Texans Stage Mock Funeral To Mourn The ‘Death Of Good Jobs’ In GOP

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Texans Stage Mock Funeral To Mourn The ‘Death Of Good Jobs’ In GOP Congressman’s District

Staffers at the Houston office of GOP Rep. John Culberson (R) must have gotten quite a surprise on Thursday when they looked outside to see more than 100 constituents gathered for a funeral. But this wasn’t a typical funeral — these Texans were gathered to mourn the loss of good, high-wage jobs in their state.

Mourners circled around a mock casket for “Good Jobs,” and Taps played in the background while Rev. Louis Dorsey eulogized. “I used to be middle class!” one woman cried out during the ceremony. Constituents also chanted “Hey, hey, what do you say? How many jobs have you killed today?”

DORSEY: My brothers and my sisters, we are assembled here today to mourn the passing of the jobs in Texas. Jobs died because of a steady influx of minimum wage jobs, tax breaks for corporations and the super-rich, and the policies of politicians like Rep. John Culberson.

Watch it:
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/08/23/302188/mock-jobs-funeral/

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According to the organization, they seek to hold Culberson accountable “for voting for legislation that could kill 1.8 million jobs nationwide and over 200,000 in Texas.” Texas is currently tied with Mississippi for the highest percentage of minimum wage jobs in the nation, while “the median hourly earnings for all Texas workers was $11.20 per hour in 2010, compared to the national median of $12.50 per hour.”

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1. They need to do that for pRick Perry!

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3. Really they do need that too

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9P7AEK82.htm">Bloomberg Business Week 8/19/11
Texas jobless rate at highest level since 1987

The unemployment rate in Texas jumped to 8.4 percent in July, the highest level since the state was reeling from an energy, real estate and banking crisis 24 years ago, the state's employment agency reported Friday.

The jobless rate increased from 8.2 percent in June, jumping 0.2 in consecutive months for the first time since the state was in a recession in the spring of 2009. The unemployment rate matches the figure from July 1987, but is still below the national unemployment rate of 9.1 percent.

Commission Chairman Tom Pauken said the state "continues to feel the effects of a stagnant national economy."

Tips to White Cloud who linked to the story first in the Texas DU forum! :thumbsup:

Oh and of course Perry should be blamed for all of that.

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2. Rick Perry's Plantation Texas ==>> Rick Perry's Plantation America

YeeeeeeeeeeeeHawwwwwwwwww!!!!!!

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4. They did this in Philadelphia last week! Good way to show solidarity! n/t