80 Percent Of U.S. Adults Face Near-Poverty, Unemployment: Survey
Source: Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream.
Survey data exclusive to The Associated Press points to an increasingly globalized U.S. economy, the widening gap between rich and poor, and the loss of good-paying manufacturing jobs as reasons for the trend.
The findings come as President Barack Obama tries to renew his administration's emphasis on the economy, saying in recent speeches that his highest priority is to "rebuild ladders of opportunity" and reverse income inequality.
As nonwhites approach a numerical majority in the U.S., one question is how public programs to lift the disadvantaged should be best focused – on the affirmative action that historically has tried to eliminate the racial barriers seen as the major impediment to economic equality, or simply on improving socioeconomic status for all, regardless of race.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/28/poverty-unemployment-rates_n_3666594.html
= new reply since forum marked as read
waiting for someone to blame B.O. and nothing else.
luv it.
I always shower before meetings with clients or job interviews.
Beyond that, on the internet nobody knows you're a dog.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody_knows_you're_a_dog
very true. The royal calving? Priceless!
with
That is too funny!
It's a very large multinational that received bailout money in 2008. They have repaid the money back with interest. But, how have they repaid their employees? By sending as many jobs as they can out of the NY/NJ headquarters to hubs in KS and GA. The new thing this year is the hub they established in the Philippines. We now have a CEO who did something similar to the last company he worked at. He outsourced thousands of jobs. He is recently reported to have said, "Why should I pay someone $50K in the US when I can get 5 people to do the same job in Manila?". The immoral SOB!!!! I would have responded that why should we pay him millions when we could pay a thousand people here in the States to do his job. Last year he was all over the news because, while resting in his villa in a European country, he gave an interview to the media in which he stated that European and US governments should consider raising the retirement age to 70 - 80 years old.
Personally, I was just saved from the latest wave of lay-offs. My boss looked at me two weeks ago and said: "You must have a fairy godmother". Of the four people under consideration in her group, I was the only one staying. Great, but what happens next year when they will probably do another round of lay-offs? This is the second round this year (they did one at the beginning of the year). I feel bad for my coworkers and I will miss them when they leave at the end of August.
These are tough times we live in and what do we hear from politicians? Mostly about scandals and obstructionist Tea Baggers who don't give a crap about the people of the country. A pox on all their heads!!!!!!!!
There's no such thing as a safe job nowadays. Anyone can get downsized, regardless of how many years of loyal and good work they put in.
Democratic high taxes take all the money away from the wealthy so they don't have enough left to create jobs.
That's what I always hear from the apologists from the money grubbers. I guess it did build character when I was young and going through it. But now, at 51, I'm quite the character or so I'm told so I guess I've had enough character building. Now in place of "it builds character" I guess I'd just have to say "this shit gets old" 
almost every act of government is for the welfare of large corporations, the oligarchs, and the uber-wealthy and, coincidently, to the detriment of the general welfare (we the people (99%)). 
welcome to DU 
...and the banks are healthy. Don't see what the problem is.
