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I know a guy who was very careful with his savings. He has no debt, he has no mortgage, he owns his car, and he kept enough savings to live off of them for a year and a half. He has been without work for over two years now. He's run out of all of his savings and is living with friends. I guess he's just another big loser?

That's OK. Soon enough GWB will get to be unemployed as well. All you Bushbots can rah-rah until the cows come home, but the fact is the economy stinks on ice. Didn't y'all learn anything from the '92 elections?

Maybe your friend needs to get some training or find a new strategy.

I had to attend an unemployment orientation yesterday. Total waste of time and city/state funds, but I saw a lady there, maybe 50-something who said she's never been unemployed in 30 years, and says her main problem is that no one will hire her because she has exactly zero computer skills. Now, in this day and age, I find it highly strange that this woman, who worked in a clerical position, has never used computers before. She then went on asking if and how the state will pay for her computer training. She then complained that private classes will not start until October and wanted the Dep't of Labor to somehow improve on that.

So it seems on one hand, this lady is starting to get the message the HARD WAY that it's up to her to improve her skills and certification and make herself more attractive to employers, but at the same time, still thinks it's Mommy Gov'ts job to help her along the way.

The Invisible Hand has a real nice way of smacking you on the ass to let you know it's in your own interests to help yourself and try something different when the same old same old isn't working.

He has been without work for over two years now. He's run out of all of his savings and is living with friends. I guess he's just another big loser?

And I guess he considers working retail, McDonalds, or UPS beneath his dignity?

If he has no debt, no car payment, no mortgage, where does all his money go and why can't he live on $7 an hour? If I lost my job, I'd be in the same position and I'd certainly take whatever I could find until a career job became available.

And please, I'm hardly a Bushbot, you brainless jack@ss.