Video: No stimulus money for white males

[thundley4]

I am concerned, as I’m sure many of you are, that these jobs not simply go to high-skilled people who are already professionals or to white male construction workers.  … I have nothing against white male construction workers.  I’m just saying that there are a lot of other people who have needs as well. … Criteria can be set so that the money does go to others, the long term unemployed minorities, women, people who are not necessarily construction workers or high-skilled professionals.

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Basically, Reich wants Congress to create some means testing that doesn’t explicitly keep stimulus funds from paying the salaries of white males.  He suggests that the lawmakers create “criteria” that will have that effect in practice without being crass enough to say, No Whites Need Apply.  Congress has done this in milder form for the last few decades by mandating set-asides for women- and minority-owned businesses in government contracts, but even those don’t require the businesses to refuse to hire white male construction workers.

This sounds a lot more like a paternalistic welfare program than a real effort to improve American infrastructure.  We’re building roads and bridges for all Americans, using tax money from all Americans.  Everyone should have equal access to the jobs created by this stimulus plan.  What Reich proposes is flat-out official racism by government, refusing to hire people on the basis of their skin color.  Didn’t our last election demonstrate a rejection of that kind of thinking?  And note that Reich offers the racist rationalization that he doesn’t have anything against white male construction workers.  Maybe some of his best friends are white male construction workers, too.

Hotair


We want people that aren't qualified and highly skilled to build our bridges and roads?  Excuse me, there are reasons that some people are long term unemployed.

[Atomic Lib Smasher]

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opxuUj6vFa4[/youtube]Hotair


We want people that aren't qualified and highly skilled to build our bridges and roads?  Excuse me, there are reasons that some people are long term unemployed.

I swear, this is going to be like Soviet Russia if they follow the economic policies of Robert Third Reich. I mean, the Soviets had to steal our plans for planes, rockets, and nuclear bombs because let's face it... they couldn't even make frggin' Jell-O without help! This is going to be the same. 

[Wineslob]

WTF? We've had affirmative action shoved down our throats for, how long? And it's still NOT ENOUGH?

[ReardenSteel]

WTF? We've had affirmative action shoved down our throats for, how long? And it's still NOT ENOUGH?

It's all part of the Vast White Male Conspiracy to keep white males unfairly self sufficient. 

[Wineslob]

It's all part of the Vast White Male Conspiracy to keep white males unfairly self sufficient. 

Finally! Something I can support!