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Claiming a shortage of workers for the hospitality industry, Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club has requested and obtained permission to hire 70 foreign workers. The claim of a shortage of available workers is disputed:
'"We currently have 5,136 qualified candidates in Palm Beach County for various hospitality positions listed in the Employ Florida state jobs database," CareerSource spokesman Tom Veenstra said Friday.'
70 is a slight increase over last year, when 64 foreign workers were hired.
"Making America Great Again" by hiring foreigners? Perhaps what is required is higher pay, not foreigners.
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Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Estate Gets Permission to Hire 70 Foreign Workers
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(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Monday November 13 2017, @10:42PM (1 child)
I don't think there is a hope in hell of the US ever getting new parties elected, as the Democrats and Republicans have gerrymandered the entire system from top to bottom.
When I point out to Americans that the UK, a nation of 64 million (or so) has 8 parties in their parliament, even with the awful first-past-the-post system in place, they point to the fact that the US parties are "big tent" parties, as if that is a good thing.
What it tells me is that the US is not really a democracy, and these guys agree with me, [cnbc.com] although I'm not sure I entirely agree with their methodology.
Princeton's study is probably better [cambridge.org] and comes to similar conclusions.
Of course the US has the best propaganda in the world, so the average American thinks their system of government is great, the best.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 14 2017, @03:07AM
There's a book called "Human Universals". It's a serious anthropological study of every human culture possible, searching for the root common qualities they all share with each other.
One of these common qualities is the de-facto system of government. Behind the facade all governments are the same, from primitive tribes to super powers. It's called Oligarchy.
The part you're able to see is just the popularity show. Guns, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Immigration... Rich and powerful people don't care about any of those things. It's a distraction to keep us busy, like a magicians misdirection. The real decisions about things that really matter (the wealth and power of a country) happen behind closed doors. They always have. Today is no different.