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In reply to the discussion: The Unemployable 50 Something Will Be Permanent Part Of The Labor Landscape Now [View all]NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)17. Where fast food restaurants used to hire mostly kids, I see more 50's working there now
I feel bad for the amount of shit I know they must tolerate just to bring home a tiny check each week.
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The Unemployable 50 Something Will Be Permanent Part Of The Labor Landscape Now [View all]
TheMastersNemesis
Feb 2013
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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