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At the end of December millions will fall further into poverty since the federal unemployment extension was not addressed in this budget.
ReplyDeleteIt will not be a Merry Christmas for all.
How long should unemployment benefits be? There are jobs out there. They may not be the ones you want, or pay what you are accustomed to, but there are jobs. People get mad at foreigners taking jobs, but they seem to be the ones with work ethic. Middle and upper class American seem to be the ones who have become accustomed to a certain style of life. You overpaid for houses, bought SUVs you shouldn't have and now refuse to downsize when you hit financial hardship. Get a small car, a town home and work your way back on your feet
ReplyDelete11:27 then I guess they'll just have to find a job.
ReplyDeleteI gather from your comments that you have not been reading the posts Joe and Beezer have been providing us on the job climate here in the county.
ReplyDeleteSpout your rhetoric, but the fact is there are very few jobs here in Smallsbury. And even fewer reasonably well paying jobs.
It is a wide assumption that I am not employed, I was simply making a statement about those, some of whom I know, who can not find work.
It is a rather complicated issue, since most low level retail jobs will not hire unemployed previous manager, either due to lack of experience or over qualification.
For awhile there, even walmart was not hiring and cut back. So to insult people by saying it is beneath them is rude, when they can't even get hired for a lesser job.
If you do not have work, how do you downsize your home, since you do not qualify for a mortgage? Same for a car loan.
I understand the downsizing concept but it is only feasible to a point.
Comparing the situation to migrant workers is simply crap. They often get paid in cash, no overtime, no benefits and it is only a benefit for the employer. Once they have used them up, they also lay them off.
Until you have walked in their shoes.....