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originally posted by: redhorse
originally posted by: StoutBroux
With what appears to be a surplus of available jobs in the US...
I'd be pretty surprised if this assertion were true. Proof please.
Listen, I get why this makes sense to people, and maybe they can make it work this time. I'll tell you how it worked while I was on welfare, 22 years ago as a single mom trying to go to college.
They had quotas to meet and those quotas had to show people that they had gotten off of "The Program" and into a job. I was flat told that if I couldn't manage school and a job and being a single mom, then I should quit college and go get a job at McDonalds. That is literally what she pointed me to was McDonalds and she wasn't trying to be derogatory or funny, she meant it, McDonalds.
So, their answer would have long term had me in a dead end, literal McJob for the rest of my life, almost certainly in and out of The Program so that they could pad their numbers for the short term.
www.ciat.edu...
IT Hiring Trends: So Many Jobs, So Few Applicants
The signs are here already. With so many IT-related positions being created, employers throughout North America and across industries often must wait months to staff key roles. What’s new is that tech jobs are remaining open because candidates aren’t even applying.
It isn’t just the shallow pool of available talent contributing to the lack of response; it’s that many candidates don’t have to look very far – or at all – to find their pick of employment opportunities.
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www.chicagotribune.com...
"Now hiring" signs seem to have sprouted in the window on every other business in the Naperville and Fox Valley areas, but not a lot of people are coming through the door to apply, employers say.
With most employers' budgets fairly stable in the year's second fiscal quarter and warmer weather dictating the need for more seasonal workers, there are jobs to be had for the asking, employment specialists said.
"There are many job opportunities out there, but I'm not sure why they aren't being filled," said Joe Henning, president and CEO of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, noting an uptick in retail and hospitality jobs in particular.
wtvr.com...
This Ohio factory owner says she has jobs but few sober applicants
An Ohio factory owner said Saturday that though she has blue-collar jobs available at her company, she struggles to fill positions because so many candidates fail drug tests.
originally posted by: Aazadan
Societies.
Those feelings are a luxury, that few who are trying to better their situation can afford, they also lead to complacency.
I have no problem with any form of welfare that supports a person and their family as long as they're using that money to support themselves while going through job training. Provided, that training results in a field that is both viable as a career, and pays enough that the increased taxes can reasonably repay all assistance over a few years.
originally posted by: eletheia
?
Societies are made up of ordinary people ... not all of whom are happy about
funding the whims of those with the *entitled* gene.
What ever happened to taking personal responsibility? The working to
support oneself while educating oneself? Many do ... others party and
expect *society* to pick up the tab!
Every journey starts with one small step
Trouble is these days everyone wants to start at the top.
originally posted by: carewemust
I was stunned to see that Hawaii's lucrative welfare benefits allow recipients to live the lifestyle of an employee who BRINGS HOME $57,000 @ year.
originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: StoutBroux
How many of those were working anyways, not disclosing it, and simply collecting welfare illegally. I bet many.
originally posted by: Aazadan
Personal responsibility is knowing when you need help, taking it, and using it to better yourself. In my case I'm incapable of working while attending class, at least until recently. There's quite simply no way I would be able to support myself on a low wage, part time job, while also taking classes that demand a minimum of 80, and usually closer to 100 hours of study per week.
originally posted by: jkm1864
I personally think there are some people out there that are more than happy to live a life of extreme poverty. Maybe if We stopped paying for their housing and moved them into tents they might get up enough gumption to support their family.
originally posted by: eletheia
Who are you trying to kid???
Although in the UK, I dont believe that universities are all that different ....
infact this year I had a young american girl doing a six month exchange
here in the UK and she didnt appear to be studying 80/100 hours a week.
Not including holidays, which there seem to be plenty of you claim the
need to be studying 16/ 20 hours a day
pull the other one.
originally posted by: Aazadan
originally posted by: jkm1864
Why the hell would You give these people a waiver??? Do You realize how much money people can make after a major storm? I'm pretty sure ICE will be checking immigration on construction crews which makes the perfect opportunity for someone to get into the construction industry at ground floor.
Why do we want people getting into an unsustainable industry? We need to be looking at careers, not temporary jobs. Being a day laborer is not a career.
originally posted by: midnightstar
Well in that your wrong ( maybe poor people just sit and starve in Africa )
But in most of the world once it gets to starvation They fight back .
As for welfare You do relize 95% is women with kids correct ?
Most men cant quilafi for any thing But food stamps ( which is 198 $ )
So all your really doing is putting pressure on single moms who when they get a job who watches the kids ?
People are so unreal It not the men who get welfare its the women .
So people want to know what the rules as to work are well here in FL i know them .
If your on welfare you are Required to work 20 hours a week If there is no job available ( who are you kidding so many jobs ?
In north fl you can live in one of the 1000 small towns that has NO jobs even the gas stations are shut down and 100 of 1000s live there .
anyway If there is no job you are then required to work in community service ( Like the people who have a small court fine for ooo disorderly can .
Now if you are ONLY getting food stamps as man that works out to 2 $ a hour
Of corse it is working people are being drooped like flys as there is not that much community serve work .
Dont worry though when they do start to starve you will finly have a chance to use the guns and amo you have .
Hope you have 10,000 guns and millions of rounds of amo lol
originally posted by: jkm1864
Apparently You think small so I wouldn't expect You to understand. I worked with a guy once whom did the exact same thing I just talked about and made a buttload of money. The guy got together with His family and formed a business cleaning up the debris and like I said He made a killing. The only thing You have to do is be able to dream and work to achieve it and it can be done. Also there is nothing wrong with getting into construction work if You do it to learn a skill. The majority of contracting companies are owned by people whom were piddly construction workers whom started hiring people with the skills and started a business.
originally posted by: links234
a reply to: Aliensun
So, what are you supposed to do between the jobs?
originally posted by: StoutBroux
The Trump administration moved Wednesday to reimpose work requirements for Americans on welfare, revoking an Obama-era policy that had urged states to apply for waivers exempting the poor from having to show they were either getting job training or looking for work.
Requiring work was a key part of the 1996 welfare reform law enacted by a GOP-led Congress and signed by then-President Bill Clinton, and Mr. Trump’s move restores the law as written.
“The waiver option offered by the Obama administration is being replaced today by an expectation that work should always be encouraged as a condition for receiving welfare,” said Steven Wagner, the Health and Human Services Department’s acting assistant secretary for children and families.
The 2012 Obama policy didn’t outright gut the welfare law. Instead, it pushed states to consider applying for waivers that would let them still pay benefits to people even if they weren’t actively seeking work, job training or meeting other criteria.
www.washingtontimes.com...
With what appears to be a surplus of available jobs in the US, looks like there's no cause for high unemployment rates. Tie that into restoring work requirements for welfare recipients.
When KS did this, many thought the recipients seeking employment would only find low paying/low skilled positions. Turns out though, that wasn't true.
The study found that those who left welfare saw their earnings increase by 104 percent in one year, which is $20 million more than they had while on welfare. In four years, these individuals saw their incomes increase by 247 percent.
Individuals who left welfare are also better off because they found employment in more than 600 different industries and found long-term, high-paying jobs.
"Critics of work requirements frequently suggest that enrollees who leave welfare are only able to find low-wage, entry-level employment," the report states. "Able-bodied adults removed from TANF found employment in more than 600 different industries, ranging from health care to finance to information technology. Even better, those who did find initial employment in entry-level jobs—such as those in food service, retail, or temp agencies—quickly found longer-term, higher-paying jobs."
freebeacon.com...
Is it the right time for this? Maybe TX will get a waiver for a year or two while people put their lives back together. But then again, maybe not. They'll need jobs and money to restart.
There is no need to create more jobs. It's all an illusion. An artificial prison. Imagine if everyone that worked a 40hr+ week was reduced to 20hrs and their pay was increased accordingly to make up the difference. You now have another 20hr job available and the ability to work less and live more. Free time leads to free thinking and that type of behavior is counter productive to them. The cost of living (comfortably), goes up and almost with criminal intent, our wages are suppressed to ensure the profitability of the few.