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Yeah, it is here, too. 'Cause, you know, pretty soon everyone's gonna be a criminal.
Everywhere is Brazil. /artistic allusion.
Mmm... Since when is a computer technician position considered "blue collar"? I thought that these were the kinds of jobs those old fashioned factory workers were supposed to be training for once we shipped all of the manufacturing jobs over seas. I guess we all need to start training to be computer engineers. Until of course those jobs also start to be considered "blue collar".
Boy, not a babe in the bunch of them.
“a 49-year-old computer technician”
That’s a blue collar job? Amazing how when I was doing that I had to do it business casual.
If it is blue collar, it’s not our fault he paid for college so he could put all his eggs in one basket. I don’t want to hear anyone like that whining because they ended up screwed.
Republicans are happier than Democrats and ... old men tend to be happier than old women.
Go figure.
Women's Studies? Urban Studies? Basket Weaving? iPod Studies? The Sociology of Porn?
Wow. Diversity offers such a cornucopia of educational choices! It's hard to pick just one!
I may be behind the times but I don’t consider a computer technician to be a blue collar worker, not that there’s anything wrong with being a computer technician. In my youth a blue collar worker was someone who worked in a factory, drove a truck or otherwise actually got callouses on their hands through manual labor-but like I said, I’m probably just behind the times.
Good news for "minorities." Bad news for WASP males.
“In the 1990-91 recession, men lost 1.037 million jobs. They have lost 4.5 million to date in this one. ‘This time around it is amazingly different in terms of the magnitude,’ Sum said.”
Let me be the first to say, “0bama’s Fault!”
Truly, that’s SOME number to wrap your brain around! We’re remaining relatively untouched here in southern Wisconsin, but the ripples are starting to be felt due to the Auto Industry problems; local dealerships are closing, and that effects everyone down the food/retail chain. We’ve lost a dairy, which is tragic, and the main problem is that business isn’t moving here IN THE FIRST PLACE because of our tax-happy Democrat-run Governorship, House and Assembly.
So far, the fact that we have a LOT of government, a big state-run university and lots of hospitals has helped greatly; they’re pretty recession-proof.
But, I have no doubt that it’s coming. We’ve been doing pretty well so far, and only have one family member laid off right now; but he’s a liberal, tree-hugging, barely employable bum to begin with, LOL!
Sorry, blue collar workers. The free trade crowd decided you made too much money. Outsource all jobs, print more money. All we have to do is look at the economy to see what a massive success this strategy has been.