I want a job but I want a real job, a real job that pays a decent wage. The Los Angeles Times reported that there is a gang robbing banks in town. Working in teams of four they rob banks in series, robbing as many as four in a day. They've earned the title "buckshot bandits" because they use shotguns as their primary weapons. I would never encourage crime, especially violent crime, but considering how the banks are treating the average American, and the current job market, it's to be expected.
We are not discouraged workers, we are abandoned workers; workers hunting polar bears in Miami and flamingos in Alaska or elephants in New York City. Yet the government chooses to call us discouraged instead of accepting their own title, failure. Don't give me any "All hail Obama" nonsense. Adding thirteen weeks to unemployment benefits isn't a cure, it's a band aid. The President's own estimates expect this depression to last two more years, or ninety-one weeks after the unemployment runs out.
We are not discouraged workers, we are abandoned workers; workers hunting polar bears in Miami and flamingos in Alaska or elephants in New York City. Yet the government chooses to call us discouraged instead of accepting their own title, failure. Don't give me any "All hail Obama" nonsense. Adding thirteen weeks to unemployment benefits isn't a cure, it's a band aid. The President's own estimates expect this depression to last two more years, or ninety-one weeks after the unemployment runs out.
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