[Red in Blue PA]

The fact is that when many people say they can’t find a job, what they really mean is they can’t find the job they want, at the wage they want, under the working conditions they want. Which means that high unemployment is, to a great extent, a result of workers simply refusing to accept low-paying jobs, preferring instead to live off government largesse.

This argument makes sense if one thinks it is efficient for tens of thousands of dollars to be spent towards Bachelors and Masters degrees only to have people working at McDonald's. I have alot of skills to offer, the least of which is flipping burgers.

[skeeter]

The fact is that when many people say they can’t find a job, what they really mean is they can’t find the job they want, at the wage they want, under the working conditions they want.

Imagine that - a 45 or 50 year old man with a home mortgage, kids to put through school, as well as a retirement to provide for, won't take a min wage job at McDonalds & instead continues to search for a job that gives him something close to what he needs to stay out from under the Main St bridge.

This Robert Ringer guy is an observer of the human condition and motivational speaker?

[Anima Mundi]

As it turns out, jobs which employ high school or college kids at low wage will not usually hire a 50’s something guy with a degree and professional experience. They want a tabula rasa kid who will more easily accept doing things by rote, who is not likely to move to a better job right after getting training. They have a template of what their typical hire looks like and it is “kid”.