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To: TimF who wrote (759957)12/28/2013 7:41:10 PM
From: koan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574441
 
You have no vision of how to run a society.



To: TimF who wrote (759957)12/29/2013 3:27:43 AM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574441
 
Hi TimF; Re: "For example, Walmart received 23,000 applications for 600 new jobs at the two new stores that it opened this week in Washington, DC. That’s more than 38 applications for every position. In contrast, Harvard only gets about 17 applications for every available opening in its freshman class, ...";

Maybe the difference isn't entirely due to Walmart being so much more attractive than Harvard. Maybe it's partly because applying to Harvard costs $75 while applying to Walmart is free.

-- Carl



To: TimF who wrote (759957)12/29/2013 4:25:43 AM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574441
 
Hi TimF; Thinking further on why so many apply for jobs at Walmart, I wonder if unemployment insurance has anything to do with it. That is, in order to collect unemployment insurance you have to show that you're applying for work, don't you? And so a considerable number of people who are applying for work may not actually have any intention of getting hired. They're just going through the motions.

-- Carl


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