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Great Recession

Get a job!

May 23, 2017August 4, 2010 by Shay

Being unemployed when you don’t wish to be unemployed is generally one of those things that ranks up there as being a life shattering event or at the very least pretty damn uncomfortable. I know because I speak from experience. It was on July 3, 2007 I was let go from my teaching gig and …

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Categories Current Events, Money, Random babble Tags 99ers, Alexandra Jarrin, Great Recession, unextended unemployment benefits 3 Comments

Struggles of a young Black Man & the Great Recession

May 23, 2017March 15, 2010 by shay subscriber

Today’s post is actually an email that my brother who is a tad younger than me sent. Unemployment rates are high as hell and if you are Black its even worse. I thought what he wrote reflected the struggles that many are facing and in some ways captures the angst of many who were sold …

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Categories Money, Racial and Cultural Tags Black unemployment, Great Recession




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