Cantor's Labor Daze Celebration

If you want to know what Republicans think about organized labor, workers, and average Americans, ask House majority leader Eric Cantor.  He'll tell you Labor Day is all about the CEOs and owners, without which you people wouldn't have a job at all.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) on Monday mistakenly described Labor Day as a celebration of entrepreneurs and business owners, rather than workers.

“Today, we celebrate those who have taken a risk, worked hard, built a business and earned their own success,” the conservative congressman said in a statement. “I am committed to keeping taxes low and reducing red tape to make it easier for Virginia’s small business owners to start hiring again, create more jobs and ensure a thriving economy for the future so more people can achieve the American dream.”

Yeah, who needs workers?  We export those jobs overseas anyway, so for all those business owners and CEOs and executives who own the whole shebang, Labor Day is your day.  You know, completely unlike the other 364 days of the year.

It's the owners who matter, right?  The rest of us don't actually do anything, we're all lazy parasites on the glory of the entrepreneurs and risk-takers anyhow.

Now get back to work.