Dave wrote in
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On Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:07:33 +0000 (UTC), Larry Blanchard
But you need to do something instead of just gripe about it.

What needs to be done is to bring back jobs for unskilled labor. But
other than point that out to the politicians, there's not much an old
geezer like me can do.

Yes, I have to agree with that sentiment. Unfortunately, times have
changed. When I was 18 (mid seventies), if I was willing to do a
little manual labour, I could go out and get a new job every week. It
isn't that way anymore. (or so I'm told). Today, every potential
employer wants references and work experience. The practice of
teaching a new employee from the ground up has all but disappeared.

Of course, the sense of entitlement that many young people have these
day doesn't help the current situation much, but they had to learn
that sense from somewhere, and unfortunately it's us, the older
generation who taught it to them.

One of the reasons I retired was that I wanted to use my hands some of
the time to make something, rather than move bytes in my work computer.
But yes, even my wonderful grandkids sometimes grumble about manual work.

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Best regards
Han
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