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nightscanner59

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4. Government has to take the lead on this but they won't unless we all act-- Christmas day 2015

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sun Apr 14, 2013, 01:32 PM

Apr 2013

Because just as during the great depression, someone had to unstack the damn deck. Business, commerce, Wall Street create a monster that feeds off itself, workers eat cake and unemployed get the crumbs.
I've rechecked in with my occupy group lately, I still believe it's going to take a protest of unprecedented dimensions to quell this, get our politicians to bend left and help. Millions with "Mr Obama save us from Mr boehner" signs and the likes of above to march on Washington, Occupy and just stay there till something is done.
When would be a good date to march? Give it time and let it boil up from under... say.. Christmas 2015?
Theres a good likleyhood I'll be unemployed by then.

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The Terrifying Reality of Long-Term Unemployment [View all] xchrom Apr 2013 OP

Very interesting. k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Apr 2013 #1

It is absolutely essential to make it look as though you were employed dickthegrouch Apr 2013 #2

exactly. DCBob Apr 2013 #27

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2013 #3

Government has to take the lead on this but they won't unless we all act-- Christmas day 2015 nightscanner59 Apr 2013 #4

But the DOW is up! progressoid Apr 2013 #5

With all the rigged sources of information, how can we be sure that the DOW reports are accurate? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #17

The DOW Purplehazed Apr 2013 #28

That's meaningless. Are you unaware of the LIBOR was rigged by some banksters? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #31

The homeless are happy too. L0oniX Apr 2013 #22

Time to get really pissed Milliesmom Apr 2013 #6

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #30

"We can do better..." ProSense Apr 2013 #7

That's why you should try to be SELF-employed. ErikJ Apr 2013 #8

Except when your business dries up, there's NO unemployment. snot Apr 2013 #9

No you can pay into unemployment same as you would under truedelphi Apr 2013 #12

In PA if you are self - employed you must pay in but you cannot collect. nessa Apr 2013 #33

Well, that totally sucks. truedelphi Apr 2013 #38

My solution supernova Apr 2013 #10

Hello Fabulous! xchrom Apr 2013 #11

Hey you!! supernova Apr 2013 #13

We gotta fix that. xchrom Apr 2013 #15

I heartily agree supernova Apr 2013 #19

I was in business for seven years hfojvt Apr 2013 #32

I use my clients as references. (nt) nessa Apr 2013 #34

in retail hfojvt Apr 2013 #35

That does make it tougher. (nt). nessa Apr 2013 #36

Society needs to come to terms with a world where there are never enough jobs to go around. reformist2 Apr 2013 #14

Bizarro! I hope you just forgot the sarcasm tag. L0oniX Apr 2013 #21

I'm actually serious. Rapidly improving technology is making unemployment a global problem. reformist2 Apr 2013 #25

Well then why work at all "demanding a basic income from the government". L0oniX Apr 2013 #26

at the very least, unemployment compensation should be handled differently wyldwolf Apr 2013 #24

K&R 99Forever Apr 2013 #16

The representatives of the rich and the super-rich will come up with a shiny object AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #18

Anyone who wants to work should have a job. Politicians should be working on jobs not war. L0oniX Apr 2013 #20

I proved this for myself wyldwolf Apr 2013 #23

Since businesses are not people, you owe them no expression of honesty, morality, ethics, Occulus Apr 2013 #37

I finally got a job. Blanks Apr 2013 #29