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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (147333)	10/28/2012 1:39:26 AM
From: Charlie_R	6 Recommendations Respond to of 224720

Paul's profile says that he is retired. So, by his own words, he is not familiar to the real work world at this time.

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (147333)	10/28/2012 7:09:30 AM
From: tonto	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224720

Jorg, good posts. Insurance is important. Nobody disagrees with that. Good decision making is important. There is a disagreement over that...when one uses the word can't, at my companies it means they do not want to solve a problem. If you can hold a shovel, you can find a job that offers health insurance. If you can push a broom you can get health insurance...in some cases you will be over paid. In other circumstances you will earn not enough to live a great life. You may need two jobs because of your poor job skills. That is the reality of the market compensating you for what you contribute. There are many jobs unfilled right now that require little skills that offer benefits, and we see people preferring to not work. (I sit on the board of two job centers in Wisconsin) There is an issue of responsibility which does not receive enough attention. By not covering it, society continues to move to the "lazy"left...

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (147333)	10/28/2012 2:45:55 PM
From: Paul V.	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 224720

Jori, There are plenty of jobs out there for people who are willing to move or go outside of their comfort zone. According to a previous issue of Time Magazine, there is a surplus of skilled jobs (engineers, science, technicians, etc.) for potential employees with good abilities. However, those who only have low or poor skilled abilities (there are many) there is a shortfall of jobs. My nephew, a manufacturer plant manager stated, "two thirds of our employees are high skilled employees with approximately 130 IQ, When asked where he found these employees he stated that his firm raided other corporations rather than hire unemployed individuals. He stated his corporation felt that the unemployed discarded by other companies were the "slipshod" individuals that the previous company wanted to get rid of. Also, he stated that they only hired those individuals 45 years of age or younger. I am 49 years old and far from retired. In July I resigned from a position that I held for seven years, I didn't have a job lined up. I was employed within five weeks. Jori, you were fortunate since you were at that vulnerable age 49 - 62 where individuals either do not have the employable high skill sets for employment, or are considered a potential health risk do to their age. Monday I met an heavy equipment operator, your age, who lost his job to information technology. He did not have the ability to operate the equipment with GPS technological. You must have had the proper skill set match!!! This same situation happened at my nephews business. Many individuals were let go do to the automation of the assembly lines where the number of employees were reduced from 14 individuals to 3 or 4 individuals. Robots and computers replaced the position for the need for unskilled workers.