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There was a time in America when virtually anyone that wanted a job could go out and get one and the United States boasted the largest and most prosperous…

“Many Americans that actually do have jobs right now find that they simply don’t make enough to take care of themselves and their families. They are called “the working poor”, and their ranks are growing steadily. Today, about one out of every four workers in the United States brings home wages that are at or below the federal poverty level.”

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“But if you still do have a job, you should consider yourself to be fortunate.  There are millions upon millions of Americans out there without any job at all.

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Did you know that 53 percent of all Americans with a bachelor’s degree under the age of 25 were either unemployed or underemployed during 2011?

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Hordes of fresh college graduates are entering the marketplace each year only to find that the good jobs that they were promised simply are not there.”

See on theeconomiccollapseblog.com