LZ Granderson Quotes
Now as a former welfare recipient, I don't have a problem with expecting people to work to earn money. But where I come from we call that a job, not volunteerism.
Granderson, LZ. "Gingrich is wrong on poor kids." CNN, Cable News Network, 2 Dec. 2011.
There has been no other candidate for President who ever made a statement like this. Other candidates typically promise to work hard at a facet of the presidency, or claim that their background or experience will make them very qualified, and many quote others as to their likely success. Trump's authority is Trump. And he assures us that God never created any other president as great as he would be in the area of growing the economy and creating jobs.
In the 19th century, most socialists thought that the government was the major creator of jobs. In the 20th century, most socialists acknowledged that jobs could emanate from both the public and private sectors. Here in the 21st century, one of the world’s leading socialists, stated that private companies were necessary for full employment.
Well over a century ago, this prescient economist pointed out that in a very competitive economy, people would have to develop and have multiple skills to remain employable. The competition also produces technological obsolescence.
Elzie Lee "LZ" Granderson is an American journalist and former actor. He is currently a senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine, a co-host of SportsNation on ESPN, afternoon co-host at ESPN LA 710 and a columnist for CNN. Granderson was named the Los Angeles Times Sports and Culture Columnist in January 2019.
