Tom Delay: People Are Unemployed Because They Want To Be

[xp2k]

Originally Posted by als463

Yes, I show a lack of ability to process simple logic because I don't buy YOU making this a racial discussion. You don't have to call names, you are essentially saying that I am not intelligent because I don't agree with what you say..

HEY! I didnt say you were stupid or a dumbass (though you do tend to agree with and have the same morals as someone that could be considered stupid or a dumbass, but I'm not calling you that), I'm just saying you can only read the lines, not whats between them...

A far as race, I'll admit, maybe I did read more into what Kevin was saying than there really was...I'll take the slap for that.

Originally Posted by als463

So, if someone has a job or is able to find a job, does that mean they are "self-entitled"? I guess because Kevin has a career, that he worked hard for, he must be "self-entitled" in your eyes, right?

Please go back and read what I wrote, and then you tell me.

Originally Posted by als463

I guess because I think that there are other options and people need to exhaust all possibilities before complaining about not being able to find employment, I'm lacking empathy and logic, right?.

Bingo! See...I knew you could be taught!

Originally Posted by als463

Xp2k bringing "race" into the discussion doesn't exactly "help" the situation, either. Maybe instead of posting snarky comments, certain people could discuss what they think would HELP people.

Ok, what I think would "help" the situation is if people understood that having a job isnt as simple as wanting one (as studies show, since there are more people out of work than there are jobs) and that removing unemployment will do more harm than good.

[dreamseeker]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Where the hell did Titanium Gene go, anyway? Thanks for farting in a crowded elevator, dude.

lol!

Originally Posted by xp2k

HEY! I didnt say you were stupid or a dumbass (though you do tend to agree with and have the same morals as someone that could be considered stupid or a dumbass, but I'm not calling you that), I'm just saying you can only read the lines, not whats between them...


Bingo! See...I knew you could be taught!

i think i like you.

[als463]

Originally Posted by xp2k

HEY! I didnt say you were stupid or a dumbass (though you do tend to agree with and have the same morals as someone that could be considered stupid or a dumbass, but I'm not calling you that), I'm just saying you can only read the lines, not whats between them...

A far as race, I'll admit, maybe I did read more into what Kevin was saying than there really was...I'll take the slap for that.


Please go back and read what I wrote, and then you tell me.



Bingo! See...I knew you could be taught!




Ok, what I think would "help" the situation is if people understood that having a job isnt as simple as wanting one (as studies show, since there are more people out of work than there are jobs) and that removing unemployment will do more harm than good.

Are you employed? Don't talk to me like I'm a moron. Just because I don't buy it that people who are truly looking and willing to take whatever comes their way, still can't find a job, does not mean I lack logic or empathy. It means that I am realistic about the options out there-that some people are taking advantage of.

There is a difference, between people on Welfare (who may have never worked a day in their life) and people on Unemployment (who may have paid into that pot of money). Let me say that I don't see anything wrong with collecting unemployment. What I do have an issue with is people who live off Welfare OR Unemployment for a substantially long time and then complain that they haven't found a job. I have worked for everything I have. My parents didn't pay for my college. My parents aren't college educated, and yet they (like me) didn't have a hard time finding a job. Don't pretend that everyone on Unemployment is out there looking for a job or that they may not be just turning their noses up in the air to things that don't "suit" their needs.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by als463

What I do have an issue with is people who live off Welfare OR Unemployment for a substantially long time and then complain that they haven't found a job....Don't pretend that everyone on Unemployment is out there looking for a job or that they may not be just turning their noses up in the air to things that don't "suit" their needs.

The funny thing is that you and the rest of Kevin's minions think you're the only ones in this thread who take note of this.

Like I said pages ago, I feel sorry for anyone whose brain is stuck on this basic understanding and can't go deeper than this.

[xp2k]

Originally Posted by als463

Are you employed?

you asking this question alone proves that you have a different opinion of the people that you are giving your wise advice to.

If I were unemployed, would that change my logic? or the value of my opinion?

If I were employed, would that change my logic? or the value of my opinion?

you asking this question is really pointless, other than to validate your own glass argument.