Tom Delay: People Are Unemployed Because They Want To Be

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Ggirl617

I'm not going to pretend that I know everything about this issue, but I don't understand why people who aren't mentally or physically disabled can't be completely self sufficient and take total responsibility for themselves

Have you noticed the little recession we're in?

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Have you noticed the little recession we're in?

They also might want to click the link above showing 4000 unemployed people who are able out looking for work.

if that's not being responsible, I don't know what is.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

You don't know what tomorrow will bring. Because of your situation you may believe that you will have your job 'forever' but you never know what may happen that *POW* you could be unable to work.

Kevin not everyone's life is like yours, people on GC have told you that time and time again and I don't think you get that. It's not everyone has the ability to find a job 'just like that' and it's not for a lack of trying. Like others on here, I have friends with multiple degrees who can't find work regardless of the income spectrum they are looking.

I also agree with AGDee, libramunoz and MC have said. It's not as 'easy' or 'simplistic' as you say...hell if you want to be a help, give libramunoz a hand, make yourself useful, start a job bank or something so that way you can at least feel like you've helped someone who needs it. It kills me also the people that complain that unemployed people are lazy but aren't doing anything to help them.


Kevin it really amazes me how you come out looking when you enter into these kinds of debates...and you keep coming back.

Bravo. This is the first time in a long time that I've completely agreed with you!

Kevin, God forbid, nothing ever happens to you and your job. God forbid that you never lose your license for whatever reason. God forbid YOUR CLIENTS, who you live off of, never lose their jobs and therefore end up not being able to pay you. God forbid, the area you live in doesn't end up like the areas we live in where people can't afford lawyers anymore.

Godspeed asshole.

[ZTAngel]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Godspeed asshole.

Quote of the day.

Originally Posted by Kevin

But I get to watch as my money is spent on this crap and then I, who will still be gainfully employed for the rest of my life, will get to bear a lot more than my fair share in paying it back.

I sure hope so, Kevin, but you can't always anticipate the curve balls life will throw at you. Your dad's law firm could get hit with a major malpractice suit and go bankrupt. I've seen it happen. Or maybe you lose your license to practice law for some reason. In a situation like that, I would hope you'd take your own advice and start washing windows or mowing lawns. Maybe then you'd see that the unemployment situation isn't all that cut and dry.

[LegallyBrunette]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I hope you're right about being gainfully employed the rest of your life. But I wouldn't take that for granted, if I were you. I know too many former lawyers who prove the assumption wrong.

This.

Kevin, I don't know where you went to law school but I've gathered that you are a recently barred attorney. Do you REALLY not have any classmates who are unemployed (not that most of them can take advantage of unemployment benefits)? Even Harvard Law School has been having issues with placing the classes of 2009 and 2010. Better yet, and more relevant to this discussion, call your Career Services office and ask how many older alumni report being laid off.

Originally Posted by Ggirl617

I'm not going to pretend that I know everything about this issue, but I don't understand why people who aren't mentally or physically disabled can't be completely self sufficient and take total responsibility for themselves