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In June 2012 - 80,000 private sector jobs were created and 85,000 folks went on disability.Obama says this is good news.
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And this is what happens to all those people who spent five years doing Social Studies instead of something that might be useful to society. Nice work.
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Do you guys have any idea what a bad shape are national intelligence is in? Its a horrifying wreck with the other countries beating us! And its all because of things like this that trash-talk education. The Texas Republican party even declared that they were against the teaching of "critical thinking skills". Say what you will about me but educationally, we need all the help we can get!
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Ok. You got many attention. Why do you think DA is run by bigots?
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DA is run by Liberals.Β
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Did they try to stop you from voicing your opinions?
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Sort of, Β I have extra monitoring regarding crediting my photo sources. Β But Β DA admin does not need to formally censor. Β There is the pervasive, tacit endorsement of all abuse directed at conservative opinions. Β The tolerant Liberal community is very tolerant of bigotry, hate and abuse directed at people who disagree with them. Β Most conservatives on DA learn quickly that their views are not welcome and they just keep things to themselves for fear of rabid trolls.
Libs are always claiming to report me to DA. Β I have no idea if they follow through. Β I have not noticed that my detractors are in any way fettered.
To their credit, DA did terminate a phony acct with a similar name which was started by a troll. Β Frankly, if I was not a paying member I would probably be banned. Β I suspect that if I behaved the same as my detractors then they would ban me.
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I'm sorry for your troubles. It's always a shame when socialists trample the rights of.others in their.never ending.quest.for.coolness. One day, when I have more time, I'll have to related.my story toyou. It's thereason why I will never vote liberal again.
Keep your chin.up,
Anthony.
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Thanks. Β I'm not going anywhere.
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You better not! I'm going to write my journal entry explaining my "situation".
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Sure and having more debt isΒ good thing too.. NOT!
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And I still think I'm better off since I didn't go to one of "THOSE" colleges.
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Dennis Prager says that it takes 10 yrs of real life to erase the 4 yrs of damage that most colleges do. I think he is an optimist.
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this is why i work. i work on cars & modify them. i HATE liberals who get their money from welfare. my mom has a disability for her sight.
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Agreed. Welfare is for those who need it - not the lazy.
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my mom is on disability, not welfare.
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all govt assistance is a form of welfare.
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Are you implying the military members who are injured over seas are on welfare afterwards? That's insanely disrespectful. Most people consider welfare the word for financial assistance for poor ( typically lazy ) people...disability is what you call assistance when the person legitimately needs the help and deserves it.
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Just because you do deserve it does not change the fact that it is govt largesse.
If you deserve it, fine. If you don't, you are a thief. If you simply find it a convenience, then you are lazy.
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It's a shame that happens. I may be going on disability temporarily though, because I have aspergers and it has really hampered my efforts in getting a job. Right now I am learning how to do interviews properly so I can actually net a job even in this economy, and there are other things that can help. I really don't want to have to go on any sort of welfare again. It's humiliating. I may have a form of depression as well from all the deaths I had to deal with at a young age. Having a job again would help so much.
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I actually have aspergers too, and I worked with a job coach to practice my skills to get a job. currently I work at Bk, but it's a decent job. you might want to look into programs that help those with developmental disabilities, they have people who can train with you, mine did in the beginning. sorry to butt in, it just is similar to what my problem was so I thought i'd drop in. unfortunately, I do still have welfare in the form of foodstamps, since I technically am a family of one.
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Right now I'm flipping random things on ebay. Not quite lucrative yet, but hopefully I will start selling more. Also planning on starting a patreon page.
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that's good though, and patreon can be really great~
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Having a job always helps... unless you are a Democrat. Then it cut down on your benefits.
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I'm a democrat, and I also have a severe spinal issue that I've been advised to collect assistance for. I refuse to do this. I am also 6 months pregnant, and steadily working as I have since I was a young child. I can get out of bed with enough help from my husband, and that means I can work.
I have known plenty of redneck conservatives who have massive trucks and plenty of beer money, and a convenient back injury to pay for it all. I hate knowing my tax dollars goes to them as much as you hate knowing your tax dollars goes to lazy democrats. Shitty people are on both sides, no need to assume the whole party is one way.
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True. But Democrats are the entitlement party. Obama is running of a platform of "I'll give you more free stuff." Romney is saying: "I can do a better job than Obama and I can fix this mess."
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Benefits are nice, but I don't want to be a tax burden. I want to be able to get a regular job and not have to deal with harassment or people just behaving weirdly towards me after awhile. When you have aspergers, you learn to expect friends to turn on you for no reason.
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I wonder how many new welfare office jobs have been created so far under Obama.
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Prob tens of thousands. Each of which must be supported by dwindling private sector jobs.
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Under bush it was 1 in 27 people on welfare now under obama it is 1 in 7.
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Obama is striving for 1 in 1. He is making great "progress"
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I go to Michigan State University. Started out as a Geology major, but once I realized I couldn't swing it in the math/physics/chem, I switched to Liberal Arts.
Naturally, I understand that my College of Arts and Letters is a national joke to people. So, with that in mind, I'm dual majoring in German, and emphasizing the employable fields of an English degree, such as Technical Writing and Editing. Also, I'll be joining the Marines after school, in order to, a) serve my country, and b) enhance my resume in order to get a job.
Unfortunately, a large amount of Liberal Arts majors refuse to seek out advantageous avenues of scholastic/extracurricular opportunity. While this obviously facilitates a successful career, the lazy and unmotivated coast through a six-year program and, ultimately, complain at the doorsteps of the motivated masses.
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Agreed. This is a broad brush. Let's face it though, many folks think that they are owed a lucrative living simply for graduating. There "skills" need not be marketable or valuable to others but since they feel good about themselves and have a degree then society owes them. I blame much of the willful blindness about their economic future in the ed system itself which stresses ed for ed's sake and does not look at the demand for poets, history teachers, womens' studies, potters, phys eds, etc...
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Question. Why is the welfare office so far away? Those poor graduates might sprain something walking that far.
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Good pt. Typical govt efficiency - to not be. Still it would be poor optics to have them in the same bldg.
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That's why, when I hand out my URL [link] , I sometimes say, "Now look, you've got a choice. You can either buy my books or pay for my foodstamps, it's up to you. It's your choice."
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Meanwhile the local fast food places still have their "help wanted" signs up.
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Yep, but when you can make almost as much on the dole...
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And here's the kicker: Many fast food chains have it in place that they CAN'T hire college graduates as cashiers, fry cooks, etc. in order to give the 'little folks' a chance. In this terrible economy I've applied at McDonald's despite my Associate's Degree in Business Administration (Which, evidently, don't mean SQUAT without any field experience to back it up), but I've been turned away because I'm 'overqualified'. Seems these days a college education can hurt you more than help you.
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I might be a bit off-topic but I spotted a interesting rant on the City-Data forums at [link] by a guy nicknamed movestoomuch, I quoted an exterpt:"I'm also a big proponent of technical schools. Whether they be for cosmotology, dental assisting, computers, food services, graphic design, etc. Not everyone is cut out for the college grind. And many children don't have parents at home to help them learn the skills they need to achieve a high enough ACT or SAT score to get into college. Not to mention being able to pay for continuing education."
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Not only that, the 'little folk' tend not to bring political BS to the workplace. I have seen non-political people go to some kind of university or college and HOO-BOY, when they graduate it like they've got caught up in some kind of cult. Three place I never talk about politics-
Work
Video Game/Otaku Forums
Family Reunions
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Walmart too. They are scared you'll see through weak management and challenge the powers that be when they do, say or order you to do something dumb.
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Oh, barf. Wal-Mart is the one place I WON'T work. Lord knows I worked outside the front door for four years as a Bell Ringer. I've had enough Wal-Mart. They won't even let their workers say Merry Christmas! Gah! >.< I don't care HOW much Larry the Cable Guy likes Wal-Mart, I hate it.
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Which it's funny because most of the 'little folks' don't want to work fast food because "it's beneath them", which it's apparently more noble to accept handouts from the government rather than earn the money themselves.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't, since that college education could help you in the future, but it's useless when you're in uncertain times for the economy.
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Actually there are stories of people starting as cashiers and cooks at McDonalds. Through dedication, hard work and about a decade of learning how a business is ran, a person can become a McDonald's Franchise Owner and practically be set for life.
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I don't know about you, but I took the third option. McDs or Wendys told me to F-Off... so I put my degree to work... and now do free lance Graphic Design (my degree field). I don't make a whole lot now... but I'm gonna get there eventually.
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It's like I saw on a bumper sticker once:
"I majored in liberal arts. Would you like fries with that?"
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