Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin.

Facts are facts and anecdotes are anecdotes.

 

No doubt.....

 

I'll ask again, has anyone ever gotten a job from a poor man?

 

There is work in my industry, but in my trade Democrats are the friendly face, they want clean air. My industry is a major part of adding cleaning facilities to powerhouses that clean the coal going through them. The same is not true for all of the American workforce. Jobs are leaving this country at an alarming rate. The fact that gas is in the 4.00 range, minimum wage jobs at McDonalds and other places and on farms won't pay family bills.

 

In a suburban setting, you mean with all those yards that need to be worked on?
Fact is, for a perosn really wants to work, there is woek available, but they may not want to lower themselves to common folk.

 

Lots of people support family, home, etc on pay from McDonalds and farm work, been there done that.

 

Still does not change the fact that unemployment is not at an all time high as you misleadingly stated. And now your changing subjects to another off topic subject. Can't win with untruth so change the topic I guess.

 

Sarah Palin at her speech last night proved one thing, she is good at being sarcastic. I guess we need more of that in Washington. I mean, when people ask about jobs and the economy, she can give a sarcastic answer. These conventions are meant to pump up their bases, Republican and Democrat, what issues did she talk about? I never watched any of the Democrat convention so I don't know what they said either.

 

Are you Aj's mom? :laugh:

 

Jobs are on the same topic I think.

 

JerryL...and others

I have looked at all of my pay stubs and I cannot find even one instance where "unemployment insurance" was deducted from my check.

So how can you say that you have paid into it?

JerryL? Did you really pay into "unemployment insurance"? Or do you just take advantage of it?

Please, show me where you have invested money into the right to take money from the taxpayers without any production? Especially when there are jobs available to you?

AJ

 

I believe, and correct me if I am wrong, that the employer is responsible completely for the unemployment insurance paid to the government, and, when a person gets paid unemployment. that the employer that it was filed against actually has to pay a portion (1/2? I am not sure) of what the state sends to you.

How are you entitled to anything that the employer pays for in the first place, and then supplements the state for afterwards?

AJ

 

Jerry, it sounds like you depend on the gov't to keep you employed and/or to find you a new job, thus, your disgust with the last 8 years of the GOP. Maybe instead of typing bitter posts on the internet, your time would be better spent looking for employment? Just a suggestion.

 

My point exactly Andy

AJ

 

The government doesn't find my jobs. As stated in my profession a couple of weeks off is normal while my union finds another place for me. The same can't be said for all peoples that are signing up right now.

 

Are you two using your employers computers to do this same thing or are you at home everyday doing the same thing? Now, if you are at your place of employment typing to me here, are you cheating them?

 

If I am laid off between jobs, I am not taking advantage of anything. The job available to me in my profession starts in a week or two as stated. I thought the employers paid for it, not the taxpayers?

 

I used to work shutdowns, and I had 2, 3 even 4 weeks off sometimes, but I made enough money when we were out to pay my bills for quite a while, and I planned for the breaks.

IF you are only off for a couple of weeks, and that is "normal" as you say, then why do you need unemployment payments?

You have changed your story, yet again.

AJ

 

No, I am off today because of the weather...I will have to work the weekend to make up for it.

Try again.

AJ