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4. Just to be clear, not all the Boomers bought the bullshit

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 09:07 PM

Oct 2014

And yeah, the "gypsy" thing is kind of an ethnic slur if similar terms using other groups are slurs.

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The New "Job Gypsy" Business Model Is A Complete Economic Dead End For US Workers. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Oct 2014 OP

The term Job Gypsy is not only an offensive term, it is a racist term. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #2

it's already here, try getting a decent job after 50 . . . brush Oct 2014 #3

Just to be clear, not all the Boomers bought the bullshit Fumesucker Oct 2014 #4

Well I've been self unemployed for years Fumesucker Oct 2014 #10

Migrant workers...nt Jesus Malverde Oct 2014 #19

The Term I Used Was Not Meant To Be A Slur TheMastersNemesis Oct 2014 #7

Yep Cal Carpenter Oct 2014 #8

I Only Make The Reference I Made In The Economic Sense And As A Metaphor -- TheMastersNemesis Oct 2014 #11

+++++++ marions ghost Oct 2014 #17

Try getting gainful employment... DAMANgoldberg Oct 2014 #9

Unfortunately Your Predicament Is Understandable And Was Predictable. TheMastersNemesis Oct 2014 #13

47 here and I share your misery. Efilroft Sul Oct 2014 #14

Parts is parts. Octafish Oct 2014 #15

Alex Carey: Corporations and Propaganda -- The Attack on Democracy Octafish Oct 2014 #24

Maria Galardin's TUC (Time of Useful Consciousness) Radio: is great. bananas Oct 2014 #25

Those of us of a certain age can remember "Kelly Girls" SoCalDem Oct 2014 #16

good point marions ghost Oct 2014 #18

I for one am doing ok as one. It's not for everyone sure whatthehey Oct 2014 #20

This may be ok if you don't have children in school peacebird Oct 2014 #26

What do you do for a living? nt LiberalElite Oct 2014 #27

May I ask if you have children? Throd Oct 2014 #28