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FishermanBob said: "start treating them as someone who just doesn't want to work anymore"

That's a shameful thing to say, Bob. You know nothing about their lives. You basically just called them "shiftless and lazy."

Walk a mile in the shoes of someone who is part of the "long-term unemployed" before you judge them like that. Because the odds are we'll ALL be among their ranks soon.

Washington Post: The odds you’ll join the ranks of the long-term unemployed

PalJoey said: "FishermanBob said: "start treating them as someone who just doesn't want to work anymore"

That's a shameful thing to say, Bob. You know nothing about their lives. You basically just called them "shiftless and lazy."

Walk a mile in the shoes of someone who is part of the "long-term unemployed" before you judge them like that. Because the odds are we'll ALL be among their ranks soon."

I was coming here to post a response to FishermanBob but PJ beat me to it.

Well said.

It will be exciting if Biden enters the race. Hillary could use a little competition!

Was that sarcasm Namo? A year ago, there was nobody running against Hilary, now we have PJ admitting she will lose the first primaries. Donald Trump is making a perfect ass out of the Republican Party, and only Rick "Oops" Perry is out of the field of 17 so far. Did CNN give the 10 million to the vets yet? How can you not love what Donald Trump is doing to the GOP?

The hope and change that Bernie promises is so new and exciting!

No one ever. NO ONE.

ErikJ972 said: "PalJoey said: "FishermanBob said: "start treating them as someone who just doesn't want to work anymore"

That's a shameful thing to say, Bob. You know nothing about their lives. You basically just called them "shiftless and lazy."

Walk a mile in the shoes of someone who is part of the "long-term unemployed" before you judge them like that. Because the odds are we'll ALL be among their ranks soon."

I was coming here to post a response to FishermanBob but PJ beat me to it.

Well said.

Wow guys. Quite a reaction and assumptions about what I was calling them. My main point was how to treat them statistically, not pass judgment on them as human beings. Perhaps I could have used words other than doesn't want to work which you've all reacted to. The point remains a discouraged worker statistically is considered someone who doesn't make an effort to look because he or she believes there are none out there after making that effort. If there are jobs now available and they are aware of that and the individual still makes no effort to look, there may be legitimate reasons for that but is it still appropriate to classify them as discouraged statistically? The topic of all the reasons why someone may not look for a job even if it appears some are available is a much longer and more complex discussion.

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Someone needs to teach Bob how to differentiate what he's quoting from what he's saying, Maybe Bernie can. Bernie can do ANYTHING

Does anyone else find the phrase "Feel the Burn" a little creepy?

Bern should totes firm, don'tchyathink?

He makes me think of Meredith Baxter-Birney.

Waiting for PRS to respond to and tell me about all the candidates for president with the issues Sanders has been talking about. Or will he/she answer the same ridiculous way?

FishermanBob said: "Wow guys. Quite a reaction and assumptions about what I was calling them. My main point was how to treat them statistically, not pass judgment on them as human beings. Perhaps I could have used words other than doesn't want to work which you've all reacted to. The point remains a discouraged worker statistically is considered someone who doesn't make an effort to look because he or she believes there are none out there after making that effort. If there are jobs now available and they are aware of that and the individual still makes no effort to look, there may be legitimate reasons for that but is it still appropriate to classify them as discouraged statistically? The topic of all the reasons why someone may not look for a job even if it appears some are available is a much longer and more complex discussion."

There's a lot of research out there that indicates employers will not hire the long term unemployed. So it's not so much about not wanting to look for work as it is about being shut out of the job market.

They’re hiring, but not for the long-term unemployed.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/08/05/theyre-hiring-but-not-for-the-long-term-unemployed/

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Updated On: 9/12/15 at 07:41 AM