Kingston: Americans Should ‘Marry and Work Longer Hours’ To Escape Poverty
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) made headlines last month after complaining about Congress’ new schedule that requires members to work five days a week:
Yet, last night, Kingston offered this advice to Americans living in poverty: work longer hours. During House debate over the minimum wage, Kingston said raising the minimum wage would do nothing for poor Americans. Instead, if people marry and work longer hours, “they would be out of poverty,” he said. “It’s an economic fact.” (taken from Think Progress)“Keeping us up here eats away at families,” said Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), who typically flies home on Thursdays and returns to Washington on Tuesdays. “Marriages suffer. The Democrats could care less about families — that’s what this says.”
And if you really want to get out of poverty, find some rich friends and become a politician.
4 comments:
Right. Is he the guy who said that depressed people should "just cheer up?"
No, I think that was my mother.
Well he's a politician isn't he, what did you expect, integrity and logic????? But I must admit i react to this with mixed feelings, firstly the usual anger and frustration that such idiots get to be leaders and use their power to build their own agendas, and then a small bit of relief, that it is not just here in South Africa that we have to put up with it, its a global problem.
Suzi-k: I think it does happen everywhere. And it's not like it's new in the U.S., but the current crop is so brash about their bigotry and mean-spiritedness. They make no attempt to hide it these days. I wonder what has become of decency and integrity.
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