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33. I'm old enough to remember when this sort of

Reply to VanillaRhapsody (Reply #30)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 12:29 AM

Jan 2014

thing (checking your age, your credit score, etc) was not only illegal but when the law was enforced.

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CNN exclusive: Obama says Walmart, Apple, others to help jobless [View all] okaawhatever Jan 2014 OP

Apple and Ford is great. But Wal-Mart - seriously? LynneSin Jan 2014 #1

Agreed lsewpershad Jan 2014 #5

Or . . . another_liberal Jan 2014 #6

Unfortunately, Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #7

and guillotine making. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #18

But I DO know people who know how to make catapults. Neoma Jan 2014 #25

I agree with you. Metaphorically, of course. marble falls Jan 2014 #20

YEs- NYtoBush-Drop Dead Jan 2014 #35

Walmart can be pretty shitty Politicub Jan 2014 #8

Agreed. Plus just getting people back to work does a lot for their confidence. WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2014 #22

My thought, Pc.. about the Walmart. Sometimes ya Cha Jan 2014 #29

And I'm pretty certain ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #31

they often screen out the unemployed altogether...short AND longterm. VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #2

Absolutely bucolic_frolic Jan 2014 #15

And older people. enlightenment Jan 2014 #27

They check what year you graduated college to judge your age... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #30

I'm old enough to remember when this sort of enlightenment Jan 2014 #33

THIS>>>>>>>>>>>> Cha Jan 2014 #28

Can I have some fries with that? adirondacker Jan 2014 #3

Good one... IthinkThereforeIAM Jan 2014 #12

How timely... defacto7 Jan 2014 #4

Or..... Phlem Jan 2014 #9

"Sure, we'll hire more people, but louis-t Jan 2014 #10

Well, look on the bright side; Walmart will receive MORE taxpayers food stamp dollars so there is no adirondacker Jan 2014 #11

We're not too far behind China. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2014 #13

Good, BO, Best Practices is a start bucolic_frolic Jan 2014 #14

how about a better wage too? rurallib Jan 2014 #16

I like that, but how about sending Congressional Republicans to Guantanamo? onehandle Jan 2014 #17

That's me. Phone calls and emails completely stop after 6 months. tofuandbeer Jan 2014 #19

At what wage? I call BS. "Best practices" is meaningless. End costly trade agreements, break up Wal- grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #21

Agreed! This is window dressing for TPP. n/t cprise Jan 2014 #23

Goddamn, now that's thinking outside the box! randome Jan 2014 #24

I agree. I think Obama took advantage of the backlash from the gov't shutdown and got with okaawhatever Jan 2014 #26

Or he'll do what? Cry? grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #34

I was thinking in a big box. adirondacker Jan 2014 #32