Speaking of jobs
Time magazine has an interesting package about what it expects to be a better-than-expected situation for teens seeking summer jobs.
- Stimulus Sparks a Summer Jobs' Comeback
For many low-income teens in the U.S., ... jobs have been in scarce supply since the Federal Government gutted its summer-jobs program about a decade ago. But the Obama Administration is changing all that, having directed $1.2 billion to pay for summer jobs for youths.
Time also offers a list of 10 good careers to follow, during the current recession, and after.
- Finding a New Boom Amid the Bust:
- Accountant
- Entrepreneur
- Police officer
- Network and Computer Systems
- Nurse
- Nutritionist
- Physical Therapist
- Teacher
- Mathematician
- Government Management
-- George Pyle
Jobs? For all the slingers and calls I've gotten, most jobs being offered are under the table, from lawn care services to nannies to baked goods. Students, housewives, older men out of work are accepting below standard rates for cash, no reporting.
A dysfunctional economy is creating a different labor market.
Posted by: Frank | June 25, 2009 at 10:13 AM
On the key measure of jobs, VP Joe Biden showed just how poorly government is performing and doing when he said on ABC's "This Week", "We misread just how bad the economy was."
My take on that comment is that they knew, know know, and as always, refuse to change the critical equation between labor and capital. Jobs are NOT the priority for this Administration, nor for Congress. It is about propping up faltering and failing institutions by specious spending "bailout" and taxing schemes that only guarantee what all know: This is a jobless recovery ahead. If you can even call it that. To all the millions of workers who lost jobs, and all who will lose jobs, the VP is admitting the government is barking up the wrong tree. In fact, it is going out on a limb with a lot of phony talk. If you buy it, the long haul ahead is going to wear you and your family down and out.
There is no relief coming.
Posted by: Stan | July 06, 2009 at 10:48 AM
http://www.cnbc.com/id/31745432
Posted by: Stan | July 06, 2009 at 10:48 AM
More proof:
"Bailouts for everyone, but who's going to rescue Uncles Sam?"
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/273773/Bailouts-for-Everyone-But-Who's-Going-to-Rescue-Uncle-Sam?tickers=%5EDJI,%5EGSPC,TBT,TLT,SPY,FXI,UDN&sec=topStories&pos=8&asset=&ccode=
Posted by: Stan | July 06, 2009 at 11:05 AM