As federal workers resort to food banks, the divide that Individual-1 draws between the ruling class and the rest of us becomes clearer. Wilbur Ross thinks that all you have to do is take out a loan because there are just so many people willing to lend you money at interest even if usury should be a crime. He’s just a prince in the court of the King of Debt. It is a culture of cruelty and Trump gets his lulz from this game.
Thursday, Jan 24, 2019 · 8:19:10 PM +00:00 · annieli
- UPDATE: I asked Larry how recalled federal workers who’d lose their jobs if they don’t show up are “volunteering,” he replies: “I’m not even going to go there, you know what I’m saying.” Calls my question a “semantic game.”
- FULL QUOTES: in response to a @fran_chambersquestion on @SecretaryRoss he said: “Am I out of touch? I don’t think I’m out of touch, I’m addressing the problem. I’ve met with my individual staff members, and god bless ‘em, they’re working for free, they’re volunteering.”
- Me: “How are workers who’ve been recalled without pay volunteering?”
- @larry_kudlow : “They’re coming to work, they’re showing up.”
- Me: “That’s not volunteering if you’re forced to work without pay and if you don’t show up you lose your job. That’s not what volunteering means.”
- Kudlow: “You know what? I’m not even gonna go there. You know what I’m saying, it’s very clear.”
- Kudlow then launched into a soliloquy filled with praise for federal workers, adding “Whatever semantic game you think you’re going to play with me, give them credit,” as if I was somehow discounting recalled workers’ efforts by pointing out that they’re not there by choice.