Where are the Americans

[GeoFisher]

I am production manager at a construction based business that pays well over MW to start and with experience much more than that. Also they can advance quickly on pay scale on benefits but I have no applicants. I haven't had 10 American's apply here for work over the last five years and that is not a joke.

In fact I can't even seem to find Mexicans anymore. Where are all these people that are out of work and need a job so bad....Where are they????

Americans don't think we have to work.........At least a certain subsection of folks.....INCLUDING my KIDS. They don't know the value of hard work and don't know what it takes to get ahead.

I'm part of the problem. I had more than my parents, and I wanted to give my kids everything. Unfortunately, doing that basically made them entitled. My youngest to some extent doesn't feel that way, but my oldest definitely thinks the world owes her something.......

[kydog]

I wish people would quit lumping all union members as die hard liberals, i am far from it. i do work at a union shop now but that has not always been the case. i worked in a merit shop for for 20 years so i've seen both side of the fence. There are some bad apples that the union's protect that arent worth the effort but thats not any different than the bosses son drawing a check for nothing are the office **** ass in a merit shop , i've seen it all. I believe people should be held accountable for their own well being. But unless you have worked in a large manufacturing plant or assembly plant where you are just viewed as slave labor , you can't compare this to a small merit shop. That CEO up north could less if your sick, ill or over worked. just make the numbers. Do i feel bad for the money i'm paid ? hell no. not with the corporate creed that goes on. people say union employees are over paid, what is it worth to work on the line for 30 years 10 hours a day, and when you retire your body is wore out. bad knees, bad back etc. The labor cost on a union made vehicle is about 10% of the of that car. That CEO made 23 million last year is he worth it. Corporate creed is what has hurt this country the most, they send jobs over sea's for a bigger profit to line their pockets. Is that car you bought any cheaper since it's built in Mexico? no.
The middle class is screwed any way you go. Democrats are buying the poor vote with entitlements and the rich are paying off the republicans.

[mhall]

kydog I am not a union hater all together. One of my very best friends on planet earth is a retired job superintendent for Sullivan and Cozart. I also feel they have a place in certain situations and their founding principles were needed at the time and worthy. It is not a fix all for every segment of our working men and women and many do fantastic at non union work places.

There is a happy medium on this subject and I will meet you in the middle because much of what you said was true and tempered with common sense. However the idealogy that ''SOME'' have that the unions are God and without them the poor morking stiff somehow is getting screwed is wrong wrong wrong. Yes they are great for some types and genre's of work but it isn't necessary for all.

[waterdog101]

I wish people would quit lumping all union members as die hard liberals, i am far from it. i do work at a union shop now but that has not always been the case. i worked in a merit shop for for 20 years so i've seen both side of the fence. There are some bad apples that the union's protect that arent worth the effort but thats not any different than the bosses son drawing a check for nothing are the office **** ass in a merit shop , i've seen it all. I believe people should be held accountable for their own well being. But unless you have worked in a large manufacturing plant or assembly plant where you are just viewed as slave labor , you can't compare this to a small merit shop. That CEO up north could less if your sick, ill or over worked. just make the numbers. Do i feel bad for the money i'm paid ? hell no. not with the corporate creed that goes on. people say union employees are over paid, what is it worth to work on the line for 30 years 10 hours a day, and when you retire your body is wore out. bad knees, bad back etc. The labor cost on a union made vehicle is about 10% of the of that car. That CEO made 23 million last year is he worth it. Corporate creed is what has hurt this country the most, they send jobs over sea's for a bigger profit to line their pockets. Is that car you bought any cheaper since it's built in Mexico? no.
The middle class is screwed any way you go. Democrats are buying the poor vote with entitlements and the rich are paying off the republicans.

I've worked both sides of the fence, Union and Nonunion, and i'll take the Union Job hands down over the nonunion. on the Union jobs you pay dues once a month, it's nothing amounts to about 2 and half hours of work. Union jobs pay good, good benefits, and seniority means something, when an opening for a job position comes up, and their are a dozen guys that can do the job. the guy with the seniority get the spot. not uncle Jeb's brother or superintendent son. like it would be on the other side of the fence. Union jobs are disliked most by folks, that don't have a chance of ever having one. like Hlleonard said, a union worker don't have to have Government assistance to provide for their family. I think I read somewhere, that Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana were the top users of Government assistance, and all three are right to work states, run by Republican conservatives. funny how they cry about folks getting food stamps, and support right to work law, and low paying jobs.

[Hlleonard]

I've worked both sides of the fence, Union and Nonunion, and i'll take the Union Job hands down over the nonunion. on the Union jobs you pay dues once a month, it's nothing amounts to about 2 and half hours of work. Union jobs pay good, good benefits, and seniority means something, when an opening for a job position comes up, and their are a dozen guys that can do the job. the guy with the seniority get the spot. not uncle Jeb's brother or superintendent son. like it would be on the other side of the fence. Union jobs are disliked most by folks, that don't have a chance of ever having one. like Hlleonard said, a union worker don't have to have Government assistance to provide for their family. I think I read somewhere, that Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana were the top users of Government assistance, and all three are right to work states, run by Republican conservatives. funny how they cry about folks getting food stamps, and support right to work law, and low paying jobs.

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The last several years has seen weakening unions, a push for right to work laws, lower pay scales and more people dependent of government assistance and the right wing wants more of the same.... 2+2 never equals 4 to these guys who put the blame on the folks at the bottom... Better wages= more people being less dependent on government handouts and a better overall economy but they are blinded by the constant barrage of BS by the fox newes of the country... I have a good bit less confidence in our president than some do but mostly because I think AHA has done damage to those who earn their living in order to provide healthcare for those who don't have it but AHA is here and I suspect here to stay, the right wing is making noise about doing away with it but I think that is just noise..... Anybody that bothers to look will find out red states are the biggest users of AHA and it would not be in the best interest of republican leadership to snatch that out from under the same folks who voted them in office...

[roadrunner]

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The last several years has seen weakening unions, a push for right to work laws, lower pay scales and more people dependent of government assistance and the right wing wants more of the same.... 2+2 never equals 4 to these guys who put the blame on the folks at the bottom... Better wages= more people being less dependent on government handouts and a better overall economy but they are blinded by the constant barrage of BS by the fox newes of the country... I have a good bit less confidence in our president than some do but mostly because I think AHA has done damage to those who earn their living in order to provide healthcare for those who don't have it but AHA is here and I suspect here to stay, the right wing is making noise about doing away with it but I think that is just noise..... Anybody that bothers to look will find out red states are the biggest users of AHA and it would not be in the best interest of republican leadership to snatch that out from under the same folks who voted them in office...

I can't imagine you are worried about right to work this does not limit unions it just keeps them from making dues mandatory I think everyone should have the right to be members or not. If unions are as great as you say everyone will pay their dues.

[Hlleonard]

I can't imagine you are worried about right to work this does not limit unions it just keeps them from making dues mandatory I think everyone should have the right to be members or not. If unions are as great as you say everyone will pay their dues.

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Right to work law is little more than union busting..
I thought you guys were against 'something for nothing'... You think those that choose not to support the union will want the same pay and benefits?... in case you missed the previous post by Mr waterdog...

I've worked both sides of the fence, Union and Nonunion, and i'll take the Union Job hands down over the nonunion. on the Union jobs you pay dues once a month, it's nothing amounts to about 2 and half hours of work. Union jobs pay good, good benefits, and seniority means something, when an opening for a job position comes up, and their are a dozen guys that can do the job. the guy with the seniority get the spot. not uncle Jeb's brother or superintendent son. like it would be on the other side of the fence. Union jobs are disliked most by folks, that don't have a chance of ever having one. like Hlleonard said, a union worker don't have to have Government assistance to provide for their family. I think I read somewhere, that Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana were the top users of Government assistance, and all three are right to work states, run by Republican conservatives. funny how they cry about folks getting food stamps, and support right to work law, and low paying jobs.

[GeoFisher]

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Right to work law is little more than union busting..
I thought you guys were against 'something for nothing'... You think those that choose not to support the union will want the same pay and benefits?... in case you missed the previous post by Mr waterdog...

I've worked both sides of the fence, Union and Nonunion, and i'll take the Union Job hands down over the nonunion. on the Union jobs you pay dues once a month, it's nothing amounts to about 2 and half hours of work. Union jobs pay good, good benefits, and seniority means something, when an opening for a job position comes up, and their are a dozen guys that can do the job. the guy with the seniority get the spot. not uncle Jeb's brother or superintendent son. like it would be on the other side of the fence. Union jobs are disliked most by folks, that don't have a chance of ever having one. like Hlleonard said, a union worker don't have to have Government assistance to provide for their family. I think I read somewhere, that Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana were the top users of Government assistance, and all three are right to work states, run by Republican conservatives. funny how they cry about folks getting food stamps, and support right to work law, and low paying jobs.

Please provide your source. Again, you tell LIES......bold face LIES.......

Here is the data as reported by the CBO for 2014.

Welfare Spending by State - 2014 in billions.... Of the top 10, only 1, maybe 2 are considered Red states. Of those top 10........the Blue States combined spend more than all the other states in the country on SOCIALIST programs. Educate yourself and stop being so ignorant. It is really quite easy.
State	State Spending	Local Spending	State and Local Spending	Gross State Product	Real State Growth %	Population (million)
All states combined	154.6	86.6	241.2	18,219.40	3.3	321.4
California	24.1	19.9	44.1	2,394.00	3.4	39.2
New York	12.7	18.7	31.4	1,407.80	2.9	19.8
Ohio	8.1	5.2	13.2	611.1	3.3	11.6
Texas	9	2.9	11.9	1,683.70	4	27.4
Pennsylvania	7.4	4.4	11.8	693	2.9	12.8
New Jersey	8.1	1.3	9.4	585.2	3.1	9
Illinois	7.5	1.7	9.2	774.2	3	12.9
Washington	6.4	2.2	8.6	446.7	3.6	7.2
Massachusetts	7.1	1.4	8.5	483.8	3.2	6.8
Maryland	4.8	1.5	6.3	365.8	2.7	6
North Carolina	2.9	3.2	6	515.1	3.5	10
Wisconsin	2.9	2.4	5.3	307.6	3.3	5.8
Michigan	5	0.2	5.2	470.9	3.4	9.9
Virginia	2.7	2.2	4.9	483.2	2.7	8.4
Minnesota	2.9	1.9	4.8	342.4	3.7	5.5
Florida	2.9	1.7	4.6	873.9	3.5	20.2
Tennessee	3.1	1.2	4.3	309.5	3	6.6
Georgia	2.7	1.1	3.8	494.4	3.3	10.2
Connecticut	3	0.5	3.6	268.4	3	3.6
Colorado	2.1	1.5	3.6	326.4	4.1	5.4
Kentucky	3	0.4	3.4	198.2	3.2	4.4
Indiana	3.4	-0.1	3.3	343.8	3.4	6.6
Utah	1.9	1	2.9	155.6	4.1	3
Oregon	2.5	0.4	2.9	240.5	3.6	4
Arkansas	2.2	0.6	2.8	136	3.5	3
Louisiana	1.9	0.6	2.5	268.8	3.1	4.7
Missouri	1.9	0.4	2.3	297.5	2.9	6.1
Oklahoma	1.9	0.3	2.2	202.9	4.2	3.9
Arizona	2	0.2	2.2	300.9	3.1	6.8
Alabama	1.4	0.5	1.9	207.5	3	4.9
North Dakota	1	0.5	1.5	67.9	6.6	0.8
Nebraska	1.2	0.3	1.5	122.3	3.8	1.9
Iowa	1.4	0.2	1.5	184	3.7	3.1
South Carolina	1.3	0.2	1.4	198.6	3.1	4.9
New Hampshire	0.9	0.4	1.4	73.1	3	1.3
Mississippi	1.1	0.3	1.4	114.2	3.2	3
Maine	1.3	0.2	1.4	59.1	3	1.3
Rhode Island	1.1	0.2	1.3	57.5	3.2	1.1
Delaware	1.1	0.2	1.3	68	3.2	0.9
Alaska	1.2	0.1	1.3	62.2	1.9	0.7
Kansas	1.1	0.1	1.2	156.6	3.3	2.9
West Virginia	0.9	0.2	1.1	82.3	4.6	1.8
Hawaii	1	0.1	1.1	81.9	3.3	1.4
New Mexico	0.8	0.1	0.9	100.1	3.2	2.1
Wyoming	0.7	0.2	0.8	51.8	5.6	0.6
Vermont	0.7	0.1	0.8	32.1	3.4	0.6
Idaho	0.8	0	0.8	69.8	4.2	1.7
Montana	0.6	0.1	0.7	48.3	3.8	1
Nevada	0.8	-0.2	0.6	141.9	3	2.9
South Dakota	0.4	0.1	0.5	52.4	3.8	0.9
District of Columbia	-0.2	0.7	0.5	120.7	2.5	0.7

[Hlleonard]

gov assist...no 10 miss
......... .....no 7 tenn
............no.6. Louisiana

all three right to work states

all three republican governors

information easy to find if you are remotely interested in it.. took 5 minutes or less...

[GeoFisher]

gov assist...no 10 miss
......... .....no 7 tenn
............no.6. Louisiana

all three right to work states

all three republican governors

information easy to find if you are remotely interested in it.. took 5 minutes or less...

Post where you got it............Is that too hard to ask, or is it a LIBTARD site?

[waterdog101]

Please provide your source. Again, you tell LIES......bold face LIES.......

Here is the data as reported by the CBO for 2014.

Welfare Spending by State - 2014 in billions.... Of the top 10, only 1, maybe 2 are considered Red states. Of those top 10........the Blue States combined spend more than all the other states in the country on SOCIALIST programs. Educate yourself and stop being so ignorant. It is really quite easy.
State	State Spending	Local Spending	State and Local Spending	Gross State Product	Real State Growth %	Population (million)
All states combined	154.6	86.6	241.2	18,219.40	3.3	321.4
California	24.1	19.9	44.1	2,394.00	3.4	39.2
New York	12.7	18.7	31.4	1,407.80	2.9	19.8
Ohio	8.1	5.2	13.2	611.1	3.3	11.6
Texas	9	2.9	11.9	1,683.70	4	27.4
Pennsylvania	7.4	4.4	11.8	693	2.9	12.8
New Jersey	8.1	1.3	9.4	585.2	3.1	9
Illinois	7.5	1.7	9.2	774.2	3	12.9
Washington	6.4	2.2	8.6	446.7	3.6	7.2
Massachusetts	7.1	1.4	8.5	483.8	3.2	6.8
Maryland	4.8	1.5	6.3	365.8	2.7	6
North Carolina	2.9	3.2	6	515.1	3.5	10
Wisconsin	2.9	2.4	5.3	307.6	3.3	5.8
Michigan	5	0.2	5.2	470.9	3.4	9.9
Virginia	2.7	2.2	4.9	483.2	2.7	8.4
Minnesota	2.9	1.9	4.8	342.4	3.7	5.5
Florida	2.9	1.7	4.6	873.9	3.5	20.2
Tennessee	3.1	1.2	4.3	309.5	3	6.6
Georgia	2.7	1.1	3.8	494.4	3.3	10.2
Connecticut	3	0.5	3.6	268.4	3	3.6
Colorado	2.1	1.5	3.6	326.4	4.1	5.4
Kentucky	3	0.4	3.4	198.2	3.2	4.4
Indiana	3.4	-0.1	3.3	343.8	3.4	6.6
Utah	1.9	1	2.9	155.6	4.1	3
Oregon	2.5	0.4	2.9	240.5	3.6	4
Arkansas	2.2	0.6	2.8	136	3.5	3
Louisiana	1.9	0.6	2.5	268.8	3.1	4.7
Missouri	1.9	0.4	2.3	297.5	2.9	6.1
Oklahoma	1.9	0.3	2.2	202.9	4.2	3.9
Arizona	2	0.2	2.2	300.9	3.1	6.8
Alabama	1.4	0.5	1.9	207.5	3	4.9
North Dakota	1	0.5	1.5	67.9	6.6	0.8
Nebraska	1.2	0.3	1.5	122.3	3.8	1.9
Iowa	1.4	0.2	1.5	184	3.7	3.1
South Carolina	1.3	0.2	1.4	198.6	3.1	4.9
New Hampshire	0.9	0.4	1.4	73.1	3	1.3
Mississippi	1.1	0.3	1.4	114.2	3.2	3
Maine	1.3	0.2	1.4	59.1	3	1.3
Rhode Island	1.1	0.2	1.3	57.5	3.2	1.1
Delaware	1.1	0.2	1.3	68	3.2	0.9
Alaska	1.2	0.1	1.3	62.2	1.9	0.7
Kansas	1.1	0.1	1.2	156.6	3.3	2.9
West Virginia	0.9	0.2	1.1	82.3	4.6	1.8
Hawaii	1	0.1	1.1	81.9	3.3	1.4
New Mexico	0.8	0.1	0.9	100.1	3.2	2.1
Wyoming	0.7	0.2	0.8	51.8	5.6	0.6
Vermont	0.7	0.1	0.8	32.1	3.4	0.6
Idaho	0.8	0	0.8	69.8	4.2	1.7
Montana	0.6	0.1	0.7	48.3	3.8	1
Nevada	0.8	-0.2	0.6	141.9	3	2.9
South Dakota	0.4	0.1	0.5	52.4	3.8	0.9
District of Columbia	-0.2	0.7	0.5	120.7	2.5	0.7

States with the highest percentage of residents on food stamps

BY JASON RUSSELL | DECEMBER 24, 2014 | 5:00 AM

click on the link, to see the red colored states and most have the right to work law, and low wages.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.wash..._Stamp_Map.jpgStates with the most people on food stamps

Erika Rawes, Cheat Sheet9:02 a.m. EST January 17, 2015
http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/c3a1...ood-Stamps.jpg
(Photo: Seth Wenig, AP)


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With grocery bills priced as high as $1,300 per monthas of late, some American workers simply cannot afford all of their groceries on top of everything else they already have to buy. This is why the government offers food stamps.
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service reports that as of September 2014, there were around 46.5 million individual food stamp recipients (22.7 million households) receiving an average benefit of $123.74 each (around $257 per household).
To be eligible, a household has to earn a gross income amount that's less than 130% of the poverty level, or a net income amount (gross income minus deductions) that's less than 100% of the poverty level for their family size.We've created a list of the states that have the most food stamp recipients per capita. To determine the states on this list, we used the USDA Food Nutrition Service's most recent state-by-state data, coupled with population data from the Census Bureau. States with the highest number of food stamp participants relative to population ranked highest. We've also included a state-by-state breakdown of food stamp use in all 50 states and the District of Columbia
States with the most people on food stamps:
7. Louisiana
• Number of food stamp recipients: 868,192
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 18.67%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state): Around $107.4 million
• Cost of benefits alone per capita in this state: $23.10
6. Tennessee
• Number of food stamp recipients: Just over 1.28 million
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 19.58%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state?): Around $158.7 million
• Cost of benefits alone per capita in this state: $24.23
5. Oregon
• Number of food stamp recipients: 791,222
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 19.93%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state?): Around $98 million
• Cost of benefits alone per capita in this state: $24.66 per person
4. West Virginia
• Number of food stamp recipients: 369,249
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 19.96%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state?): Around $45.7 million
• Cost of benefits alone per capita in this state: $24.69 per person
3. New Mexico
• Number of food stamp recipients: 448,328
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 21.5%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state?): Around $55.5 million
• Cost of benefits alone per capita in this state: $26.60 per person
2. Mississippi
• Number of food stamp recipients: 650,911
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 21.74%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state?): Around $80.5 million
• Estimated cost of benefits alone per capita in this state: $26.90 per person
1. District of Columbia
• Number of food stamp recipients: 144,768
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 21.97%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state?): Around $18 million

[GeoFisher]

States with the highest percentage of residents on food stamps

BY JASON RUSSELL | DECEMBER 24, 2014 | 5:00 AM

click on the link, to see the red colored states and most have the right to work law, and low wages.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.wash..._Stamp_Map.jpgStates with the most people on food stamps

Erika Rawes, Cheat Sheet9:02 a.m. EST January 17, 2015
http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/c3a1...ood-Stamps.jpg
(Photo: Seth Wenig, AP)


13485CONNECT 495TWEET 39LINKEDIN 745COMMENTEMAILMORE

With grocery bills priced as high as $1,300 per monthas of late, some American workers simply cannot afford all of their groceries on top of everything else they already have to buy. This is why the government offers food stamps.
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service reports that as of September 2014, there were around 46.5 million individual food stamp recipients (22.7 million households) receiving an average benefit of $123.74 each (around $257 per household).
To be eligible, a household has to earn a gross income amount that's less than 130% of the poverty level, or a net income amount (gross income minus deductions) that's less than 100% of the poverty level for their family size.We've created a list of the states that have the most food stamp recipients per capita. To determine the states on this list, we used the USDA Food Nutrition Service's most recent state-by-state data, coupled with population data from the Census Bureau. States with the highest number of food stamp participants relative to population ranked highest. We've also included a state-by-state breakdown of food stamp use in all 50 states and the District of Columbia
States with the most people on food stamps:
7. Louisiana
• Number of food stamp recipients: 868,192
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 18.67%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state): Around $107.4 million
• Cost of benefits alone per capita in this state: $23.10
6. Tennessee
• Number of food stamp recipients: Just over 1.28 million
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 19.58%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state?): Around $158.7 million
• Cost of benefits alone per capita in this state: $24.23
5. Oregon
• Number of food stamp recipients: 791,222
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 19.93%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state?): Around $98 million
• Cost of benefits alone per capita in this state: $24.66 per person
4. West Virginia
• Number of food stamp recipients: 369,249
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 19.96%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state?): Around $45.7 million
• Cost of benefits alone per capita in this state: $24.69 per person
3. New Mexico
• Number of food stamp recipients: 448,328
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 21.5%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state?): Around $55.5 million
• Cost of benefits alone per capita in this state: $26.60 per person
2. Mississippi
• Number of food stamp recipients: 650,911
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 21.74%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state?): Around $80.5 million
• Estimated cost of benefits alone per capita in this state: $26.90 per person
1. District of Columbia
• Number of food stamp recipients: 144,768
• Percentage of the state's population on food stamps: 21.97%
• Total cost of just these benefits alone (That is, how much do just the money on those EBT cards cost the state?): Around $18 million

This is just food stamps.......that is a small portion of the AMOUNTS I posted in my data, but I guess you're like all the rest of the LIBTARDS..........

You cannot stand legitimate Data. BTW, your **** came from gannett newspaper. My **** came from the CBO, DIRECTLY.

good try though.