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SoCalDem

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7. It's also the quality of the jobs

Reply to TakeALeftTurn (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2013, 07:58 AM

May 2013

A person who lost a $20 hr-w/benefits job last year, counts as one job lost

the two $8 hr w/NO benefits, taken out of desperation to replace that job lost count as TWO jobs "created"..

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Disposable incomes continue their relentless decline - down over $50bn so far this year [View all] TakeALeftTurn May 2013 OP

kr HiPointDem May 2013 #1

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Indeed. Fearless May 2013 #19

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That is why I couched it with "reasons given" TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #5

I know that the Heritage Foundation is a right wing Neocon think tank TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #6

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All of what you say is true TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #11

Part of the Big Squeeze. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #12

no capital, no market. HiPointDem May 2013 #15

It's also the quality of the jobs SoCalDem May 2013 #7

Exactly TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #8

and the hit to the family is immeasurable as well SoCalDem May 2013 #9

Well what we need ctsnowman May 2013 #13

and that's exactly what we're going to get!! isn't that great!! they're expanding h1b visas and HiPointDem May 2013 #17

I feel your pain. ctsnowman Jun 2013 #23

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Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #20

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