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Posts Tagged ‘unemployment’

October 7th, 2016 - 3:19 am § in America, Politics, The Ave Scene

Why would I go overseas?

“Anthony, why are you overseas?” I am overseas because I cannot find a job in the United States within my field. I am overseas because there are no jobs that pay like overseas basketball jobs. I am overseas because I don’t want to cook, or accept part time jobs working with kids. I am overseas[...]

September 12th, 2016 - 5:45 pm § in America, Politics, The Ave Scene

Cost money to make money

A homeless man finally gets a job after months of searching. He was accused of not wanting to work, and even worse he was more or less exiled from his family due to his lack of employment. This is despite the fact that he has been looking for some time. More than willing to work, […][...]

March 13th, 2015 - 10:12 am § in America, The Ave Scene

African American males have to broaden our Cultural Spectrum

One of the main obstacles in the way of employment for African American males is the public school system and the urban street culture mentality that a poor education system perpetuates.  Poor public education does not prepare kids intellectually which makes it very tough to gain access to higher e[...]

April 4th, 2011 - 3:07 pm § in America, Hypocrisy, Politics

Paul Krugman: Washington has Written Off the Unemployed

More than three years after we entered the worst economic slump since the 1930s, Washington has lost interest in the unemployed. One-sixth of America’s workers — all those who can’t find any job or are stuck with part-time work when they want a full-time job — have, in effect, been abandoned[...]