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obxhead

(8,434 posts)
35. I don't think that has anything to do with it.
Sun Sep 16, 2012, 01:58 PM
Sep 2012

It's simply about the population in general.

A larger labor pool than jobs available helps them keep labor costs lower.

They also want to end every social program helping that labor pool. Quite literally they want us to work to death with no safety net, no health care, and no retirement. We must breed new stock for them before we fall over and die though.

A couple of real nice assholes Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #1
Only shit comes out of assholes. valerief Sep 2012 #6
McDonnell is the asshole who wanted to force women to have a vaginal probe if they were to have an still_one Sep 2012 #2
Thank you for the notice. I love this quote... uppityperson Sep 2012 #3
haha... see how long that lasts fascisthunter Sep 2012 #4
Cowardly and despicable jsr Sep 2012 #5
New taliban rules. lumpy Sep 2012 #7
These RW are always talking about that they don't want Iliyah Sep 2012 #10
I can't understand the complacency Ilsa Sep 2012 #8
As soon as the young men get dragged into Family Court and have to pay child support savannah43 Sep 2012 #13
When I was young/younger I didn't give a shit but Iliyah Sep 2012 #14
It's all about control, isn't it? savannah43 Sep 2012 #16
When I was 38 or so... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #21
What kind of an idiot pushes this throuugh in a tight swing state 6 weeks before the election? BlueStreak Sep 2012 #9
gen. disc. kardonb Sep 2012 #12
McDonnell and Cuccinelli aren't up for election until next year. FSogol Sep 2012 #22
VA taxpayers AlbertCat Sep 2012 #11
A lot of people also lost their jobs Iliyah Sep 2012 #15
This will not stand-up in court... donqpublic Sep 2012 #17
Hoping you are right. Thought something sounded fishy about all this. cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #28
No injunction. Use the absurdity of the law against it. TheMadMonk Sep 2012 #30
So, republicans do not care if Obama wins Virginia? MsPithy Sep 2012 #18
kick eShirl Sep 2012 #19
k&r nt steve2470 Sep 2012 #20
I have a dream... luv_mykatz Sep 2012 #23
:( i cant believe that instead of evolving we're regressing darkangel218 Sep 2012 #26
this is about lawyers from Liberty U and Regency U pepperbear Sep 2012 #24
i don't understand why every woman in VA doesn't vote Dem this year Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #25
My 84 yo mother called me to tell me this! She was outraged, saying they want to force women peacebird Sep 2012 #27
your mum is very, very smart Skittles Sep 2012 #41
These men may not think they're evil, but they do evil lunatica Sep 2012 #29
I thought Republicans hate regulations? obxhead Sep 2012 #31
I wonder how much PAC money they get magic59 Sep 2012 #32
I guess Gov. Ultrasound thinks since he did not make VP, he's freed up to resume being himself. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #33
Conservatives want you to have babies, to feed their billion dollar 'new baby' adoption machine. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #34
I don't think that has anything to do with it. obxhead Sep 2012 #35
Say One Big No To Virginia elbloggoZY27 Sep 2012 #36
Kinda funny how GOPhers are against gov regulation unless it serves their political purposes Major Nikon Sep 2012 #37
Government under the GOP will be a police state. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #38
I live in Texas so I know what it's all about Major Nikon Sep 2012 #39
Dental clinics should fall under the same criteria..no? SoCalDem Sep 2012 #40
I was thinking that too - also LASIK clinics etc. n/t ReasonableToo Sep 2012 #42
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