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I suppose that's another

Verified Atheist — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:41:27 +0000

In reply to Where I work, only about half

I suppose that's another solution!

Is it to be thought

Rootman — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:25:57 +0000

In reply to By our will.......... they

Is it to be thought unreasonable

that the PEOPLE,

in atonement for WRONGS of a century,

demand the vengeance of a single day?

Where I work, only about half

Rootman — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:13:21 +0000

In reply to I would argue that in the

Where I work, only about half of us do anything.

By Grabthar's Hammer, by the

Donal — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:00:08 +0000

In reply to By our will.......... they

By Grabthar's Hammer,

by the sons of Wartham,

you shall be avenged.

By our will.......... they

Resistance — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:22:07 +0000

In reply to Actually, there is. Food,

By our will.......... they are.

Because we choose to be GOOD.

We recognize, WE are our brothers keeper.

Only the wicked could care less.

The Full Employment and

Resistance — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:16:32 +0000

In reply to I think almost everyone can

The Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act^[1]

	An Act to translate into practical reality the right of all Americans who are able, willing, and seeking to work to full opportunity for useful paid employment at fair rates of compensation; to assert the responsibility of the Federal Government to use all practicable programs and policies to promote full employment, production, and real income, balanced growth, adequate productivity growth, proper attention to national priorities, and reasonable price stability; to require the President each year to set forther explicit short-term and medium-term economic goals; to achieve a better integration of general and structural economic policies; and to improve the coordination of economic policymaking within the Federal Government

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey%E2%80%93Hawkins_Full_Employment_Act

I would argue that in the

Verified Atheist — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:52:32 +0000

In reply to I think almost everyone can

I would argue that in the current climate, employment over 50% requires significant government intervention. For better and worse, with the technological improvements we have made in the last century, it would take less than 1/3 of the workforce to keep us fed, clothed, sheltered, entertained, and with a reliable mode of transportation. If consumerism weren't the disease it is today, unemployment would likely be far worse. Or, we would be working 20 hour work weeks.

I think almost everyone can

Dan Kervick — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:41:09 +0000

In reply to I'm not sure I agree with a

I think almost everyone can do something useful. The point is that the job should be there for anyone capable of working. There is no "natural rate of unemployment." Unemployment is predominantly a government choice.

I'm not sure I agree with a

HSG — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:08:20 +0000

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I'm not sure I agree with a jobs guarantee. I know people who are simply not cut out to work. They may be physically, mentally, or emotionally incapable. Some may be lazy or resistant to authority. Such people should never be homeless or needy but I'm not sure that they should have jobs either.

Actually, there is. Food,

HSG — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:06:19 +0000

In reply to There is nothing about the

Actually, there is. Food, shelter, healthcare are all guaranteed from cradle to grave.