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Sadly we are sliding quickly down the hill into a place where most Americans have never been...and they will NOT enjoy being there.
'Escalator down the hill'? It will be interesting to see how Americans handle being on a par with the rest of the world, instead of a privileged class.
According to an analysis from the National Employment Law Project, 400,000 workers exhausted their federally-funded jobless benefits in September and another 200,000 will do so by the end of this month, resulting in an average of 7,000 workers a day seeing their benefits end. By year’s end, 1.3 million workers will exhaust their jobless benefits, reflecting today’s record rates of long-term unemployment.
It seems obvious what has to happen...they need to get jobs....
I am not sure how this is anyone's problem but their own...
You can always hope that the long term unemployed die from H1N1. That would save great amounts of money. And that would be a solution that most employed Americans could accept.
'Escalator down the hill'? It will be interesting to see how Americans handle being on a par with the rest of the world, instead of a privileged class.
I think so. Even if we start to recover there are jobs that went offshore.
Those jobs will never come back. What's left is service, healthcare, education and government. What kind of economy can thrive off that ?
You can always hope that the long term unemployed die from H1N1. That would save great amounts of money. And that would be a solution that most employed Americans could accept.
Read the whole thread before you reply to something from page 1 big guy.
You can always hope that the long term unemployed die from H1N1. That would save great amounts of money. And that would be a solution that most employed Americans could accept.
It seems obvious what has to happen...they need to get jobs....
I am not sure how this is anyone's problem but their own...
When you've got unemployment rates as high as 12.2% in some parts of the country, it becomes quite obvious that there are NO jobs to be had.
These people have families to feed and lives to hold together, not to mention the fact that they are your fellow citizens. When their lives fall apart and they turn to less acceptable ways of trying to obtain resources, it becomes society's problem. At what point then does it then become your problem?
When you've got unemployment rates as high as 12.2% in some parts of the country, it becomes quite obvious that there are NO jobs to be had.
These people have families to feed and lives to hold together, not to mention the fact that they are your fellow citizens. When their lives fall apart and they turn to less acceptable ways of trying to obtain resources, it becomes society's problem. At what point then does it then become your problem?
Start a business, move to areas where unemployment is low, do SOMETHING to pick yourself up. Jobs don't just appear out of thin air, people have to create them. Why not those who are unemployed? I know this sounds overly simply, but I think EVERYONE should have more than one backup plan. Have a business plan ready to go, get to know a few people who have the cash to invest (all of this just in case you lose your job). Have an application to more school ready to turn in so you can improve yourself and sustain your family during downtime. In short - be prepared.
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I just love these little right-wing fantasies some people have.
