Even using the few figures he cites, I'm trying really hard to determine how he arrives at the idea that 134 million people are out of work.
Don’t forget in the meantime we have a real unemployment rate that’s probably 21%. It’s not 6. I’s not 5.2 and 5.5. Our real unemployment rate–in fact, I saw a chart the other day, our real unemployment–because you have ninety million people that aren’t working. Ninety-three million to be exact.
If you start adding it up, our real unemployment rate is 42%.
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So he's including all kinds of people who have no interest in working because they are retired, disabled, or in school. Amazing. It's a funny thing about work and finding work. If you want to find work, unless you are a complete idiot, then you will probably find a job. This goes for young kids looking for work also. My two sons, ages 18 and 19, are both working two jobs so they can put some money away to go to school. Actually, my oldest has three jobs because he is in the Marine Reserves also. His two other jobs both pay him over $15 per hour. My youngest son is making $11 per hour at one job, working as a cook, and he just took a second job that currently pays less, but once he is trained, they will pay him $18 to start as a cook in a top restaurant near home. My stepson is in California going to school. He is 34, so it took him a long time to get himself together. He dropped out of high school way back when, and eventually got his GED. Now he's on the Dean's list majoring in Renewable Energies, and he's already being recruited by companies willing to pay him six figures. His one break is the fact that his girlfriend is supporting him while he goes to school. Otherwise, he would be moving furniture. She too makes six figures, so things are a lot better out there than many believe.
One of the biggest problems is that kids are going to school for the wrong things. Especially with education costing so much, it's important to go into a field that has job openings available. My girlfriend's daughter just graduated in December. She is now an RN fully employed making $60,000 per year to start. She too was lucky though, as she received a lot of financial aid to get her through school without owing much money at all. Conservatives are right that there are some lazy people out there not willing to work. I'm not sure what we do about them. Cutting welfare hurts those who really need it as well as "lazy people", so that is not the answer. Where cons are wrong is in their thinking that everyone can go to school and get a good job. It isn't always that easy, and having programs available to make it easier is good for everyone.