Oh no...it'll never happen?

[Princess Doreen]

Originally Posted by jms62

It is Greed that has destroyed our country and the lobbyists that prevent government of doing anything to change it.

It is also government interference with free trade and wishing to tax the life out of industries that once provided jobs. That's why they're moving out of the country. Businesses are in business to make a profit - not to finance government's reckless spending with inflated business taxation.

Sure, it costs money to retrain and educate, but it's expensive to keep extending unemployment benefits. Where is that money coming from?

I'd say that the highly paid workers who are now on unemployment are working their collective butts off trying to find a job with even half of what they once earned because it's more than what they're getting on unemployment.

But, what incentive is there for someone collecting $400/week on unemployment taking a job paying $450?

Also, the obsession with pursuing a college diploma only to find out when a student graduates college, there aren't enough college jobs out there, and businesses are only going to hire the best of the lot they get to choose from. The student is stuck with student loans and has to work at a job he/she could have gotten fresh out of high school

Trades - likes plumbers, welders, electricians, roofers, construction, etc. are ripe for opportunities. But too many of our young people think such professions are declasse - but taking a job at McDonalds isn't. And, the military is an option for a paycheck and career opportunities.