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Open thread July 15, 2015

Dan Crawford | July 15, 2015 5:41 am

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  • Denis Drew says:
    July 15, 2015 at 10:14 am

    Sizing Up Hillary Clinton’s Plans to Help the Middle Class
    Eduardo Porter JULY 14, 2015

    “Not only does the American economy suffer from one of the least skilled work forces, according to the O.E.C.D. The American political system has not done enough to build a social insurance apparatus to help everyday workers and their families sustain prosperous lives.”

    “Jobs in the economy’s largest, fastest growing occupations, in retail sales, food preparation and the like, are awful, she said, because ‘companies have created strategies that use people as interchangeable parts.’ ”

  • Jerry Critter says:
    July 15, 2015 at 11:58 am

    Not only interchangeable parts, but given to the low bidder.

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