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Warpy

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1. The problem now is the same problem they had in 1935

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 01:52 PM

Apr 2012

There are plenty of skilled workers, but none of them want to work for peanuts. They have student debt and mortgages to pay and can't afford to work for peanuts.

They're crying for cheap skilled labor, not skilled labor in general.

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Krugman: We’re Doomed [View all] ProSense Apr 2012 OP

The problem now is the same problem they had in 1935 Warpy Apr 2012 #1

"Skilled Workmen in Demand Despite Vast Unemployment" = great find. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #2

It was a remarkable show where Krugman and Granholm were the reality based people banned from Kos Apr 2012 #3

Funny how no one with 10 years experience and a Masters wants to work for min wage n2doc Apr 2012 #4

K&R. Thanks for posting. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #5