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Why Washington Doesn't Care About Jobs

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Why Washington Doesn't Care About Jobs

Post by DesperateInRI on Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:37 pm

There is only so much social distance a society can take. The social science literature shows that as social distance increases, trust declines and aberrant and predatory behavior increases. The basic mechanisms of representation erode, and the social fabric tears. “An imbalance between rich and poor,” Plutarch warned, “is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.”


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Re: Why Washington Doesn't Care About Jobs

Post by gettheminNOVEMBER on Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:45 pm

Everyone should read and share this.


The other problem is that our system is responsive only to voices at the top of the social pyramid—the bankers and businessmen who are raking in record bonuses and the professional upper middle class, which is recovering much faster than the nation as a whole Frustrated

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Re: Why Washington Doesn't Care About Jobs

Post by DesperateInRI on Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:48 pm

gettheminNOVEMBER wrote:Everyone should read and share this.


Do it! Did you see how many gripes your one gripe created on FB?

http://www.unemployed-friends2.org/t574-white-house-has-received-a-gripe-this-gripe-is-influencing-4472560-people-thru-32023-friends-and-followers

I posted, it is the last comment in the thread.

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Re: Why Washington Doesn't Care About Jobs

Post by ET on Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:55 pm

But this is nothing new. Centuries old. What does Gripe do? How is it helpful to get our views across..please explain.
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Re: Why Washington Doesn't Care About Jobs

Post by DesperateInRI on Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:57 pm

ET wrote:But this is nothing new. Centuries old. What does Gripe do? How is it helpful to get our views across..please explain.
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