.

[louis-t]

21. With an unemployment number of 3.5 percent.

We have seen this before. In the late '90s with 4% unemployment, the lowest paid jobs saw worker shortages and big turnovers. There will always be a certain number of people in this country that just don't want to work. Probably only 1%. Republicans have got to get over it. I'm not even talking about people who are physically or mentally unable to work. Punishing the entire country because a few million people don't want to work is just being obsessive.

[Timewas]

22. Yes

We call them politicians

[patphil]

23. Alabama is 10th in terms of dollars received vs dollars sent to the Federal Government.

$1.80 back on each dollar sent...that's 80% interest on each dollar "invested".

https://www.moneygeek.com/living/states-most-reliant-federal-government/

[Midnight Writer]

25. I've been hearing this bullshit since I got my first job when I was 8 years old.

Nearly 70 years later, the same bullshit going around.

[Johonny]

26. We have record low unemployment. How much lower does he think it can get?