A Reading on Bailout BS

Bailout Bullshit...

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/secret-and-lies-of-the-bailout-20130104?stop_mobi=yes&page=5

Back to the drug war shortly...

North Carolina Governor renews State Unemployment Extension

So the governor restored the state unemployment extension here in North Carolina. Thats nice but does little to solve the much deeper problem of too few jobs for too many people out of work. Anyone on this extension has been on unemployment for well over a year. This can carry some people to the 99 week mark! Then what? To re-qualify for unemployment they have to return to work for at least 6 months and earn $4557 and that's only going to get 13 more weeks. The goal shouldn't be going back on Unemployment rather finding long lasting employment. All the state extension does is postpone the problems one will face with no income. The state (on both federal and state level) have failed to replace all the millions of jobs that have forever gone overseas thanks to so called "free trade". Capitalism has always been an ass-kicker of a system with both good and bad points but we do not really practice it here.

No, what we do is protect "profit". Anytime you hear it's good for business, business friendly or other similar sounding terms, replace these words with Profit! Regulation is not business friendly = Regulation cuts into profit. Why is the stock market doing so well but there is so little job creation? Lower labor costs overseas! Welfare for the most wealthy is almost never discussed. Exxon gets massive tax relief. Staggering bailouts for banks not afraid to fail! 14+ TRILLION. Google it yourself. Did they have to wait weeks for an executive order? No. Did we get any real reform? No, that would be bad for business er hurt profits or something... Will the jobs come back? No, that too is bad for business. Who's to blame?

The poor lazy jobless yahoo who is well into his second year on the dole some may say. With five qualified people out there for every opening who will hire the older worker, the minority or the disabled person? Capitalism is an ass-kicker and cares not for the powerless. So what if we are just another third world country in the next ten years with loads of dirt poor who no longer even know how to grow their own food and a handful living great in gated communities guarded by Blackwater / Xe goons we can all watch on TV? We may want to start listening to a different narrative/ story than the non-since and false dichotomy we're spoon fed on the nightly news by the two political parties. Make no mistake they work only to maintain the status quo and you and I as voters do not count. Hint- Follow the money...

Beat the "Jobless Recovery"

Sorry I've been away awhile.

Let's get our jobless recovery on! It looks like the banks are getting back in the black and Wall Street seems overjoyed! We worry about passing some more weeks of Unemployment (which is not the answer either) or spending billions on a better health care system but the real story remains out of the main stream. How much was / is the bail out? 14 TRILLION and counting! Do not take my word for it look here. Mrs. Prins knows what she is talking about. If you do not believe her, google "cost of the bail out". There are twelve zeros in one trillion. i.e. 1 Trillion = 1,000,000,000,000... Where did this money come from? Somebody is running the printing press and getting over time! It is no wonder the banker and Wall Street types are more happy these days. So what about you? How's that change working out for you? In my view, the Republicans are even worse, As I get older, I see less and less difference. It is going to take a lot more than 14-20 weeks more of Unemployment to get things going in the right direction again. I will not bullshit you, I'm no economist. So what does this got to do with a job search? Remember this blog is for one person only- you. You can still succeed.

What can you do? I've seen people doing the same old job search routine month after month (and in a few cases year(s). It is like the movie Groundhog Day, except reliving a nightmare of uncertainty, anxiety and false motivation over and over. Even if this method works, the nightmare continues. Get laid off, get fired for some stupid reason and start the whole process over again! Many move with blinders between jobs not pausing to think their way out of it. You must be creative! You must network! Sitting at home in front of a computer isolated from the rest of humanity filling out on line apps and emailing resumes is not going to get you a job, much less a career. This only leads deeper and deeper into cold dark depression. There is another way. Volunteer, play sports, do church stuff and get involved in any other activity you can think of to get around people. The job / career will find you. What need can you fill? What need do you WANT to fill? Answer these and you are on your way. If the Unemployment is out and you are looking at the ole $20 crisis, there are things you can still do.

Here a few ways to generate so income...

1. Voice 123 - voice overs.

2. Market other people's stuff on line

3. Ebay- Sell your stuff or stuff for friends on line.

4. GOARMY.COM They're always hiring.

5. Swift Transportation Be a truck driver.

Capitalism is an ass kicker. Government will not take care of you. You are pretty much on your own. I call it freedom to fail or succeed. Look with in and to friends, family and others to find what will work for you. Use the Internet to apply for jobs but keep in mind this by itself will take a very long time to work if it works at all. Network and network more...