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Home Depot's co-founder says the rise of 'socialism' is making people too lazy, fat and stupid to wo

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by studegator, Jun 10, 2023.

  1. studegator

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    Just talked to one of our sons today, he is a tech guru who also works hard keeping up their property. Had his chimney guy out today for an inspection, the chimney man is getting older and is looking for some one to take the business over. Says todays men are not interested in working and that the only ones he could find with any work ethics are over 60.
     
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  2. AndyGator

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    And this is important why?
     
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  3. VAg8r1

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    A couple of years ago I had work done on my chimney. Both of the workers were Hispanic immigrants (I assume that they were legal but I never asked. They did have the appropriate licenses). Seems that if we really want more workers with a real work ethic maybe we should enact comprehensive immigration reform instead of demonizing immigrants.
     
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  4. channingcrowderhungry

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    AI is gonna take all our jobs anyway. So just sit back and relax
     
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  5. middleoftheroadgator

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    Seems much more likely than "socialism".
     
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  6. tampajack1

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    Why should anyone want to work nowadays when they can have the luxury of living under a bridge?
     
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  7. ncargat1

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    I just had the gutters on my entire house replace with facia board and painting. A Mexican immigrant in his 20's, his sister in her 20's and their father in his 50's did the entire job themselves. Arrived Friday at 8:00AM and left at 6 PM. Came back Saturday morning at 8 AM to finish off and clean the yard until 11AM. That entire time they took 1 break for 20 minutes to eat some Chik-fil-A. They worked pretty damned hard.
     
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  8. Orange_and_Bluke

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    Do you have their card?
     
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  9. ncargat1

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    Actually, I do.
     
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  10. Trickster

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    Every time I hear some fat cat capitalist bitching about socialism, I want to scream.
     
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  11. Sohogator

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    That’s why immigrants are so important to out economic future. Educated people can focus on high value add roles. Of course it suck for pour uneducated GOP’rs who can’t do the same and are too fat or infirm to compete against the immigrants.
     
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  12. Sohogator

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    Fortunately he won’t be among us too much longer. That guy is a non stop bitch machine. He’s got to be a miserable person to be around.
     
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  13. gatorpa

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    Same story here with my house rebuild.
    The hispanic teams came out and blew things out. Worked 8-6 every day. The gringos would roll up about 10 work a bit take lunch a few hours later. If there was any chance of rain they were gone.

    For example 5 guys set the trusses and decked the roof in two days(hispanic). 5 good ole boys took 5 days to deck the second story.
    This on a house with 60 square roof, and many hips.
     
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  14. gatorpa

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    Or all those Dems with gender studies degrees, don’t forget about them.
     
  15. gatorpa

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    By most accounts his employees love him.
     
  16. Sohogator

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    He doesn’t have any..
     
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  17. tampagtr

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    Pitchers never pitch complete games any more like the old timers did. They're soft.

    This is all so stupid
     
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  18. gatorpa

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    Ya might want to look up the guy’s story. He pretty much came from nothing and built an empire.

    He also plans to give away 90% of his wealth to charity when he dies..

    As of 2019 he had already given away 2 Billion
     
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  19. gatorpa

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    Maybe I should have said former employees….
     
  20. Sohogator

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    So what, he’s an bitter asshole who pines for the past because he can’t understand my workers should be empowered and not just be servile drones.
     
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