EVERY DAY, THE PRESS AND POLITICIANS LIE ABOUT HOW GREAT THE ECONOMY IS DOING. THEY CITE THE SUPPOSED LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. ALL ARE LIES AND LIARS!
PUTATIVELY, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE USA STANDS AT 4%, A NEAR-RECORD LOW. BUT IF WE LOOK AT THE U-6 NUMBER, WHICH INCLUDES THE UNDEREMPLOYED, THE NUMBER IS ALMOST 8% -- A BIG DIFFERENCE!
TALK TO ANYONE LOOKING FOR A JOB NOW, AND THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE WORKING HARDER TO FIND A JOB THAN WHEN THEY WERE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. THAT'S BECAUSE FOR EVERY ONE JOB OPENING, THERE ARE ABOUT, ON AVERAGE, 400 APPLICANTS. THAT MEANS THERE IS A 0.25% PROBABILITY OF YOUR GETTING THE JOB. THIS IS HIGHER ODDS THAN WINNING THE LOTTERY -- BUT STILL A VERY SLIM CHANCE INDEED.
THAT'S WHY THIS FAIRBANK REPORT SUPPORTS SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS'S PROPOSAL FOR A GUARANTEED JOB FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS ONE. ALTERNATIVELY, A UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO ANYONE NOT IN WORK SINCE FINDING WORK IS A CRAP SHOOT. AFTER 10,000 YEARS OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION, THE SO-CALLED MODERN ECONOMY STILL OPERATES ON LOTTERY ODDS FOR ANYONE WANTING TO WORK IN ORDER TO FEED HIS FAMILY. WE HAVE NOT PROGRESSED AT ALL IN 10,000 FUCKING YEARS!
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20 July 2018
12 June 2013
not working...
For the full essay, go to:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/control/
In the summer of 2011 the writer DW Gibson set out across the country to speak with Americans who had lost their jobs. The following account is adapted from Mr. Gibson’s July 12, 2011, interview with Dominick Brocato of Kansas City, who had been fired nearly two years before from his position with DST Systems, where he had worked successfully for 20 years. The full interview, and more than 70 others, are collected in the forthcoming book and documentary film “Not Working.”
Mr. Gibson describes Mr. Brocato: “He is 58 and has lived in Kansas City all his life. His shirt is pressed and tucked. His hair is definitely not gray, nor do I think Dominick would allow it to become so. He carries a notepad encased in a leather pouch. His appearance is immaculate and I can confirm it is not easy to remain so well turned out in the July humidity that grips this city, wringing composure from those who are exposed to it.”
Between April and August I have filled out and put in resumes for about 380 to 390 positions. I probably had 45 to 50 different meetings that I would just initiate on my own, asking someone, “Can we just go have coffee, or just go to lunch?” I spent a lot of money doing that. The majority of people, where I would say, “Can we just go to coffee?” … I didn’t get a lot of response. If I’d say, “Hey, let’s go to lunch; I’ll buy lunch,” I got more takers.
And that was O.K., if I thought it was going to work to my benefit. Sometimes I would say, “You pick the place.” I did that a few times, and after a $40 lunch I realized this isn’t going to happen anymore. This is not fair. I guess I was really shocked that people would allow me to go ahead and pay knowing they’re working and they’re with a company, but again, I made the offer, and I was willing to do that. And I’d always try to end every meeting saying, “How can I help you?” And quite a few would take me up on that. I wrote out personal thank you notes, sent cards, had cards made with my name on the front. So I did all those things that I don’t think the average person does.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/control/
In the summer of 2011 the writer DW Gibson set out across the country to speak with Americans who had lost their jobs. The following account is adapted from Mr. Gibson’s July 12, 2011, interview with Dominick Brocato of Kansas City, who had been fired nearly two years before from his position with DST Systems, where he had worked successfully for 20 years. The full interview, and more than 70 others, are collected in the forthcoming book and documentary film “Not Working.”
Mr. Gibson describes Mr. Brocato: “He is 58 and has lived in Kansas City all his life. His shirt is pressed and tucked. His hair is definitely not gray, nor do I think Dominick would allow it to become so. He carries a notepad encased in a leather pouch. His appearance is immaculate and I can confirm it is not easy to remain so well turned out in the July humidity that grips this city, wringing composure from those who are exposed to it.”
Between April and August I have filled out and put in resumes for about 380 to 390 positions. I probably had 45 to 50 different meetings that I would just initiate on my own, asking someone, “Can we just go have coffee, or just go to lunch?” I spent a lot of money doing that. The majority of people, where I would say, “Can we just go to coffee?” … I didn’t get a lot of response. If I’d say, “Hey, let’s go to lunch; I’ll buy lunch,” I got more takers.
And that was O.K., if I thought it was going to work to my benefit. Sometimes I would say, “You pick the place.” I did that a few times, and after a $40 lunch I realized this isn’t going to happen anymore. This is not fair. I guess I was really shocked that people would allow me to go ahead and pay knowing they’re working and they’re with a company, but again, I made the offer, and I was willing to do that. And I’d always try to end every meeting saying, “How can I help you?” And quite a few would take me up on that. I wrote out personal thank you notes, sent cards, had cards made with my name on the front. So I did all those things that I don’t think the average person does.
05 October 2012
Lies, Damned Lies, and Cooked Numbers
So the O administration/campaign must be really desperate. Detrimental data from their internal polls led them to cook the numbers on today's Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The unemployment number mysteriously dropped below 8% -- literally overnight. Chicago-style politics at work.
We don't know which is sadder -- that they cooked the numbers or that they expected us to believe them!
We don't know which is sadder -- that they cooked the numbers or that they expected us to believe them!
04 July 2009
Not So Messianic: Under Obama, 2 Million Job Losses in Six Months
Since January, the United States has seen 2 million jobs vanished into thin air. Whither Mr. Obama's stimulus plan?
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