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In reply to the discussion: The Unemployable 50 Something Will Be Permanent Part Of The Labor Landscape Now [View all]duffyduff
(3,251 posts)37. No, it isn't. I've been unemployed and underemployed for FIVE Years,
and there is NO end in sight.
There is no spouse around to cushion the blow, either.
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TheMastersNemesis
Feb 2013
OP
This is a basic concept that is flawed, and corporate America is responsible for it.
AndyA
Feb 2013
#4
No, they don't. The Pew figures are cited and accompanied with an analysis.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#106
That makes no sense at all - because you found some work others are exaggerating? Really? nt
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#150
The history of labor ...its movements were all for nothing. Corporations have won.
L0oniX
Feb 2013
#15
Where fast food restaurants used to hire mostly kids, I see more 50's working there now
NightWatcher
Feb 2013
#17
The corporate machine must get rid of the ones who hold the memory of better times.
ErikJ
Feb 2013
#20
There are some young DU people who feel we should just "get out of the way"
redstatebluegirl
Feb 2013
#21
Age discrimination is a HUGE civil rights issue, but are liberals doing anything about it?
reformist2
Feb 2013
#22
Don't you mean Democrats? There are few liberals that are in charge, and capable of doing anything.
Dawgs
Feb 2013
#52
It was liberals, or at least Democrats, who enacted the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Jim Lane
Feb 2013
#73
I'm shocked by how many articles talk about it as if it's acceptable, not a hint of its illegality.
reformist2
Feb 2013
#88
The ridiculous thing is that older workers have several advantages over younger ones.
klook
Feb 2013
#23
One of the problems that many older workers seem to have is that they have
winter is coming
Feb 2013
#89
Totally agree...almost five yrs unemployed and I will be 49 in a couple of months
sunwyn
Feb 2013
#26
The single biggest contribution to getting older workers back to work would be
A Simple Game
Feb 2013
#28
And getting them out of the Arkansas Legislature.. I have become ashamed of my state
LiberalArkie
Feb 2013
#45
I worked at a fortune 500 company where the supervisor loved telling us we were easily replaced.
Denis 11
Feb 2013
#123
Yup, they can't get a job and when they do it is peanuts with a mountain of
TheKentuckian
Feb 2013
#142
The 50 Something Unemployable Just A Symptom Of A Sick Job Market That I Call "Jurassic Job Market"
TheMastersNemesis
Feb 2013
#66
When I Was Still Interviewing In 1998 Stories Like Yours Were Very Common.
TheMastersNemesis
Feb 2013
#78
Independent Contractor IS The Planned Future For The US Work Force-The GOP And Its Allies Won't Tell
TheMastersNemesis
Feb 2013
#80
You left out Tort Reform which has gutted the individuals rights vs. corporations!
Dustlawyer
Feb 2013
#99
Not enough Younger-Than-Boomers thought unions and pensions were good enough to fight for.
WinkyDink
Feb 2013
#120
And The GOP Plans To Make It Much Worse. Sequester Is Just The Beginning. LEARN CHINESE
TheMastersNemesis
Feb 2013
#144
45 is the perfect age to start ones own business. It's a partial solution. The job market needs to
KittyWampus
Feb 2013
#152
The Culture Wars Were The Largest Part Of It. Hate Radio Became More And More Pervasive.
TheMastersNemesis
Feb 2013
#156