Trump Names Andrew Puzder , CEO of Hardee's and Carl's Jr. as Labor Secretary

originally posted by: SlapMonkey

Secondly, there are MANY people who hold views that oppose the direction that the EPA ...are heading, and would like to see some of the policies and directives halted and possibly reversed (basically, reducing the heavy hand of central government).

Hurrah

originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: reldra

"Not kept up with the cost of living" is a different way of saying, "The dollar is rotting slowly and is a shadow of what it was when todays retiree's first starting saving for retirement".

The general cost of living increases independent of that. Electricity becomes more available, so does cable, internet and water infrastructures, everyone has smartphones now, having a car is a necessity not a convenience to many, insurance became mandatory.

Ignoring the dollar, there are many ways the definition of what it means to be "living" changes.

originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan

- is this pick an obvious attack on the minimum wage?
- is maintaining a low, or removing entirely, minimum wage seem in line with Trumps business interests?

I dunno.

Just seems to me he's picking mostly corporate Sharks.

He's building a 1 percenter Dynasty.

Circle the Platinum Lined Wagons.

a reply to: Hefficide

Exactly why I voted Trump.

S+F

The fewtur is now!

Carl's JR.

Carl's JR has the best commercials!

Carl's Jr.

originally posted by: Edumakated
a reply to: Hefficide

Exactly why I voted Trump.

Are you a 1 percenter?

Seriously?

originally posted by: GodEmperor
S+F

The fewtur is now!

Carl's JR.

Carl's JR has the best commercials!

Carl's Jr.

I have to admit, Carl's Jr. is my favorite fast food hamburger.

I eat my hamburgers plain. MCD is so salty it's un-edible. Burger King is passable. But, Carl's Jr. has the best plain burger.

originally posted by: Annee

originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan

- is this pick an obvious attack on the minimum wage?
- is maintaining a low, or removing entirely, minimum wage seem in line with Trumps business interests?

I dunno.

Just seems to me he's picking mostly corporate Sharks.

He's building a 1 percenter Dynasty.

Circle the Platinum Lined Wagons.

We had that the last 8 years, with the exception being that they didn't have relevant experience.

a reply to: reldra

LMAO!!!!! oh god I weep for this country.


Eff you, I'm eating.

a reply to: Annee

They do - and Culvers is also fantastic. Culvers doesn't have the electrolytes, though.

originally posted by: CranialSponge
Call me a crazy conspiracy theorist but....

Trump putting all these corporate ceo's into positions of authority everywhere is not going to be for the benefit of the little people, it's going to be for the benefit of corporate interests.

There are plenty of intelligent, highly educated, non-politically linked, non-financial establishment associated people in the US that would be more than capable of filling these positions... So why is he choosing to go with all these politically linked corporate associates instead ?



Things that make you go "hmmmm".

Because if he hires qualified people with integrity they will not do what he says, and he knows it. He can't appoint anyone who is smarter than himself or his cronies. Then again -- we still have 10 days for this to come unzipped. Electoral votes needed to topple him? only 37. That's all.

originally posted by: Annee

originally posted by: Edumakated
a reply to: Hefficide

Exactly why I voted Trump.

Are you a 1 percenter?

Seriously?

Yes, but it has nothing to do with the topic. And like many 1% percenters, I understand how many of the government departments and alphabet agencies screw up the job market and make it harder for companies to hire people.

a reply to: Edumakated

Im nowhere near the 1%....but agree with you

a reply to: Annee

Ebb and flow. Its how the pendulum swings.

originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: Edumakated


Im nowhere near the 1%....but agree with you

Far too many of the people that get hired in these positions have never actually had to run a company. They've never made payroll. They've never risked their own money starting a business. They simply don't know how the real world works. While this guy may be the CEO of Carl's Jr, he is running a company where many of the restaurant owners are small businesses. I'm sure he hears every day from franchisees how government is making it hard.

a reply to: Edumakated

ACA, by itself, has created more work for me than anything else the government has done. Since Sarbanes-Oxley, anyway.

damn carls jr goes hard af

originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: Edumakated

ACA, by itself, has created more work for me than anything else the government has done. Since Sarbanes-Oxley, anyway.

I work in finance. Dodd-Frank and the CFPB have been a nightmare. The sad part is that most consumers really have no idea how much extra they are paying as a result because they don't see it. The increased costs are baked into higher rates on mortgages, credit cards, etc.

originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: Annee

Ebb and flow. Its how the pendulum swings.

I've seen a lot of pendulum swinging in my lifetime

If you look at who he is appointing, his intention appears to be the dismantling of government. His own little coup.