You’re mistaken if you believe the 99% will just rage against the 1%. They won’t stop until they protest against half of America, and then they will turn on themselves. After reading all the “We Are The 53%” submissions, I was inspired to write my own. The 53% figure refers to the percentage of working […]
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Let’s pretend we’re Founders of a new high tech company. Competition is fierce, but we’ve raised money from some Venture Capitalists to pay for equipment, marketing, and personnel. Would you hire this recent graduate for your company? We are looking for hungry recent college graduates in engineering, marketing, and sales who are willing to work
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During difficult economic times, Socialism becomes a popular ideology due to the increased amount of economic suffering. But there are some reasons why socialism is bad highlighted below. When times are good, it’s OK if others make a lot of money and do well, so long as you are also doing well. As soon as things turn
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There is a risk of being overqualified. If you are overqualified, you might not get the job because the employer might think you’ll leave at the very next opportunity. Being overqualified might also raise some eyebrows as to why you are there in the first place. This post discusses the risk of being overqualified when
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This is not an educational post. Instead, this is a post about discovery since I don’t quite understand President Obama’s American Jobs Act. One of the key initiatives of the jobs bill is “extending unemployment benefits further” given how bad the labor market is now. I’m in full support of this ~$450 billion dollar bill,
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Unemployment day sounds like a good idea. Back in 2011, when this post was fist write, we were just coming out of the recession. Today, it is a similar situation post pandemic. With the US unemployment rate at 9.1%, Americans everywhere celebrated employment by taking Monday, 9/5 off. Does anybody else not find it a
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Getting fired sucks. You won’t be able to collect unemployment benefits. But it might not be so bad for your life in the long run. On Yakezie.com, I wrote a post about what I’d do if I got laid off tomorrow. Go check it out. I am the perennial optimist and try to see the good
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How many unemployed workers are there today? The unemployment rate in the US is roughly 4% as of April 2024. However, I’m hard pressed to find anywhere close to 6% of the people I know who are unemployed. If you listen to the media, you’d think the world was coming to an end again. But,
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The S&P Credit Agency now ranks right up there as the most hated company in the world. And Deven Sharma, President of the S&P should probably go into hiding. President Obama is breathing a huge sigh of relief because the public will no longer only associate the market meltdown with his lack of leadership. History
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Are you wondering where is the best place on Earth to raise a family? As a father of two young children who retired early, I’ve been looking around everywhere. I’ve discovered a lot of young guns living mobile lifestyles in Bangkok, Playa Del Carmen, Costa Rica, and other exotic sounding places. If you don’t plan
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