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How hard could Cain's life have been? He had a dad who was willing to work three jobs to support his kids!
There are probably a lot of dads like that.......problem is, nowadays, there aren't enough jobs out there for some people to have three, or two, or even one.
Or their companies went overseas. yep its all the workers fault. Cain is an idiot. Lets hope for American workers sake that cain does not win the nomination.
If you are a hard worker and provide value, the market will take care of you.
Me? Despite my very high level of education and qualifications (trust me on this), I was unemployed and underemployed for most of the past decade. Why? I chose a field that had very few opportunities, I didn't go into something else when I could or should have, and the economy tanked. What did I do? At first I went into a deep, deep depression, got out of it and worked on and off the grid (hustled) to survive. And when I got a job, and got another one, I held on to both of them and continue to work two jobs now. I took responsibility for myself, because I had to. But I'm not sitting here being sanctimonious and blaming others for their misfortunes who maybe are as intelligent as I am (or more), or as hard-working as I am (or more), who have not been able to find work and who have lost jobs and lives because of it. Because in a Darwinian society such as ours, luck is as important as hard work. Just because you work hard and do the right thing doesn't mean you'll succeed. I've seen that firsthand. And that's what the Herman Cains of this world don't understand, and that is why a man like him, who would otherwise have my respect, does not have my respect.
We have all failed. For the most affluent country in the world to have this high a rate of unemployment and lack of access to healthcare is unconscionable.
And you cannot say that the double whammy of corporate outsourcing and influx of H1Bs to do work that Americans should be doing is not also a factor.
Democrats have passed Nafta and lost jobs to Mexico..
American people loved to buy foreign cars... I never owned one. Many Americans created jobs for the Japanese over the years.
The democrats don't care if the illegals suck the system dry with free health care or pushing up property taxes for educating the illegals..
democrats don't get it.. there is no birth right here and no value to being an American citizen today. We are second class citizens because all those who come over here and set up a business get tax breaks which Americans don't get from their own government.
Our president nullifies the word illegal and sues the states for trying to enforce the laws of illegal immigration which is draining their states dry and taking away the safety of Americans.
20% of the workers who built homes during the building boom were illegals.
No one addresses the issues . We will continue going broke..
50% of the growth rate of the last 10 years according to the 2010 census are Hispanic and we know illegals have many babies who are now American citizens so they get the perks here that the government hands to them.
Here we see the sick mentality of the left. A person comes out and endorses personal responsibility .The left attacks taking personal responsibility.
The country is going to hell because people will not take personal responsibility, its the riches fault, its the poors fault, it the white mans fault, it is the black mans and of course the ultimate blame its is Bushes but never accept personal responisbilty if you are on the left . the left wants to blame others for every problem, blame someone else be a victim, do not take responsibility for your own actions.
part of the country is going to hell because the left wants to blame everyone for thre failure of an individual.
So let one consvertavive black man speak the truth and its his fault.
Personal responsibility for what?
For the mergers and off-shoring that decimated the job market?
It's easy for Cain and others of his ilk to talk. Employees are just faceless numbers to these people.
It's so horrible when our stupid decisions affect our lives...isn't it? I'm about to get out of Grad School with $25 k in loans....maybe I should take a picture and hope someone forgives my loans.
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