We've now lost more than 3.6 m jobs since this recession began- A big deal? Nah

[240 is Back]

Is it REALLY that big a deal?  Hear me out... There are 305 million americans.  Maybe 100k of them work (ignoring children and retirees).

A little less than 4% of them lost their job.   I know, it sucks.  But it's less than 1 in 25.  Maybe this is just economic darwinism.  If you put 25 people in a room, and YOU are the least educated and trained in a marketable field, you don't get a job.  Listen, if 24 people in that room can do a job better than me, then maybe it serves me AND the nation better if the 24 of them go to work tomorrow, and me, the lowest of the bunch, goes back to school for a bit?


BTW,
Obama said today that we lost 3.6 million jobs, and that his new plan will lead to the creation of 3 mil jobs over 2 years.  If it will, that's pretty good.  We may disagree on the importance of some of the fields where ppl will be working (std prevention and the arts, etc), but they won't be collecting unemployment at least.

[240 is Back]

And I don't want anyone who lost their job to think I'm shitting on them.  Look at it this way... there were probably 10,000 really good horse carriage builders when the automobile took over.  They were very good at their job, but there was no longer a market for it.  So, they got a library book on plumbing, spent a week studying, and became a plumber and opened a business.  They went back to school for a degree and went and got mgmt jobs at the automobile facility that took their job.

With so many US jobs being ended or moved... look what remains.  Services.  Yes, a guy in Taiwan can make that Nike shoe cheaper and faster than you.  But selling them in the USA requires a talented american.

[Alex23]

You're ruminating on shit that was beaten to death circa 2004-2005.

You need to get out of getbig and get a fucking job... 

You're an idiot.

[io856]

You're ruminating on shit that was beaten to death circa 2004-2005.

You need to get out of getbig and get a fucking job... 

You're an idiot.

 

[MB_722]

Is it REALLY that big a deal?  Hear me out... There are 305 million americans.  Maybe 100k of them work (ignoring children and retirees).

A little less than 4% of them lost their job.   I know, it sucks.  But it's less than 1 in 25.  Maybe this is just economic darwinism.  If you put 25 people in a room, and YOU are the least educated and trained in a marketable field, you don't get a job.  Listen, if 24 people in that room can do a job better than me, then maybe it serves me AND the nation better if the 24 of them go to work tomorrow, and me, the lowest of the bunch, goes back to school for a bit?


BTW,
Obama said today that we lost 3.6 million jobs, and that his new plan will lead to the creation of 3 mil jobs over 2 years.  If it will, that's pretty good.  We may disagree on the importance of some of the fields where ppl will be working (std prevention and the arts, etc), but they won't be collecting unemployment at least.

watch this

its going to get far worse before it gets better


Great video commentary

[windsor88]

You're ruminating on shit that was beaten to death circa 2004-2005.

You need to get out of getbig and get a fucking job... 

You're an idiot.

alex back with a vengeance..lol.  I thought he was a web designer?

[Alex23]

alex back with a vengeance..lol.  I thought he was a web designer?

 
 

based on his daily getbig post involvment, doesn't look like he designs many web content of the late... 

[freespirit]

 

based on his daily getbig post involvment, doesn't look like he designs many web content of the late... 

Maybe it's an easy job that don't requires much time and effort?   

[Soul Crusher]

This guy is on to something.  Notice how Obama is all doom and gloom, not hope and change.

He is trying to depress people to soften them up for a New World Order.

Also, KRS One has a great clip floating around where he says Obama is going to be the black face on the NWO and not to buy into his garbage.