On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:23:17 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:03:03 -0700, wrote:

On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:25:43 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

In the recession of '71, a lot of CA aerospace engineers were flipping
burgers and pumping gas. Unfortunately, there are no longer any
gas-pumping jobs.

So what? What's your point here?

I'm merely responding to Jessica that unemployed college graduates
hurt as much as unemployed anyone else. Plenty of college graduates
shop at Wal-Mart and eat at McDonald's. Some grads have mundane jobs
with both corporations while seeking and hoping for more challenging
work.

Looks like you've trying to weasel out of your claim that "there are
no longer any gas-pumping jobs". The facts: 1. There are still jobs
pumping gas. 2. There are lots of jobs with similar pay and skill
requirements. 3. Those who claim that they can't find such jobs are
either BSing, or of such low skill/motivation that they aren't up to
displacing those who are currently working those jobs. Hell, any kid
fresh out of high school ought to be able to take over one of those
jobs by promising to come in on time every day. Of course, he'd have
to mean it and back it up with something more than the last guy who
claimed to be a hard worker even though he made a habit of
disappearing into the bathroom 3 times a day for half-hour smoke
breaks.

Wayne