Rogue Companies Defy Federal Labor Laws

Libtards have their panties in a wad over a revelation that federal government projects funded through the vaunted Stimulus Bill have gone to companies that have suspect hiring practices.  McClatchy owned newspapers published a five part series on companies that use subcontractors to circumvent federal labor laws in order to underbid their compliant competitors.

This practice is common in the construction industry.  It is prevalent in states that are infested with illegal aliens.  North Carolina is at the top of that list.  Here is what their investigation found:

Companies using stimulus money routinely snubbed labor law and the Internal Revenue Service by treating workers as independent contractors in a clear violation of what’s allowed.

The scofflaws undercut the bids of do-it-right competitors who refused to push their roofers, painters and electricians off their payrolls and into limbo.

Laborers got swindled. They lost unemployment insurance and, in many cases, workers’ compensation benefits and fair wages. Some didn’t even know they were being hurt.

All this happened under the noses of government officials. From the White House down to county-level agencies, regulators could have stopped it. Some top government officials admit they didn’t.

Happened under government officials noses?  That is laughable!  Commonsense tells you this has been going on for decades.  The problem stems from Washington D.C. itself.  They refuse to enforce immigration laws.  Hell, they’re advocates for illegal immigration as well as their lapdogs in the media who’ve reported this!  And they have the audacity to act surprised?

Do liberals believe all illegal aliens are gardeners, maids and nannies?  Of course not!  They are in the trades.  They are taking skilled jobs that would otherwise go to Americans.

Here is an example of progressive hypocrisy.  The Charlotte Observer published a separate article on the first page of their Sunday edition, “Legal Hurdles for Child Refugees.”  Two children from Honduras made a long trek to Charlotte, NC to meet up with their mother, who by the way is an illegal alien.  And guess what she does for a living?  She paints houses.  Do you think she is an employee?  Chances are she is a subcontractor that pays no federal or state taxes.

I could barely read this piece from the Disturbers tear stained pity piece.  Yet, they’re outraged about the hiring practices of rogue companies.

Oh, and for your information, the illegal alien house painter with two illegal alien kids made a noteworthy comment:

 “I didn’t want them to make that trip here, but my biggest fear is they will be deported back,” she says.  “If they try to take my children, we would go to another place, another state, even another country.  We would leave and start over.”

We know she isn’t going to Mexico.  They don’t tolerate illegal immigrants there.

Source: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/static/features/Contract-to-cheat/Labor-law-dodge-hurts-taxpayers-and-workers.html?brand=nao#storylink=cpy

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/09/13/4145703_in-congress-a-pledge-to-fix-tax.html?sp=/99/100/&rh=1

http://world.einnews.com/article__detail/223680179?lcode=7Td24EITwS4WINe4x2hPvMD-h6J6jgke5CSQgZGhk48%3D

Texas Prospers Despite Washington D.C.

If it weren’t for Texas, the Obama administration would have nothing to brag about, if they have anything to brag about at all.  Heaven knows, the Anointed One’s economic philosophy is antagonistic to prosperity.  In his mind, the only good business is a government sanctioned business.

Take a look at the chart above.  Contrast Texas’ economic results compared to the rest of the country.  We should emulate the Lone Star States model.  They are prospering despite the idiotic policies of Washington D.C.

Governor Rick Perry outlined the factors that made Texas the envy of the country even during the height of the Great Recession.  Here is the video:

Federal Employees More Likely to Become Zombies Than Get Fired

If you want job security, the federal government is the place to be. USA Today reported the following:

Death — rather than poor performance, misconduct or layoffs — is the primary threat to job security at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Small Business Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Office of Management and Budget and a dozen other federal operations.

The federal government fired 0.55% of its workers in the budget year that ended Sept. 30 — 11,668 employees in its 2.1 million workforce. Research shows that the private sector fires about 3% of workers annually for poor performance, says John Palguta, former research chief at the federal Merit Systems Protection Board, which handles federal firing disputes.

When job security is at a premium, the federal government remains the place to work for those who want to avoid losing a job. The job security rate for all federal workers was 99.43% last year and nearly 100% for those on the job more than a few years.

Some of these workers are so entrenched; I believe they’ve become zombies: mindlessly following the dictates of the bureaucratic machine; feeding on the life blood of taxpayers; cannibalizing businesses with their ridiculous regulations. I guess it’s better to be the living dead, than unemployed.

Source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-07-18-fderal-job-security_n.htm?loc=interstitialskip