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2020-05-02 Economy

Dirty Jobs Guy Mike Rowe: 'There is no such thing as a nonessential worker'

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-02 01:02|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 I disagree. Most influencers and celebrities are nonessential.

Posted by ruprecht 2020-05-02 01:26|| 2020-05-02 01:26|| Front Page Top

#2 I get what he's driving at, but this is demonstrably untrue.

Posted by charger 2020-05-02 01:40|| 2020-05-02 01:40|| Front Page Top

#3 University coordinator of diversity?

Lecturer in Female Studies?

Director of National Intelligence?

Journalist?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-02 03:54|| 2020-05-02 03:54|| Front Page Top

#4 He did say "worker." Not "employee."

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-05-02 06:49|| 2020-05-02 06:49|| Front Page Top

#5 We seem to be doing quite well with Congress not in session! I think Texas has the better idea, only have a session every two years and only for 60 days.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2020-05-02 11:11|| 2020-05-02 11:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Beat me to it, AA.

Posted by gorb 2020-05-02 12:31|| 2020-05-02 12:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Most influencers and celebrities are nonessential.

China would disagree.

Entertainment is older than literature. It is a shame ours are of such poor quality, yet so wealthy and ignorant.

How bad is it? Well its so bad somebody was like,

"Let's remake the classic Red Dawn."
And nobody said no.

"Let's make it about a love triangle and daddy issues"
And nobody said no.

"And we'll change it up a bit, rather than Russians and Latinos, it'll be the Chinese who..."
Hey buster, no on the Chinese aspect.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-05-02 12:41|| 2020-05-02 12:41|| Front Page Top

#8 "Most of the country is going to come through this with the realization we're being treated like children ... by people who want us to look at them as parents,"

Quote of the day!

Posted by CrazyFool 2020-05-02 13:17|| 2020-05-02 13:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Gold.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-05-02 15:25|| 2020-05-02 15:25|| Front Page Top

#10 I kinda thing the (fashion, (car, window, roofing, mortgage) sales, cosmetic, insurance, banking, restaurant, theatre,...) industries are over represented.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-05-02 15:47|| 2020-05-02 15:47|| Front Page Top

#11 There's no 'nonessential' jobs to the people who have a job. Walk a mile in their shoes!

Posted by Bobby 2020-05-02 23:22|| 2020-05-02 23:22|| Front Page Top

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