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frazzled

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22. My objection remains

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 02:51 PM

Oct 2012

There are factual answers to these questions, and they are available to be found.

(It's not that I don't think there is not greed or union busting involved, but these things are not the full answers; there are also things like changing technology, which reduces the numbers of jobs required to perform a task and reduces the number of retail jobs); and no one is paying a half a cent an hour (sorry, but that's what .50 followed by cents means; or even 50 cents an hour: that's the kind of hypebole that undercuts an argument, not strengthens it. Why am I even trying here?).

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What is the main cause of unemployment in the US? [View all] fadedrose Oct 2012 OP

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Unpatriotic corporations n/t BarackTheVote Oct 2012 #2

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Obstructionist rethuglicans in Congress. lpbk2713 Oct 2012 #4

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The "Job Creators" liberal N proud Oct 2012 #5

What on earth would a poll do to answer the question? frazzled Oct 2012 #6

A poll with a hefty number of respondents... fadedrose Oct 2012 #17

My objection remains frazzled Oct 2012 #22

If everybody is doing tech jobs with a high salary... fadedrose Oct 2012 #25

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