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It just goes to show you how out of touch they are! n/t Fearless Jan 2012 #1
"Out of touch" is being kind. Speed8098 Jan 2012 #2
Sadder still ... Nihil Jan 2012 #17
they're not out of touch, they're just evil. provis99 Jan 2012 #4
Beyond evil! Wind Dancer Jan 2012 #47
More and more and more - yes, they really are making me sick too. gtar100 Jan 2012 #3
Not just that, but that if they undertake adult education, karynnj Jan 2012 #5
Sounds like a plan to initiate discrimination. Recall early in 2011 when some employers sad sally Jan 2012 #6
Well are you really suprised though? I mean the GOP has largely been advocates of discrimination cstanleytech Jan 2012 #11
what employees pay unemployment tax? Employers pay that Roland99 Jan 2012 #7
No you're right, in the US all unemployment taxes are paid by employers.... Rowdyboy Jan 2012 #10
They're directly paid by employers, but employees definitely pay for all of it. sofa king Jan 2012 #15
You are correct Speed8098 Jan 2012 #16
+1 Roland99 Jan 2012 #20
On one hand Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #21
It's not a realistic option for everyone. mac56 Jan 2012 #25
Why is pursuing it Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #26
Why is pursuing it... LanternWaste Jan 2012 #27
It's not "necessary" Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #28
Getting as PhD and a Masters in molecular Biology helps too. LanternWaste Jan 2012 #29
Yep Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #30
Certainly you would agree that not everyone shines at being a student. mac56 Jan 2012 #31
Sure but Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #34
"The GED is setting the bar pretty low." mac56 Jan 2012 #35
Of course Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #36
You are painting with an extremely broad brush. mac56 Jan 2012 #37
Sorry, I just don't buy the "too stupid" argument Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #38
I never do this but....... Speed8098 Jan 2012 #39
I never do this either, but +1. Still Blue in PDX Jan 2012 #40
Yep, I deserve it Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #43
Nope, happens to me too. Just wanted to chime in though and say I agree with you. riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #48
Here is NJ we pay some. amyrose2712 Jan 2012 #23
It will bite them. When they alienate every demographic but one. Western europeans. WingDinger Jan 2012 #8
i take it you mean descendants of europeans? renegade000 Jan 2012 #12
Several of my tea party relatives have no HS diploma abelenkpe Jan 2012 #9
I'm going to have to make sure that I vote for at least one high school dropout in each election. Trillo Jan 2012 #13
Ridiculous is how they roll. neverforget Jan 2012 #14
Destroy education...eliminate jobs...make education a requirement to get unemployment benefits.... Evasporque Jan 2012 #18
The GOP also got angry that Obama wants every kid to have the ability to go to college. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #19
This fits in with the GOP notion that being poor is your fault. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #22
+1000 mac56 Jan 2012 #32
Next nineteen50 Jan 2012 #24
Just wait till they make being poor illegal! n/t durablend Jan 2012 #44
It's a deliberate poison pill. Lil Missy Jan 2012 #33
Good grief! When I think about the literacy level demonstrated by the signs at Republican rallies Still Blue in PDX Jan 2012 #41
"...would require anyone collecting them to have a high school diploma..." unkachuck Jan 2012 #42
More idjicy from the idjits! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #45
I have worked with people unionworks Jan 2012 #46
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