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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-07-08 07:11 PM
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119. america was built on farming and the association of tradesmen
this issue transcends faction or partisan politics.

a shift has taken place where we have been dehumanized tremendously.

most people don't even really deal with a "person" in hiring situations. they are scrutinized and categorized according to statistical models of probability that a company can use to screen candidates according to acceptable levels of risk.

things will not change until people can deal with each other as people and not as line items on spreadsheets subject to systematic analyses.

the answer definitely is not to tell people to go out and just "start a business." that advice is callous and reminiscent of the bullshit newt gingrich spewed in the 1990s.
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