100 million workers out of jobs

This is the biggest reason why there are no jobs available. This will make you angry.

THIS ^^^^

I'm becoming more and more convinced that these things are too difficult to overcome manually anymore, and are better dealt with spiritually. If you can find a way to watch it, check out the movie called "The Secret" which explains the law of attraction. Will the techniques presented in the movie solve all your problems immediatly? No. Can they help you get the powers of the universe on your side and get you on the right path? Absolutely. I've been attempting to do the things they talk about in the movie, and so far I can say things seem to be working. This is probably the most useful advice I'm capable of giving you at this point. Good luck to ya, friend!

It appears to me that there will be no real solutions forthcoming to solve the unemployment situation, which is being caused by the rapid advances, or "progress", in various sciences and technologies, especially information technologies. Since this is the case, then there will be no good outcome for a large percentage of the population. Once that portion of the population realizes that they've come to the end of the road, what will be their alternative? If the PTB knows that the end of the road is near as well what do you think they'll do? From where I sit, it appears that they have thought out well in advance what they are going to do, and have prepared for it, or even planned for it. If the reports are correct on this website about the impending attack on Iran, and the social and economic collapse that is occuring in many nations, and is apparently imminent in the US, then the outcome will not be good, for ANYONE.

Good advice

WHat field are you in and what State do you live in??
I MAY be able to help you...

SC

Can you tell me more? I hesitate to put too much specific personal info on a public board....well more than I already have but I am interested in listening to what you have to say. Please provide me some more details, if you can.

And thank you, in advance.

Its cause you are black....or a woman

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A lot of baby boomers here in Canada, were looking forward to retiring at 55 or 60.. instead of waiting till we are 65.. Now the government is raising the age at which Canada Pension can be collected from 65 to 67.. that means having enough savings to take you another 2 years before being able to get the pension...
I've never understood this, why not get us out of the work force earlier... while we are still able to enjoy retirement? We would spend money on travel, hobbies and things that make our lives easier...Lots of spin off jobs ...
The younger generations would have the jobs we left, to apply for, at a time when they need them to raise a family, buy a home and maybe get some family toys .. again spin off jobs ...
Seems to me, this would make way more sense than making older people work longer, and often leaving younger people working lesser paid jobs waiting for the better paid jobs to open up.

So basically you are suggesting that I commit fraud? Fraud is the act of deception for financial or other material gain.

I know it is doubtful that McDonald's would actually pursue legal recourse but it is still lying.

I actually think I have my head around street smarts, for the most part but admittedly I'm not some hardened thug minded person who will do anything to get what I want.

I have principals and even though I may not have much else, I still have my integrity intact and a sense of self-respect.

I guess that makes me walking target in this dog eat dog world, eh?

So be it.

There are some things that can not be taken from a person; they can only be given with consent and I have no intentions of selling my character for millions of dollars, let alone minimum wage.

Lying is not an option for me and I will accept the consequences of that decision, for better or for worse.

edit to add: I'm sure there are some rare situations that would deem it prudent to engage in lying but I think it would be a very rare and unusual situation and I would make that judgement if such an occasion arose. I do not see this situation warranting self sacrifice of my integrity.
There are some things worse than death, imho

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Due to the massive increases in day to day living expenses many baby boomers are NOT leaving the workforce.

It's not unusual to see people working well into their late 60's and early 70's nowadays

It won't be getting better for quite some time I'm afraid.

You sound like an honest and decent person...a rarity these days.

What part of the country do you live in?

In SE Florida I know a company looking for sales pros.

Most of the people in sales at that company make 50-70k per year.

PM me of you want more info

Thanks and yes, I believe it is becoming rarity. I suspect the behavioral testing is nailing me for being too honest and thus kicking me out for consideration.
From all the research I have done into these tests, they do not want honest people who care about other people because some pseudo scientist claims honest people have no drive and are not successful in making money.
I'm living proof that their theory is WRONG and I find the entire theory disgusting and deplorable.

I'll PM you and thanks

i wonder how many of the 100 million workers are drug additics. dont get me wrong i smoke hella pot but i got enough sense to get a buddy to drop some piss for me. i wouldn't be surprised if we had 100 million ppl on crack and meth and shit like that, these ppl aren't looking for work i promise ya that. and then while they all strung out looking and smelling like shit whos gunna hire them? if we consider that mabe things aren't so bad idk.

^ Bravo! ^



Integrity is *far* too rare these days.

THis is one of the reasons Romney may win.

THe economy is dirty balls right now. It sucks.

Simple, we have an economy based upon consumption

people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close, people get laid off, they don't shop anymore, stores close,



Then one day, everyone looks around, and no one has a job. Dominoes.

I don't have any money because I don't have a job, I don't have a job because I don't have any skills, I don't have any skills because I didn't go to college, I didn't go to college because I don't have any money and don't want to get into student loan debt. I don't have any money because I don't have a job, I don't have a job because I don't have any skills, I don't have any skills because I didn't go to college, I didn't go to college because I don't have any money and don't want to get into student loan debt. I don't have any money because I don't have a job, I don't have a job because I don't have any skills, I don't have any skills because I didn't go to college, I didn't go to college because I don't have any money and don't want to get into student loan debt. I don't have any money because I don't have a job, I don't have a job because I don't have any skills, I don't have any skills because I didn't go to college, I didn't go to college because I don't have any money and don't want to get into student loan debt. I don't have any money because I don't have a job, I don't have a job because I don't have any skills, I don't have any skills because I didn't go to college, I didn't go to college because I don't have any money and don't want to get into student loan debt. I don't have any money because I don't have a job, I don't have a job because I don't have any skills, I don't have any skills because I didn't go to college, I didn't go to college because I don't have any money and don't want to get into student loan debt.

This would mean that one third of the whole American population of 300 million are unemployed.
That is really a huge number.

correct. consumption on borrowed credit. when rofschildren and cockafeller and bankers are told to pull credit the economy shrinks.

Government is going to keep on allowing at least 100,000 people into the US to work using "Guest Visas" too! Bill Gates wanted it to be even more! Don't you just love capitalists!

It's not going to happen that way.

Many of the boomers I know aren't retiring--they can't afford to. The cost of living is too high, they can't sell their homes for a decent price in this economy (or else they still have mortgages, having taken out 2nd or 3rds during the party years of the '00s). Maybe their investments got gutted by the dot-com bubble, or in 2008, and haven't recovered. Maybe they racked up heavy medical bills not covered by insurance, and/or lost significant income during a health crisis.

Maybe they had to pay for another 2+ years of college/grad school because their previous career went obsolete/overseas, or they needed a Master's to get promoted. Maybe they have too much consumer debt. Maybe they're supporting adult children who are unemployed, or raising their grandchildren. Maybe they got divorced (especially if they did it more than once). Maybe they're among the countless people who have always made it from paycheck-to-paycheck at blue-collar, service-sector or low-level clerical jobs, who have never had enough money to put into retirement savings, and for whom a SS check will be enough to starve on.

There's a lot of reasons why boomers are taking their time to retire. Some good, some lousy, but all enough to keep them working.

The ones who are either very well off or else willing to make a drastic reduction in their lifestyles are still retiring. My mom did so last year at 67, and she's really happy with her minimalist lifestyle. She meets her share of the household expenses with her $1000/month SS check, and has about $80-100 left over for luxuries (usually craft supplies). She hasn't had to touch savings yet, and plans on going as long as she can without doing so.

Right now, my stepdad is still working at age 68 and has no plans to quit. He suffered a major financial setback in his 50s, including bankruptcy, and his retirement savings have never recovered. He gets paid well at his current job (a lot more than SS plus retirement savings), and it supports his golf/computer/gadget habit. But he also stays because he likes his job, likes the camraderie at work, and likes having to get up and show up and solve a new problem every day. He doesn't want to retire, and he's not leaving until he's either laid off or is physically unable to work.

But for a lot of middle-class boomers, simply keeping up their current lifestyle isn't going to be possible if they retire--and they don't want to give anything up. You can call them sheep all you like, but that's how they feel; they didn't spend their lives working so they could be poor in old age. To retire would mean no cruises, trips abroad, RVs, or moves to their dream home in a warm place that so many of them always assumed would be part of retirement. They've spent their entire working lives anticipating a secure (some even affluent), retirement where they can go do all the fun stuff they dreamed about while slaving away their youth. And that shit ain't happening the way they dreamed it. So they're going to keep working as long as they can.

On top of that, I think there's a lot of (justified) fear that what they have saved just isn't going to be enough, so they'll keep working, keep taking advantage of a steady income, as long as they possibly can. I know a couple of people over 65 who are doing just that.

And when they do quit? A lot of the time, their jobs are gone too. Two million retirees =/= two million new jobs.

My mother wasn't replaced when she retired; the company just divided up her work and shifted it onto employees already there. If my stepdad retires, most of his job will be divided among existing employees, and the tech stuff they can't do will either be done by a kid working part-time for $11/hour, or farmed out--probably to a firm that outsources it overseas. Their retirements have/will not have created two full-time job openings.

As for retirees stimulating the economy through spending, they need to have not only the extra money to spend in the first place, but enough confidence in the economy to feel comfortable spending it on stuff they don't need. I know retirees who worry (quite reasonably) that they're going to outlive their savings. Some of the oldest ones (such as my 92-year-old grandmother) end up having to spend their principal because SS plus their retirement interest/dividends aren't enough to cover their expenses. As my grandmother says, "I didn't expect to live this long, or for things to get so horribly expensive." And boomers who are looking after their own parents who are in this position are going to be very reluctant to retire.

WAR IS COMING, THERE IS NO OTHER WAY.

What's he going to do about it?

That would be ~30% unemployment. I think it's pretty bad out there but I don't know about 30% bad

There is another Way, but humanity refuses it!

This man knows what he's talking about.

I guess we will have to wait for it to be written into a History book to call this a lie.

OP, THX FOR THE INFO - I WAS LOOKING FOR SOME INFO ON THIS.

Well, obviously this is going to be a freaking mess. The idiot self appointed rulers, TPB and other A-hole minions seem to think, for reasons which I simply cannot comprehend, that they can somehow hold back the people with the military and police.

The problem with this concept in my view is that all of history refutes this when push comes to shove. It's my opinion that push comes to shove when men can't feed their kids. This isn't at all like the last great depression where 80% of people still lived on farms had chickens and cows and fields to grow food in. Serious miscaculations on the part of a generation of rich spoilt shits that never learned the story of the Golden Goose.

I think July is going to start to get really hot as the benefits end for millions, and once food stamps collapse the big R is on for sure.

An idiot could predict what the outcome will be, and that is why I took off the uniform I used to wear. I will neither serve them nor be a victim for them.