Random Politics & Religion #00

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Embattled Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta announced Friday she is resigning, one day after the government revealed that more than 22 million people had their data stolen in a pair of massive cyberattacks on the agency.

"I conveyed to the president that I believe it is best for me to step aside and allow new leadership that will enable the agency to move beyond the current challenges and allow the employees at OPM to continue their important work," Archuleta said in a statement.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Archuleta came to the White House on Friday morning to offer her resignation and President Barack Obama accepted. She did so "of her own volition," Earnest said at a press briefing.

"It's quite clear ... that new leadership with a set of skills and experiences that are unique to the urgent challenges that OPM faces are badly needed," Earnest said.

Archuleta's resignation came after a growing number of legislators from both parties, including House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, demanded that she step down.

Beth Cobert, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, will assume the role of acting director of OPM.

"The resignation of the OPM director does not in any way absolve the president of the responsibility to repair this damage to our national security," Boehner and fellow House GOP leaders said in a statement.

"This is the right move for the agency and all those affected by the breach," said Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. "The focus now needs to be on fixing the problem and protecting those impacted."

On Thursday, Archueta and other federal officials revealed that a total of 22.1 million people were affected by a pair of security breaches that affected former and current federal employees, their spouses, and contractors. Stolen information included Social Security numbers, background interviews with friends and family, medical data, and an estimated 1.1 million fingerprint records.

Americans are ranked #16 by OECD in terms of longest hours worked, putting in 1,788 in 2013 and 1,789 in 2014, or about 34.4 hours per week. That works out to more hours than in most countries. Keep in mind, the average of OECD countries is about 1,770 hours or 34 hours per week.

Which country has the most hard working (in terms of avg. hours per week) workers and who has the least?

These countries work harder than the U.S.

The US has incredibly high productivity

What is it that the U.S. produces again?

What is it that the U.S. produces again?

By definition if you want to claim high productivity you have to produce something.

Yes, you have to produce value. That's not necessarily physical goods. It can be intellectual property, software, advertising, energy, etc.

Also it's a myth that America doesn't make anything. There are fewer manufacturing jobs, but we still produce a ridiculous amount of things, Japanese cars for example. Nissan plant in Tennessee, Subaru in Indiana, etc.

I see the US focusing on producing stuff as living in the past. Let China/other countries make all our stuff. We have the money to buy it. What is the problem ?

The problem is running out of money to buy the stuff you have other people make.

Honestly who wants to work in a factory ?

Milhouse.

The only solution is all out war with china. Tell them to *** off, we're aren't paying our debts. Then we'll have to build our own mcdonald's kids meal toys, and get some free population control while we're at it.

The Chinese Japanese ! Those sandal wearing goldfish tenders ! Bosh ! Flimshaw!