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In reply to the discussion: Retail Workers Bear Brunt Of Sluggish Holiday Sales [View all]JI7
(89,287 posts)29. because too many rich people are stupid and rich through no hard work
on their part. Romney is a good example of this.
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The number of seasonal resort jobs is not even in the same stratosphere of seasonal retail jobs.
marmar
Dec 2012
#2
I thought about saying something to get myself banned from this thread via jury, then
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#6
sure retail jobs used to be huge- but we have the internet these days and times change.
Sunlei
Dec 2012
#11
I was formerly one of those retail store workers and I resent your general attitude towards people
DearHeart
Dec 2012
#9
I didn't say you were lazy. I commented on the article. Retail sales are in decine. Gone soon.
Sunlei
Dec 2012
#12
Sorry, I know that you didn't say I was lazy, it's the general attitude of "most" people. I'm
DearHeart
Dec 2012
#20
I'm surprised that its acceptable for the American common people to accuse each other...
AZ Progressive
Dec 2012
#17
I know my place! Been put in my place several times by managers, DMs, and yes, especially
DearHeart
Dec 2012
#19
The recovery is largely an illusion. What's happened is that banks are flush with Fed funds
leveymg
Dec 2012
#3
But - GASP! - that means the 1% that controls 40% of the wealth in this
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#7
Exactly! The only thing I like about Henry Ford was that he did pay his employees a good living wage
DearHeart
Dec 2012
#10
Right, but a lot of DUers prefer Hyundais, Toyotas, and other "right to work" made vehicles...
Romulox
Dec 2012
#13
I learned this stuff in 7th grade! I gues that some people never learned it at all.
DearHeart
Dec 2012
#21
These rich people supposedly get such a "fine" education at wonderful universities like Harvard,
DearHeart
Jan 2013
#30
these idiots only got in because of name and money , and these wealthy types who did nothing
JI7
Jan 2013
#32
The only way that employers give a "rats ass" about their employees is if they make money off of
DearHeart
Jan 2013
#25
The Rich are not thoughtful enough to realize that people need money in order to buy
AZ Progressive
Dec 2012
#18
I too think it's treasonous! They've subverted the economy of the US in favor of their own
DearHeart
Jan 2013
#26