The American point of view about jobs
Greece is often used as an example of where the "poor" do not want to work. Obviously no American has any idea how bad the job situation is in Greece and can only compare the work situation in America to the rest of the world.
I live in California and the job situation is pretty strange. My friend who is an electrician was on disability and recently got off disability to renew his job status and earn enough credits to be able to go back to disability. My friend is purposely want to be disabled and collect "free" money.
What about those folks on welfare here in California? Are they happy to remain on welfare and hate to work? Let me say that if welfare is kept low wouldn't that encourage more people on welfare to decide to get off welfare?
But the fact remains, there is a rate of 5% or more of unemployment and there are a lot of discouraged folks who have given up looking for work and do not show up in the 5% of the people actively seeking work.
I live in California and the job situation is pretty strange. My friend who is an electrician was on disability and recently got off disability to renew his job status and earn enough credits to be able to go back to disability. My friend is purposely want to be disabled and collect "free" money.
What about those folks on welfare here in California? Are they happy to remain on welfare and hate to work? Let me say that if welfare is kept low wouldn't that encourage more people on welfare to decide to get off welfare?
But the fact remains, there is a rate of 5% or more of unemployment and there are a lot of discouraged folks who have given up looking for work and do not show up in the 5% of the people actively seeking work.
Transportation:essential tool to rise out of poverty
Basically people in Los Angeles need a car. A car will enable a person to get to a job on time. Bus schedules are not bad but some people make sure to get to the bus stop at least a half an hour before it arrives. A trip that takes an hour will take an hour and a half and that means using three hours as opposed to one hour both ways using a car.
The bus line taxes people Two hours per day.
Car expense and time is not cheap either that puts a "tax" on people and makes struggling out of poverty even more difficult. (Some folks freeload with carpools or make allowances for that and help make a community more of a community). The loner poor is at a disadvantage compared to the poor that travel with others.
Many people will be fired from work if they are not on time. Showing up for work is essential but car expenses and transportation costs maybe too high and hence a lot of workers decide not to work because they have nothing to show for the work they put in and the expenses it entails.
The bus line taxes people Two hours per day.
Car expense and time is not cheap either that puts a "tax" on people and makes struggling out of poverty even more difficult. (Some folks freeload with carpools or make allowances for that and help make a community more of a community). The loner poor is at a disadvantage compared to the poor that travel with others.
Many people will be fired from work if they are not on time. Showing up for work is essential but car expenses and transportation costs maybe too high and hence a lot of workers decide not to work because they have nothing to show for the work they put in and the expenses it entails.
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