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abelenkpe

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Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 11:39 AM

Jul 2013

"Still, there is some evidence that unemployment benefits make workers a bit more choosy in their job search."

Gawd forbid someone might hold out to accept a job in their field or with similar compensation to their old job.

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War On the Unemployed - By PAUL KRUGMAN [View all] kpete Jul 2013 OP

.. abelenkpe Jul 2013 #1

They won't be happy until everyone is working for minimum wage. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #10

A boss who pays you minimum wages is telling you fasttense Jul 2013 #16

Again, thanks for posting. Every one on DU needs to know that the 6 heirs HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #2

Dickens didn't make anything up. Brigid Jul 2013 #18

Yep, if Immigration passes, one more step in this direction with more H-1B visas on the market... cascadiance Jul 2013 #3

and the "inevitable" one for 2016 said, "outsourcing will continue". nt antigop Jul 2013 #8

K&R MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #4

I have always wondered where the nineteen50 Jul 2013 #5

If not for our daughter SCVDem Jul 2013 #6

You're right. Where are the jobs? abelenkpe Jul 2013 #21

The only acceptable stimulus is tax cuts for the wealthy and military spending. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #23

I wonder how many adults in the USA are capable of working and how many jobs there are available.. CarrieLynne Jul 2013 #7

not to mention that those older, capable of working, are often discriminated against due to age. nt antigop Jul 2013 #11

Mark Blyth, Professor at Brown University, Offers a Better Explanation mckara Jul 2013 #9

There was a bit posted somewhere recently by Blyth, DU I think, that I watched. toby jo Jul 2013 #14

Don't Give Me No Stinking Facts DallasNE Jul 2013 #12

Out one side of the con ctsnowman Jul 2013 #13

Paul is STARTING to "get it" but some want to criminalize being unemployed.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #15

The 1% think everything rightfully belongs to them, Brigid Jul 2013 #19

Just consider the talking point: "Just how much of MY MONEY do you feel you are entitled to?" Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #20

"Well, now you know. And you should be angry." Brigid Jul 2013 #17

he sorta undermines his argument hfojvt Jul 2013 #22