It's no revelation that real wages haven't keep pace with rising costs over the years resulting in many people working at or below the subsistance level in this country and others in the developed world. But according to Jim Flaherty Canadians should be unquestioningly grateful for the little we are allowed after the wealthiest take what they're convinced is their due.
There are no bad jobs, Flaherty says - Canada - CBC News
So much for trying to create the conditions that will encourage people to want to go out and work- I'm currently undergoing re-training to find a better job - now people are going to be forced into an endless cycle of minimum wage scutwork with little chance of advancement.
Are the Conservatives trying to be this insulting on purpose, or are they so distanced from the rest of us they just don't get it?
There are no bad jobs, Flaherty says - Canada - CBC News
So much for trying to create the conditions that will encourage people to want to go out and work- I'm currently undergoing re-training to find a better job - now people are going to be forced into an endless cycle of minimum wage scutwork with little chance of advancement.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Monday new rule changes to define "suitable employment" and "reasonable" efforts at finding work have yet to come down, but as far as he's concerned people should be prepared to take pretty well any available job.
"I was brought up in a certain way. There is no bad job, the only bad job is not having a job," he told reporters. "I drove a taxi, I refereed hockey. You do what you have to do to make a living."
Are the Conservatives trying to be this insulting on purpose, or are they so distanced from the rest of us they just don't get it?