How does politics affect the American job market?

[Jonathan Bailey]

Does anybody here feel the actions or inactions of any US, state and/or local elected officials affect your livelihood in one way or another regarding your career or job?

Do you vote based upon how you feel any candidates may impact your career, job or financial success in working for a living?

Do you feel that a certain political party impacts your job security one way or another?

 

[PureX]

One of the main purposes of the establishment of a government is to protect us from each other. And this is achieved through the rule of law. We establish governments to set laws and to enforce them, so that we can protect ourselves from the ill effects of each other's desires. When our governments become corrupted, it means that the desires of a few have overwhelmed the system we put in place to protect us from them, and so we have become vulnerable to the ill desires of those few.

Here in the U.S. that corruption has become epidemic, as our lawmakers need huge amounts of money to successfully campaign for and win their seats, and that money is being obtained in exchange for their passing biased, unfair, and damaging legislation into law. Money is more important to the politician than votes, because in most instances, without a lot of money, the votes cannot be obtained. Our 'representatives' in government no longer represent us. They represent the desires of the wealthy conglomerates that pool their excess wealth and use it to fund the politician's election campaign in exchange for that unfair legislation, once they're elected. So that when a wealthy corporation wants to move it's business to a foreign country so it can exploit foreign workers for an increased profit, our politicians write laws allowing them to do so, and even offer them our tax dollars to help them move, even though this is bad for the American workers. And when a wealthy conglomerate wants to break a labor union so it can gt away with paying lower wages and increase it's profits it can buy legislation enabling it to do that. And when a wealthy conglomerate wants not to pay any taxes so that it can maximize it's investor's profits it can purchase the necessary legislation allowing it to legally avoid paying it's fair share of taxes.

All of these things have happened here in the U.S., and much worse, because we have allowed our government to become totally corrupted by the legalized bribery of these wealthy conglomerates, through "lobbying". As a result the U.S. government is not only not protecting it's own workers from the exploitation of the wealthy corporate conglomerates they work for, but it's actually enabling that exploitation.

 

[Jonathan Bailey]

One of the main purposes of the establishment of a government is to protect us from each other. And this is achieved through the rule of law. We establish governments to set laws and to enforce them, so that we can protect ourselves from the ill effects of each other's desires. When our governments become corrupted, it means that the desires of a few have overwhelmed the system we put in place to protect us from them, and so we have become vulnerable to the ill desires of those few.

Here in the U.S. that corruption has become epidemic, as our lawmakers need huge amounts of money to successfully campaign for and win their seats, and that money is being obtained in exchange for their passing biased, unfair, and damaging legislation into law. Money is more important to the politician that votes, because in most instances, without a lot of money, the votes cannot be obtained. Our 'representatives' in government no longer represent us. They represent the desires of the wealthy conglomerates that pool their excess wealth and use it to fund the politician's election campaign is exchange for that unfair legislation once they're elected. So that when a wealthy corporation wants to move it's business to a foreign country so it can exploit foreign workers for an increased profit, our politicians write laws allowing them to do so, even though this is bad for the American workers. And when a wealthy conglomerate wants to break a labor union so it can pay lower wages and increase it's profits it can buy legislation allowing it to do that. And wen a wealthy conglomerate wants not to pay any taxes so that it can maximize it's investor's profits it can purchase the necessary legislation allowing it to legally avoid paying it's fair share of taxes.

All of these things have happened here in the U.S., and much worse, because we have allowed our government to become totally corrupted by this legalized bribery by wealthy conglomerates, through "lobbying" (legalized bribery). As a result the U.S. government is not only not protecting it's own workers from the exploitation of the wealthy corporate conglomerates they work for, but it's actually enabling that exploitation.

It sounds like the American working class have no true friends in Washington. The truck driving force of America seems convinced that the GOP is their "friend". Perhaps, they just see the Democrats as a greater evil.

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

It sounds like the American working class have no true friends in Washington.

Actually, the working class do have friends in the federal government, but they keep them the minority party by voting for their exploiters, the Republicans. Angry, fearful, low-education blue collar workers that Trump has convinced are getting a raw deal due to immigrants and people of color threatening their race are Trump's base, though Trump represents their bosses' interests rather than theirs. These people keep themselves down, but unfortunately, drag others yoked to their voting down as well.

 

[Darkforbid]

Does anybody here feel the actions or inactions of any US, state and/or local elected officials affect your livelihood in one way or another regarding your career or job?

Do you vote based upon how you feel any candidates may impact your career, job or financial success in working for a living?

Do you feel that a certain political party impacts your job security one way or another?

Of course it doesn't. I mean it's not like politics has anything to do with running a country or choosing leaders

 

[Twilight Hue]

It sounds like the American working class have no true friends in Washington. The truck driving force of America seems convinced that the GOP is their "friend". Perhaps, they just see the Democrats as a greater evil.

They are a greater evil. But in fairness I don't see the Republicans doing a whole lot either to rectify the situation. The only thing good so far Trump staving off the proposed sleep apnea requirement.

In the people's republic of New York, the socialist Democrats are hard at work trying to take away truck driving jobs from people who are just trying to make a living and have clean records.

 

[Nakosis]

Does anybody here feel the actions or inactions of any US, state and/or local elected officials affect your livelihood in one way or another regarding your career or job?

Do you vote based upon how you feel any candidates may impact your career, job or financial success in working for a living?

Do you feel that a certain political party impacts your job security one way or another?

For me, generally what happens in Washington has little effect.

My brother in law however does government contracts. So congressional budget is a big deal. Since he works through the Pentagon more military spending is a boon to his business. All of that money in the budget is spent. Higher taxes is a benefit to those companies who deal directly with the government. For military spending, party is usually not a big deal. Other business it's not the policy and regulation as much as it is the contracts. Helps if you have a congressperson or senator in your pocket. A lot of wealth comes via governmental contracts.

The government is a consumer. This has the greatest effect on the economy.

 

[PureX]

It sounds like the American working class have no true friends in Washington. The truck driving force of America seems convinced that the GOP is their "friend". Perhaps, they just see the Democrats as a greater evil.

They have fallen into the 'blame game' because they don't want to take responsibility for their own part in the corruption. As do a great many other Americans both republican and democrat.

 

[Jonathan Bailey]

For me, generally what happens in Washington has little effect.

My brother in law however does government contracts. So congressional budget is a big deal. Since he works through the Pentagon more military spending is a boon to his business. All of that money in the budget is spent. Higher taxes is a benefit to those companies who deal directly with the government. For military spending, party is usually not a big deal. Other business it's not the policy and regulation as much as it is the contracts. Helps if you have a congressperson or senator in your pocket. A lot of wealth comes via governmental contracts.

The government is a consumer. This has the greatest effect on the economy.

Because of government we have income taxes. The tax codes definitely affect what working Americans earn in regards to what they are actually allowed to keep. Certain regulations, say environmental, can stifle the productivity of certain businesses and force employers to cut pay or cut jobs. A Washington decision could mean job loss for some Americans. Clinton closed military bases and some Americans were put out of work.

Perhaps it's what your line of work is and whom you work for that has something to do with how elected officials affect it.