Posted on 01/05/2014 4:41:51 PM PST by COBOL2Java
Edited on 01/05/2014 4:47:03 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
CHICAGO (AP) -- It's an assertion that has been accepted as fact by droves of the unemployed: Older people remaining on the job later in life are stealing jobs from young people.
One problem, many economists say: It isn't supported by a wisp of fact.
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“Stealing?! ROFL!!! Ok. It’s not as if these Gen X’ers actually want to work! No, they think they have a “right” to a job, to not actually WORK at that job, and to collect a paycheck for NOT working at a “job” they think we’re STEALING from them.”
The young people I know don’t think older people are holding “their” jobs; they just don’t know how to get jobs (most “McJobs” are held by Hispanics in my area; they are not even offered to Americans). I’m shocked at how many young people can’t get their own apartment (the “living in their parents’ basement” crowd) or even own/insure a used car (starting a family isn’t even on the horizon).
It is very disturbing; I don’t see Dems holding onto that demographic for long. The “class warfare” thing only goes so far, especially when Obama is in the White House.
“Now if we could only hold onto our “old currency” salaries and switch to the “new dollar,” we’d be in heaven.”
Yeah, if I had just my social security check and 1950 prices, my wife and I would be buying a new vehicle every year, taking long trips all over everywhere, eating in nice restaurants and living in a much, much nicer house. You had to be a professional or an executive and doing well to be paid the same amount as my current social security. What my father earned then in a week as a master carpenter will buy one BAG of groceries now, it won’t fill the tank on our car once.
I was in France in 1964 and 1965 while on a Navy cruise aboard the Saratoga and they actually had old Francs and new Francs in circulation at the same time. IIRC the new Franc was worth ten old Francs.
By the way, I remember when candy bars were a nickel and I mean full size bars, it took too twelve year old boys to eat a ten cent “Baby Ruth” bar. Cars could be had then for well under $3,000 and in this part of the country houses did not cost $30,000 unless you were referring to a mansion. There were livable houses in this area for $3000 and very nice ones for $10,000. The Volkswagen beetle was sold for a long time before the price rose to $1500 and you could still buy some models from Detroit for less than $3000 after I received my honorable discharge. The newspaper for a dime was still standard here well after I reached adulthood.
There was an article in “Farm and Ranch” magazine in the sixties lamenting that a young person who wanted to take up farming needed $30,000. minimum in capital to get started. You would need that to start a decent vegetable garden now.
Given how Obama dominated the youth demographic (18-30) my opinion is that they got exactly what they voted for. Elections have consequences. I feel more sorry for their parents for having to keep supporting Junior when they should be empty nesters enjoying life.
This is why younger workers won’t really get jobs, or if they do, they’ll mess it all up horrifically. There are little to no skilled workers and you have to be pathetic if the only way to motivate yourself to read history is to take a college course in it.
Exactly; the little morons want someone to keep their college party days going.
For every unlawfully present, employed “resident”,
a job is not available to a lawful resident/citizen.
Deport an illegal, free up a job.
“Given how Obama dominated the youth demographic (18-30) my opinion is that they got exactly what they voted for. Elections have consequences. I feel more sorry for their parents for having to keep supporting Junior when they should be empty nesters enjoying life.”
Obama hasn’t helped matters, but this problem reared its head before he was elected. In fact, it played a big role in driving them to him.
Right, they fell for the rhetoric and Obama’s made the problem much worse.
I remember Dad coming home from work around 1960 and asking Mom “Did you get a 20 today?” And it would last all week, too. Now, it’s “Did you take out $200 today, Dear?” — currency has been debased by 90% in a short 50 years. And 99% since the Fed got started.
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