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Time for Americans to get off of welfare and get back to work doing what?

Same question to Trump as it was to those before him.

Posted - February 24, 2017

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  • 6126
    I don't know but according to him, "You're going to love it."



    This post was edited by Harry at February 24, 2017 10:53 AM MST
      February 24, 2017 10:05 AM MST
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  • Dear O-uknow,

    I was on unemployment once, and at first I was really delighted - because I thought it would be an opportunity, a time-out from the conventional work force, to explore some creative ideas I had been cherishing...

    But everywhere I turned, the way was blocked by regulations; zero opportunity for a plain person without business connections or wealth.

    I think it is possible for that to change! We should be able to devise pathways for unemployed/welfare people to express their natural creativity and not just stomp them down...tremendous upside potential there, for the benefit of the whole society...

    * * *
    Do I have confidence in TheDonald? Not sure...doubt prevails, although I am trying to give him a chance.
      February 24, 2017 11:07 AM MST
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  • 5614
    He seems anti government regulations. That should help unblock things.
      February 25, 2017 9:01 AM MST
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  • Unemployment will soon become a thing of the past. There'll be plenty of work for wall builders along the southern border.
      February 24, 2017 2:10 PM MST
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  • Thankfully, I orready learned not to be drinking my tea when reading posts from you and AH...
    SO glad I met you Didge!
      February 24, 2017 4:15 PM MST
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  • Virginia, if you haven't seen the link below you really must have a look. It's very clever. It's in response to the Washington Post's new masthead "Democracy Dies in Darkness": 


    Somebody compiled a list of 15 heavy metal albums whose titles are less grim than this. You'll have to scroll down a little to get to them (not far) but they're very clever: 

    Washington Post mastheads.


      February 24, 2017 4:23 PM MST
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  • Oh Dozy, I forgot to leave you a reply here.
    I got very contemplative looking at these...not sure i got anywhere with the contemplations, but thoughtfully...
      February 25, 2017 9:24 AM MST
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  • 2960
    App programming. We can all become app programmers. It is easy.
      February 24, 2017 2:11 PM MST
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  • 5354
    That "what" is the kicker here. It is kinda unpleasant when everyone tells you "dont be lazy, just find a job" and there arent any.

    Then again it must be even worse for the "People who are poor or unemployed are just lazy!"-crowd when their (former) peers start saying it to them ;-))
      February 24, 2017 2:35 PM MST
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  • I see help wanted signs everywhere I go, shops, restaurants I even saw a sign at a traffic light asking for some sort of machine press operators.  These are not jobs that people dream about but the saying that it's always easiest to get a job if you've already got one is absolutely true.

    When I first came to this country nobody wanted to hire me because I didn't have any experience here.  It took me two years and probably filling out more than a hundred application forms, going through the same interview process which was very, very depressing but eventually somebody hired me and once I had that job experience I had no trouble when I decided to move up.
      February 24, 2017 3:33 PM MST
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  • 3463
    I hear there will be openings at the coal mines.
      February 24, 2017 6:57 PM MST
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