Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Blames iPad For American Unemployment

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/17/jesse-jackson-jr-ipad-unemployment_n_850227.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5X8W7MgbhM&feature=player_embedded

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[Napoleon]

How reactionary.

[lowtech redneck]

My sister just lost her job as manager of a Borders Express....and I still think he's being an idiot.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Why would digital textbooks eliminate publishing jobs? That really makes no sense.

[memphis]

Technology does frequently render jobs obsolete. Of course, it creates others as well. Not sure what you could do about it even if you wanted to. Not like you can uninvent the ipad.

[Brittain33]

There were 508 Borders stores in the U.S. in 2010. They're all gone, but guess what, there are 245 Apple stores, none of which existed a decade ago.

[Sbane]

I can see why he is so concerned about his district being made less Democratic. Guy's an idiot.

[King]

There were 508 Borders stores in the U.S. in 2010. They're all gone, but guess what, there are 245 Apple stores, none of which existed a decade ago.

Borders filed for bankruptcy with $2.8 billion in 2010 assets.  Apple generated $14.8 billion in net income in 2010.  Apple could reasonably have bought Borders and, not only propped it up, but quadrupled its store count with the profits it makes off the iPad.  

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

...And then they complain we're using too much paper. Or was that yesterday's complaint?

[MaxQue]

...And then they complain we're using too much paper. Or was that yesterday's complaint?

It is Jesse Jackson Jr. He is a bit insane. Don't mind what he says.

He is the Bachmann of Democrats.

[Beet]

I don't see how this is necessarily wrong, although one would need to compare how many jobs have been lost vs. gained by tablets overall.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

He is the Bachmann of Democrats.

[Username MechaRFK]

...And then they complain we're using too much paper. Or was that yesterday's complaint?

The left doesn't hate IPAD's or any of that stuff. This is Jesse Jackson Jr. being batsh**t insane.

[John Dibble]

Yes, as digital books become available some people are going to stop buying physical books.

There were 508 Borders stores in the U.S. in 2010. They're all gone, but guess what, there are 245 Apple stores, none of which existed a decade ago.

Borders filed for bankruptcy with $2.8 billion in 2010 assets.  Apple generated $14.8 billion in net income in 2010.  Apple could reasonably have bought Borders and, not only propped it up, but quadrupled its store count with the profits it makes off the iPad. 

But why would they? Such a move would make no business sense - why use your profits to prop up and expand a failing business when you can use your profits to expand your successful business?

[Simfan34]

It's true. In the 90s, technological innovations created jobs. Since they're now mainly in existing companies, the job creation factor is limited. Jobs continue to decline.

The actualization of the Luddite fallacy. It's happening before our eyes, folks.

[King]

There were 508 Borders stores in the U.S. in 2010. They're all gone, but guess what, there are 245 Apple stores, none of which existed a decade ago.

Borders filed for bankruptcy with $2.8 billion in 2010 assets.  Apple generated $14.8 billion in net income in 2010.  Apple could reasonably have bought Borders and, not only propped it up, but quadrupled its store count with the profits it makes off the iPad. 

But why would they? Such a move would make no business sense - why use your profits to prop up and expand a failing business when you can use your profits to expand your successful business?

I was being facetious.

[Simfan34]

I see.