California is known to be different. Of the 5%, I would guess half can't work because of disabilities or some cause while the other half might be lazy or just too used to the being on the gov teat. The other 26% didn't used to be lazy four years ago.
. On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 6:48 PM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The government considered 5% unemployment to be full employment because at > least 5% just aren't going to work..period. As for the rest, I don't know > if 47 million are lazy. I do know that the ones I have personally observed > are lazy, or at least vastly under-motivated. If they spent as much time > seeking work as they do whining about it, I'm pretty sure they would have a > job by the end of the week. If nothing else, they could turn their whines > into a blog and stick some Google ads on it. > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > So you think 47 million people are just lazy? They weren't lazy four > years > > ago. Just saying > > > > . > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I'd like to see a study of the happiness levels of those who watch > Cable > > > news versus those who don't, with a breakout by channel. I suspect > those > > > who listen to the fear-mongers are most unhappy. > > > > > > As for unemployment, every single unemployed person I know personally > > sits > > > around and whines all day about how bad things are, but never takes any > > > proactive steps to remedy their situation. I just asked one of them a > > few > > > minutes ago if today was a "sit on the couch doing nothing but bitching > > > day, or a get up off her ass and find a job day". I have no pity for > > them, > > > and no mercy. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Except that having a job does not mean that you are happy. Some > people > > > > really love their job and it is very much a part of who they are. I'd > > > > hazard a guess that most people are not in that situation and that > they > > > are > > > > in a job because they need the money. "Better than the alternative, I > > > > guess" is rarely a recipe for happiness. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:368104 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
