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Stacey Plaskett: “It seems to be a very anti-American notion that you are counting as a benefit of a job the fact that someone has the job…”

On the recordMay 17, 2017
It seems to be a very anti-American notion that you are counting as a benefit of a job the fact that someone has the job and is assured of a job.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett criticizes the idea of job stability being considered a job benefit.

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