Property developer and CEO Tim Gurner: "We need to see unemployment rise. Unemployment has to jump 40, 50 percent in my view. We need to see pain in the economy. We need to remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around."
Baseball bats are easier to explain. Just keep a glove and a baseball next to one in your backseat or trunk. "Yeah officer, I like to go play down at the park with my friends."
For everyone saying "A 50% increase in unemployment would only take us from 3.8% to 5.7%, that's not bad" keep in mind that 37,000 people die for every 1% increase in unemployment. This man is essentially wishing for the deaths of 70,000 americans.
Edit: just realized he's probably talking about Australia from his accent. Not sure about the numbers for Australia on unemployment deaths, but I imagine the point should still stand.
Yes, deaths, but also wishing for poverty and misery. What a humane soul.
37,000 people die for every 1% increase in unemployment
This is a made up figure from the movie The Big Short, it isn't an actual figure, lmao.
Also, this is about Australia.
No, the number comes from a macroeconomics text book written by Gregory Mankiw and its based on research by Harvey Brennan studying the correlation since the 1950s.
You are right it that economics is all fake and made up. However there is a nonzero number of deaths and misery we can attribute to every person being miserable and stressed
Tim is literally a freeloader making money off of other people's labor... scum. . .
He isn't even self made. His grandfather gave him a loan and his boss supported him in his initial start
I'm pretty sure even Adam fucking Smith would think he's a bastard.
Prole says the concept of private property gave the bourgeoisie bad habits, prescribes a redistribution of the means of production if the bourgeoisie knows what's good for them.
The bourgeoisie are class conscious and act in their own interest. We should do the same.
Keep in mind that “jump 40-50%” is not the same as “unemployment at 40-50%”…your headline is sensationalist (or just a misunderstanding of the numbers). This guy’s take is still absurd, regardless.
This goes right into my spreadsheet of examples how winning at capitalism does not require much intelligence or foresight. In fact, too much of either hurts your chances.
I see no issue with that statement. Its a surefire for social revolution.
No negative consequences. He will get plenty of high fives and slaps on the ass from other rich, high profile, prospective, classically defined slave owners.
So like, how would one go about trying to figure out where this guy lives?
the maoist uprising against the landlords was the largest and most comprehensive proletarian revolution in history, and led to almost totally-equal redistribution of land among the peasantry
I prescribe crucifixion for the CEO. Just nail his hands to a cross in the town square.
little known fact that communists love crucifixion. that's what the hammer is for!
