Current Events > Of 250K jobs in Tennessee, only 3% offer more than $20K/year

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wackyteen
06/13/21 10:13:29 PM
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Would you accept a job that pays less than $1700/month?



https://fox17.com/news/local/only-3-of-jobs-posted-on-tennessees-website-offer-more-than-20000- per-year-unemployment-pandemic-recovery-nashville-governor-bill-lee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) There are more than 250,000 jobs available in Tennessee right now, but some lawmakers say theres a catch with that number.
Only 3% of the jobs posted about 8,500 as of Friday evening pay $20,000 or more. The federal poverty line for a family of three is just under $22,000.
Senator Heidi Campbell (D-District 20) said shes worried about Tennessee losing the federal CARES Act funds currently paying for some unemployment benefits. Governor Lee elected to stop accepting those in July, saying he didnt want to pay people to sit at home.

I think for the most part Tennesseans arent lazy and, I think its kind of insulting to continuously imply that they are, Campbell said.

FOX 17 News Reporter Rachel Tiede reached out to the governor, lieutenant governor, and Republican lawmakers to see if they wanted to comment on Campbells remarks. We are still waiting to hear from most. No one could do an interview on Friday.
The governors office issued the following statement:
Jobs4TN has job postings for every skill level, in every part of the state. While there are more than 257,000 jobs currently posted on the site, that number does not account for many employers in the state who post their job openings on other sites or by other methods. We are focused on helping Tennesseans find meaningful employment.

The governors office also said they've heard from employers across the state who are struggling to hire workers.
Last week, Governor Lee visited a minority-owned restaurant in Memphis that has operated for over 70 years. The restaurant owner told the Governor they have been forced to open just 3 days a week (normally 7 days a week) because she cant find enough workers, and she was very clear that increased unemployment is the cause, the governors office said.
The Tennessee State Democrats posted an article saying the governor is peddling anecdotes rather than evidence.

And my guy wants to take people off the federal unemployment bonuses so they can work shitty min or barely above min wage jobs.

Remind me again how anyone votes for these chuckle fuckles?

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Medussa
06/13/21 10:15:11 PM
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cogs don't get the option to stop being cogs

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ColdRainAndSnow
06/13/21 10:16:20 PM
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Messed up. Thats why UBI is getting so much power right now. Pay the people or we wont work anymore

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ColdOne666
06/13/21 10:30:49 PM
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40k in Australia is considered a low wage.

I wouldn't even get up for 20k.

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Biscotti
06/13/21 10:32:10 PM
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go vols!

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Naysaspace
06/13/21 10:32:35 PM
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ColdOne666 posted...
40k in Australia is considered a low wage.

I wouldn't even get up for 20k.
whats 40K AUD in USD.
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wackyteen
06/13/21 10:33:48 PM
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Naysaspace posted...
whats 40K AUD in USD.
30,812

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Kloe_Rinz
06/13/21 10:34:11 PM
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This is what capitalism and small government get you, CE.
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monkmith
06/13/21 10:38:31 PM
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Kloe_Rinz posted...
This is what capitalism and small government get you, CE.
"working as intended, fuck the poor!" - some republican probably

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Questionmarktarius
06/13/21 10:47:51 PM
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And if there's any less than that tomorrow, nothing changes.
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3PiesAndAFork
06/13/21 10:50:11 PM
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monkmith posted...
"working as intended, fuck the poor!" - some republican probably
The irony being most republicans are the said poor person getting fucked.

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DarthAragorn
06/13/21 10:50:53 PM
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holy fuck that's bad

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Alucard188
06/13/21 10:52:48 PM
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$20,000 a year. Good luck trying to afford anything in the meantime.

ColdOne666 posted...
40k in Australia is considered a low wage.

I wouldn't even get up for 20k.

A friend of mine makes $20.75 an hour doing retail in Australia.

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LightningAce11
06/13/21 10:53:39 PM
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Alucard188 posted...
$20,000 a year. Good luck trying to afford anything in the meantime.

A friend of mine makes $20.75 an hour doing retail in Australia.

That's on the low end of retail here. You can go up to 37.
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ColdOne666
06/14/21 5:18:51 AM
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Alucard188 posted...
$20,000 a year. Good luck trying to afford anything in the meantime.

A friend of mine makes $20.75 an hour doing retail in Australia.

I'm a cleaner and even i make slightly more then that, then again everything in Australia costs a fortune, how cheap is everything in the US?

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Shablagoo
06/14/21 5:26:42 AM
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wackyteen posted...
Would you accept a job

hell naw

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DaveTheUseless
06/14/21 5:28:04 AM
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i've been an adjunct prof for 7 years, so yes

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rexcrk
06/14/21 5:52:39 AM
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God I hate this country sometimes.

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TerraSeeker
06/14/21 5:54:41 AM
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ColdRainAndSnow posted...
Messed up. Thats why UBI is getting so much power right now. Pay the people or we wont work anymore
It's sounds like you're saying pay us and we still won't work.

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MutantJohn
06/14/21 6:30:55 AM
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TN must have one of the weakest economies, yeesh

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Prismsblade
06/14/21 6:52:41 AM
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ColdOne666 posted...
I'm a cleaner and even i make slightly more then that, then again everything in Australia costs a fortune, how cheap is everything in the US?
Comparative to most other countrys? Dirt cheap. To the point that even our poverty line can afford msny of its luxerys.

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DarthAragorn
06/14/21 8:06:11 PM
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ColdOne666 posted...
I'm a cleaner and even i make slightly more then that, then again everything in Australia costs a fortune, how cheap is everything in the US?
not that cheap, pay is just dogshit

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