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Long-term Unemployment Reaches New High

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SBC Communications to lay off 4,000 Washington Mutual to lay off 7,400 Maybe they can get jobs at McDonald’s

I hear the Walmart in Bora Bora is hiring…..

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Long-term Unemployment Reaches New High The Los Angeles Times reports that long-term unemployment reached a 20-year-high in November. 2 million Americans have now been unemployed for six months or more. headlines from http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/12/09/160224 = = = = STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. CORPORATE MEDIA IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT’S GOING ON? = = = = Daily online radio show, news reporting: www.DemocracyNow.org = = = = Sorry, we cannot read/reply to most usenet posts but welcome email For more information: http://EconomicDemocracy.org/wtc/ (peace) And http://EconomicDemocracy.org/ (general) ANTI-SPAM EMAIL NOTE: For email "info" and "map" don’t work. Email instead to m-a-i-l-m-a-i-l (without the dashes) at economicdemocracy.org

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SBC Communications to lay off 4,000 Washington Mutual to lay off 7,400 Maybe they can get jobs at McDonald’s

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Math 101:  You can’t compare the magnitude of numbers across decades. It means nothing. If I give you $100 today, it is much less of a big deal than $100 20 years ago. There are more PEOPLE today than 20 years ago, so the unemployment RATE (the percentage) is the only relevant comparison. Long-term Unemployment Reaches New High The Los Angeles Times reports that long-term unemployment reached a 20-year-high in November. 2 million Americans have now been unemployed for six months or more. headlines from http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/12/09/160224 = = = = STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. CORPORATE MEDIA IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT’S GOING ON? = = = = Daily online radio show, news reporting: www.DemocracyNow.org = = = = Sorry, we cannot read/reply to most usenet posts but welcome email For more information: http://EconomicDemocracy.org/wtc/ (peace) And http://EconomicDemocracy.org/ (general) ANTI-SPAM EMAIL NOTE: For email "info" and "map" don’t work. Email instead to m-a-i-l-m-a-i-l (without the dashes) at economicdemocracy.org Restaurant Hiring May Lead the Way to Wider Job Gains By SHERRI DAY Published: December 10, 2003 The restaurant industry has gone on a hiring spree over the last four months, suggesting that broader gains in the job market could be on the way. Since the beginning of August, the restaurant business, which includes everything from McDonald’s to corner bars to four-star restaurants, has accounted for 18 percent of the 300,000 jobs created in the nation. …" Busboys, dishwashers…wow! REAL career jobs!  http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/10/business/10FOOD.html?hp

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Math 101:  You can’t compare the magnitude of numbers across decades. It means nothing. If I give you $100 today, it is much less of a big deal than $100 20 years ago. There are more PEOPLE today than 20 years ago, so the unemployment RATE (the percentage) is the only relevant comparison. Long-term Unemployment Reaches New High The Los Angeles Times reports that long-term unemployment reached a 20-year-high in November. 2 million Americans have now been unemployed for six months or more. headlines from http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/12/09/160224 = = = = STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. CORPORATE MEDIA IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT’S GOING ON? = = = = Daily online radio show, news reporting: www.DemocracyNow.org = = = = Sorry, we cannot read/reply to most usenet posts but welcome email For more information: http://EconomicDemocracy.org/wtc/ (peace) And http://EconomicDemocracy.org/ (general) ANTI-SPAM EMAIL NOTE: For email "info" and "map" don’t work. Email instead to m-a-i-l-m-a-i-l (without the dashes) at economicdemocracy.org

Restaurant Hiring May Lead the Way to Wider Job Gains By SHERRI DAY Published: December 10, 2003 The restaurant industry has gone on a hiring spree over the last four months, suggesting that broader gains in the job market could be on the way. Since the beginning of August, the restaurant business, which includes everything from McDonald’s to corner bars to four-star restaurants, has accounted for 18 percent of the 300,000 jobs created in the nation. …" Busboys, dishwashers…wow! REAL career jobs!  http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/10/business/10FOOD.html?hp

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Math 101:  You can’t compare the magnitude of numbers across decades. It means nothing. If I give you $100 today, it is much less of a big deal than $100 20 years ago. There are more PEOPLE today than 20 years ago, so the unemployment RATE (the percentage) is the only relevant comparison. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Long-term Unemployment Reaches New High The Los Angeles Times reports that long-term unemployment reached a 20-year-high in November. 2 million Americans have now been unemployed for six months or more. headlines from http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/12/09/160224 = = = = STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. CORPORATE MEDIA IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT’S GOING ON? = = = = Daily online radio show, news reporting: www.DemocracyNow.org = = = = Sorry, we cannot read/reply to most usenet posts but welcome email For more information: http://EconomicDemocracy.org/wtc/ (peace) And http://EconomicDemocracy.org/ (general) ANTI-SPAM EMAIL NOTE: For email "info" and "map" don’t work. Email instead to m-a-i-l-m-a-i-l (without the dashes) at economicdemocracy.org

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