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Wandering among issues currently in the news...
-- The unemployment rate hit 9.8 percent in September -- the 21st consecutive month of job losses. Since the beginning of the recession in December 2007, the United States has erased about 7.2 million jobs, including 4.1 million lost since the beginning of this year. Those jobs may have evaporated permanently. So it's difficult to imagine the U.S. knowing a robust economy anytime soon.
-- And the prospects for unskilled young workers are especially grim. Congress raised the minimum wage 70 cents...
On Stimulus Money, CEO Pay, Theses, Coffee Snobs, Etc.
Well, let's see....retired Fed Employee-Good insurance, Check! Will be 'Deadern a Doornail' before Social Security runs out, Check! INSTANT COFFEE AT STARBUCKS! That's It! I'm ready for some Burnin' and Lootin'! No Latte No Peace!