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You Call This A Middle Class? “I’m Trying Not to Lose My House” [View all] xchrom Mar 2014 OP

this country's economy is nothing any politician, or their loyal followers, should crow about... KG Mar 2014 #1

+1 xchrom Mar 2014 #3

This countrys economy dotymed Mar 2014 #4

this country's economy is nothing any politician, or their loyal followers, should crow about... Plucketeer Mar 2014 #35

The problem with those jobs that are coming back... bvar22 Mar 2014 #60

That was the whole POINT Plucketeer Mar 2014 #61

...AND they KNEW it when they did it. bvar22 Mar 2014 #71

The crazy old fart was right. jsr Mar 2014 #69

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Mar 2014 #2

Don't ask for whom the bell tolls, Wall Street, it tolls for thee. reformist2 Mar 2014 #5

I don't think they are worried in the least about it. zeemike Mar 2014 #10

They may not be worried about control, but they are eyeing the exits as far as the casino is concern reformist2 Mar 2014 #14

True enough, but they do have an exit strategy zeemike Mar 2014 #18

Land and.......WATER !!! pangaia Mar 2014 #20

They'd damned well better START worrying. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #62

Well the police and military is not the only thing they have. zeemike Mar 2014 #64

And the fucktards really do beleive this : dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #6

do they believe it or is that their Sales Pitch? xchrom Mar 2014 #7

Perfect example of your point to be found here: dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #15

oh yeah -- rattle those swords baby. xchrom Mar 2014 #16

No, no, they're quite right. malthaussen Mar 2014 #19

"All the employees were invited to go along." This is unusual for 2011 businesses. Sunlei Mar 2014 #8

It's a common tactic in IT related fields; Ed Suspicious Mar 2014 #11

I understand those reasons but that is a choice to not accept offered continued employment. Sunlei Mar 2014 #21

During the time of Reagan, it was the new business plan to, restructure, so they DhhD Mar 2014 #27

let's get a bill through where before any foreign visa workers are imported unemployment ranks must Sunlei Mar 2014 #9

I've been advocating for a law that ... aggiesal Mar 2014 #34

That is a very, very good idea! Sunlei Mar 2014 #42

Kinda seems workable!! mstinamotorcity2 Mar 2014 #44

That could havebeen written by me skydive forever Mar 2014 #12

Perhaps sending out hundreds of resumes a week Chico Man Mar 2014 #13

Better to ask your father to get you a job through his extensive contacts Fumesucker Mar 2014 #17

Tried that Chico Man Mar 2014 #56

There is definitely something to this. I'm of the mind that I target a few employers and spend my Ed Suspicious Mar 2014 #24

That's not to say my method will land a job, and I acknowledge times are tough out there. I just Ed Suspicious Mar 2014 #25

It isn't but isn't that a requirement to receive unemployment? Sunlei Mar 2014 #28

Sending out hundreds of resumes a week? former9thward Mar 2014 #38

The article only mentioned the emails. Sunlei Mar 2014 #39

Contacts can be made by any method. former9thward Mar 2014 #40

I looked requirements up. More is required than just 2 or 3 email 'contacts' a week. Sunlei Mar 2014 #43

The OP is about Illinois. former9thward Mar 2014 #49

They never check or require anything of Illinois? Sunlei Mar 2014 #53

Can't tell you anything about the website. former9thward Mar 2014 #59

We need a mandatory living wage and mandatory maximum wage JJChambers Mar 2014 #22

And that is where Contract Workers comes in. RC Mar 2014 #33

Yes, but isn't it a start to demand a Federal minimum raise? Sunlei Mar 2014 #37

Shared. It's all about what I asked in my recent post about wages . . . HughBeaumont Mar 2014 #23

They can and will pay as little as people are willing to work for. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #70

In hindsight she should have moved to Cleveland 4dsc Mar 2014 #26

Cleveland? Have you ever been there? Might as well move to Camden. You will need a gun. L0oniX Mar 2014 #32

That's nonsense Oasis_ Mar 2014 #45

Many here will take the slightest opportunity to make a dig at an area they ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #48

Compared to Chicago? Really?????? joeglow3 Mar 2014 #47

What total nonsense. Ikonoklast Mar 2014 #63

I've walked down Market street of San Fransico , NYC 42nd street, down town Tampa past midnight... L0oniX Mar 2014 #65

Unless you were taking a stroll through the 4th District late at night, Ikonoklast Mar 2014 #66

Walking from the Hall of Fame to bus station after close is safe now? Ok good for you then. L0oniX Mar 2014 #67

Yes, downtown is the safest part of the entire city, statistically and numerically, it is lower Ikonoklast Mar 2014 #72

It could be that many people still have the Reagan restructured economy in mind; only now DhhD Mar 2014 #36

good points. republicans have said they want to do away with the (way to low)minimum wage Sunlei Mar 2014 #50

She should have just sold herself to the highest bidder. reformist2 Mar 2014 #41

"All declined, including Brown, who had lived in Chicago her entire adult life..." ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #29

My dad did the same thing. My parents were both born, grew up, went to school in NYC riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #46

That went through my mind, too. WillowTree Mar 2014 #52

Gotta agree fujiyama Mar 2014 #58

For the working class a good job is the bottom line. L0oniX Mar 2014 #30

I agree about sending the rich back to work but it's the difference... Walk away Mar 2014 #57

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2014 #31

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It's been in the tank since Reagan, B Calm Mar 2014 #54

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It was never a "middle class". Spider Jerusalem Mar 2014 #68