Want a Job? Get in Line


	Want a Job? Get in Line

DanaGarrett

6-14-2009 11:45 AM

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DanaGarrett says:

Less than 1 job available for every 5 job seekers in the USA. So much for the theory that unemployment is a consequence of laziness.

The wealth generated by capitalism is more vertical (and less horizontal) than we sometimes think.

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