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Safetykitten

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62. And what you just posted has what to do with Amazon paying a living wage, or having a more
Wed Jul 31, 2013, 12:59 PM
Jul 2013

stable work environment?

In reality, how many jobs in America have access to public transportation? liberal N proud Jul 2013 #1
One of these warehouses, which are not near central urban areas, will kill thousands of businesses. onehandle Jul 2013 #3
I will not argue that big box is killing the small business liberal N proud Jul 2013 #5
And it creates many new businesses joeglow3 Jul 2013 #21
A sliver of their sales. Moved from sites like eBay and Etsy. onehandle Jul 2013 #22
The marketplace changes. Nothing is guaranteed. Bake Jul 2013 #116
John McCain said the same thing NickB79 Jul 2013 #69
The first job I ever had was about 1958 in Seattle Wa. zeemike Jul 2013 #32
Here's an article today that mentions it... jtuck004 Jul 2013 #47
The former Bethlehem Steel plant was smack in the middle of the city, with plenty of buses right to WinkyDink Jul 2013 #59
But that is not true for 90% of America liberal N proud Jul 2013 #64
True enough. The best of America is its "bread-basket," but its weakness is revealed with its WinkyDink Jul 2013 #122
The San Francisco Bay area. New York City. Chicago. nt bluestate10 Jul 2013 #119
Storm Lake Iowa, Lorain Ohio, Wamego Kansas liberal N proud Jul 2013 #123
even if you own your vehicle outright PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #2
And because Crow73 Jul 2013 #43
How many retail jobs have disappeared due to Amazon? I want the sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #4
Public transportation was not a forte of the previous, Republican party. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #6
It won't be long before he tours sweat shops mick063 Jul 2013 #7
+1000 forestpath Jul 2013 #11
+1 leftstreet Jul 2013 #13
did you make a wrong turn someplace on the information highway? dlwickham Jul 2013 #52
The post does seem out of place. Of course, you are more likely to get silenced because bluestate10 Jul 2013 #120
questioning logic on here is likely to get one silenced dlwickham Aug 2013 #139
+1 BlueStreak Jul 2013 #108
+1000000 LittleBlue Jul 2013 #113
What if the location helps small businesses that are nearby? JoePhilly Jul 2013 #8
McDonalds, Burger King, Redbox, AutoZone, Sears...n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #12
Please let us know which businesses are OK. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #15
You indicated 'small' businesses. Pls list them n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #16
Nonsense seabeckind Jul 2013 #17
Addendum... seabeckind Jul 2013 #19
So a new warehouse, with jobs, is a bad thing. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #20
I believe in reuse. seabeckind Jul 2013 #24
Sometimes retrofitting an existing facility is less cost effective than simply constructing totodeinhere Jul 2013 #48
Do you understand the concept of working poor? mick063 Jul 2013 #25
Now you are just trying to hurt my feelings. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #30
How 'bout a WPA-style National Jobs Program? leftstreet Jul 2013 #33
So jobs for unskilled people buidling new roads that other people will drive on JoePhilly Jul 2013 #57
That's a little bigoted leftstreet Jul 2013 #96
The program you referred to primarily targeted JoePhilly Jul 2013 #100
'WPA-style' leftstreet Jul 2013 #104
Ahh ... just the model ... which parts? JoePhilly Jul 2013 #109
The Not-For-Profit part leftstreet Jul 2013 #111
It is both. roody Jul 2013 #49
Amazon destroyed my favorite bookstores. Octafish Jul 2013 #9
Amazon actually lost money last quarter... PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #27
True. But their stock price is still over $300/share. Octafish Jul 2013 #34
Nothing like giving a jobs speech at a union buster. What's next? Wal-Mart? Brickbat Jul 2013 #10
While I think it's good to celebrate the creation of any job... seabeckind Jul 2013 #14
Warehouses and distribution centers don't fit in downtowns very well bhikkhu Jul 2013 #18
They fit better in industrial parks KamaAina Jul 2013 #125
Jobs tour grammiepammie Jul 2013 #23
I rarely 'put this President down.' onehandle Jul 2013 #26
Is the criticism of companies like Amazon legitimate or not? n/t totodeinhere Jul 2013 #50
Your 40 posts were AMAZING! HangOnKids Jul 2013 #72
Low paying temp jobs with huge turnover, lousy conditions isn't exactly the backdrop I'd want. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2013 #28
"searched multiple times a day" --They didn't even do that to the coal miners. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #42
not defending Amazon MrNJ Jul 2013 #86
The dignity of workers is more valuable than cell phones and SLR lenses. If Amazon can't figure out AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #92
One of the new Amazon warehouses in California.. Xithras Jul 2013 #29
Commute or drive to city from LI? Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #31
Same thing in my town theHandpuppet Jul 2013 #35
Amazon is a great example of how modernization/technology is killing jobs. reformist2 Jul 2013 #36
It's the students for whom I feel the deepest sadness, many of whom were sold a HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #38
I know. To be honest, I don't know what I'd tell a student trying to figure out a good career path. reformist2 Jul 2013 #45
I think it may be a myth that health care will provide stable career prospects. I remember reading HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #46
Wow. I can believe it. I feel like it's the Titanic, once people hear about an empty lifeboat, they reformist2 Jul 2013 #53
A lot of it is like every skill "shortage", the market is glutted and so requirements are ratchet up TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #117
So true. I'm hearing that in the Big Pharma labs, they're kicking out anyone who doesn't have a PhD. reformist2 Aug 2013 #129
Yup, a PhD in engineering required to run the fry station and a Masters to mop is the goal. TheKentuckian Aug 2013 #138
I'd tell them to go into automation, robotics and engineering. fujiyama Aug 2013 #127
Very true. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #51
Not always DonCoquixote Jul 2013 #114
Problem is, you don't OWN an "eBook." It is just another scam by the elite duffyduff Jul 2013 #121
Some of you folks think this is permanent... WaitWut Jul 2013 #37
Obama visits a plantation. Like what he sees. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #39
Marie Antoinette said it best for the hungry who did not have bread: "Just let them eat cake." AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #40
And in 5 years even those warehouse jobs will be gone because of e-books... reformist2 Jul 2013 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author Crow73 Jul 2013 #44
There was an expose of this type roody Jul 2013 #54
Not to mention the absolutely soul-crushing environment and zero mental stimulation. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #55
Every job is not going to be the right fit for every person. ecstatic Jul 2013 #56
New Democratic slogan at convention. "That's Just Life"... Safetykitten Jul 2013 #58
Do you drive an American car? Do you shop online? ecstatic Jul 2013 #60
And what you just posted has what to do with Amazon paying a living wage, or having a more Safetykitten Jul 2013 #62
The OP mentioned that Amazon's warehouse in TN was not on a busline ecstatic Jul 2013 #66
They locate on these items. Tax giveaways, More tax giveaways and a pliable workforce. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #67
Kind of hard to discuss anything when you keep switching subjects/ moving goalposts. nt ecstatic Jul 2013 #93
Very true. But the system has us between a rock and a hard place. On the one totodeinhere Jul 2013 #68
So what's your solution? LordGlenconner Jul 2013 #70
How cute! HangOnKids Jul 2013 #76
I shall look forward to it. LordGlenconner Jul 2013 #83
Everybody needs to read this article - I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave totodeinhere Jul 2013 #61
Good post. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #63
Shows how out of touch the 1% in DC are. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2013 #94
A lot of policy wonks reside in places like New York where you don't even need to own a car. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #65
Good point. DC is very much like that as well. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #80
Lots of people take the train to work every day.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #99
Yeah, I wish I could take a train. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #105
I wish there was rail service from Vegas to Los Angeles.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #115
I blame Obama for decades of unsustainable urban planning. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #71
Flag on the play. Jakes Progress Jul 2013 #77
Yeah, agree this issue has little or nothing to do with President Obama treestar Jul 2013 #98
You say you are not a President Obama basher, elleng Jul 2013 #73
So telling the truth is Obama bashing? Jakes Progress Jul 2013 #78
You did not get the memo. Truth= Obama bashing. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #79
President Obama did not create the current facts of life, I've said, elleng Jul 2013 #87
Neither did bush. It is bush league to flak for them. Jakes Progress Aug 2013 #136
President Obama did not create the current facts of life elleng Jul 2013 #82
He is happy to live with them though. Jakes Progress Jul 2013 #124
Not to mention, I've read 4_TN_TITANS Jul 2013 #74
Yes they do. FACT. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #75
Perhaps amazon can provide shuttle service between local mass-transit and the work-site. eggplant Jul 2013 #81
They can't even air-condition some of their joints.... Safetykitten Jul 2013 #85
yes, I know. eggplant Jul 2013 #88
In a better world, this would be great. But it's Amazon. They suck. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #89
Amazon lost money last quarter. Not going to happen. nt onehandle Jul 2013 #91
It's because they are investing in huge new buildings all over the country right now. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2013 #95
Chattanooga may not want all of the truck traffic. A Simple Game Jul 2013 #84
Amazing that Amazon didn't make arrangements with Chattanooga before they'd winter is coming Jul 2013 #90
Chattanooga actively campaigned for this facility, and MineralMan Jul 2013 #102
It appears from the OP that the facility if far enough out that the A Simple Game Jul 2013 #112
This has been so since the automobile was invented treestar Jul 2013 #97
Hmm...Chattanooga does have a public transit system. MineralMan Jul 2013 #101
and what are the wages and benefits? Everytime I hear the phrase job creation from either party liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #103
Shit pay, fire you at the drop of a hat temp jobs. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2013 #110
"feel-good, clean air-generating pursuit for endangered species-loving people who eat wheat grass" KamaAina Jul 2013 #106
There's federal funding for reverse-direction transportation to jobs KamaAina Jul 2013 #107
The problem can be solved with imagination. bluestate10 Jul 2013 #118
I don't shop at Amazon for the same reasons I don't shop at Walmart. RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #126
I'm sure most people on this thread have shopped online at sites like Amazon Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #128
Hey Cali.. I shop at amazon.. amazon actually gives more to Dems.. Cha Aug 2013 #131
Love the hug! freshwest Aug 2013 #132
The "hug" is precious, fresh~ Cha Aug 2013 #133
Thanks for the info Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #137
Yup, folks do. Not all of us live in bucoli communes with everything growing in our backyard. freshwest Aug 2013 #134
Anyone lacking a car??? onpatrol98 Aug 2013 #130
There's another Amazon fulfillment center in Charleston, Tenn, about 35 miles north of Chattanooga.. Ghost in the Machine Aug 2013 #135
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