Secret History of How #SuperRich Have Kept #WorkingClass Out of Work
#TimGurner, viral Australian #multimillionaire wants more workers to be #unemployed, was debunked by economist in 1943.
“Unemployment has to jump 40-50% in my view,” Gurner explained, “We need to see pain in the economy.” #Gurner’s soliloquy in particular has little to do w/fears that he and fellow titans of industry are making less money, want daily joy of watching inferiors grovel when in his presence
https://theintercept.com/2023/09/23/tim-gurner-speech-unemployment/
The Secret History of How the Super-Rich Have Kept the Working Class Out of Work

In a viral speech, the Australian multimillionaire argued for more unemployment as a corrective to workers’ attitudes toward employers.

The Intercept
@Nigel_Purchase oh look #Gurner's PR team had him post a blahblahblah apology 😬  I'm sure he means not a word of it https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-14/tim-gurner-property-developer-ceo-workers-comments-insensitive/102858378
Property developer and Gurner Group CEO Tim Gurner admits comments about 'arrogant' workers were 'deeply insensitive'

Tim Gurner says he regrets comments he made at a media event, which were slammed by workers, unions and politicians.

ABC News
#BBCNews - Tim #Gurner : Australian tycoon calls for layoffs 'to fix worker attitudes'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66803279
Tim Gurner apologises over call for more unemployment to fix worker attitudes

Tim Gurner backtracks over his call for "pain in the economy" to remind people they are lucky to have jobs.

BBC News