tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13703322.post115443961749824293..comments2023-11-02T11:11:12.120-04:00Comments on Secrets of the Job Hunt: Older Men Giving up on Job MarketUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13703322.post-51285510164845461832008-01-17T20:03:00.000-05:002008-01-17T20:03:00.000-05:00It's not just blue collar worker. I'm fifty and ha...It's not just blue collar worker. I'm fifty and have a bachelor's degree in my field from a well-respected college. I've been struggling to remain self-employed since 2002. Some years it's been ok, but I have no savings and each month I'm at risk for losing my house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13703322.post-67530448629424970382007-12-09T15:31:00.000-05:002007-12-09T15:31:00.000-05:00The "army" of displaced and disconnected may some ...The "army" of displaced and disconnected may some day band together and wrest control of the federal government (and to a lesser extent state governments) away from the elite class, the BIG corporations and wealthy/powerful special interest groups.<BR/><BR/>Blue collar workers of the working poor demographic have competed economically with MILLIONS of illegal aliens for years.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps those sliding down the socio-economic ladder will now truly understand our plight.<BR/><BR/>Arise, citizens!!! Band together. The USA is in the throes of class warfare and the common people are losing.<BR/><BR/>Cast off those economic chains!!!<BR/><BR/>Do what so many of the Founders told us to do in their writings when a government no longer serves the masses of citizenry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13703322.post-34590885021715314502007-05-01T23:21:00.000-04:002007-05-01T23:21:00.000-04:00Just finished reading this, wow! I too am a male 3...Just finished reading this, wow! I too am a male 35 out of work. I thought I was weird or something but I have peers now. I had a white collar job and was let go/phased out. I now work at home and do anything to make money. This is a strange phenomenon, what the hell are policy makers doing? Don't we elect people to advance society? Sad, really sad. NAFTA kills jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13703322.post-1154449278390551362006-08-01T12:21:00.000-04:002006-08-01T12:21:00.000-04:00I saw this article too - I found it facinating. 1...I saw this article too - I found it facinating. 13% is a huge percentage. I also thought that it was very interesting that about 8% of non-working men between 30 and 54 lived in households that had more than $100,000 of income in 2004. Thanks for posting about it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com