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Jobless and hopeless in America...Isn't this true for Singapore as well? - 09-01-2011, 06:38 PM
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http://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/....html?hpt=Sbin
Jobless and hopeless in America
By Carl E. Van Horn, Special to CNN
Their financial reserves are exhausted; their job prospects nil; their family relations stressed; and, their belief in government's ability to help them is negligible. They feel hopeless and powerless, unable to see their way out of the ditch they find themselves in.
Joblessness not only leaves deep scars on people -- financially and psychologically -- but also has enduring effects on families, communities and societies. Beyond the personal suffering, the despair of unemployed workers undermines their trust of employers, the economy and government.
The core American belief that people who work hard will get ahead has been shattered. Now the majority of the unemployed do not believe that simple hard work will guarantee success....
Rather than blaming the victims of the Great Recession or each other, our political leaders need to find the foresight, wisdom and compassion to undertake long overdue reforms of the American education and work force development system.
Is the Singapore govt different? Do the Singapore govt care? I don't think so because I happen to be one of these unemployed(unemployed) who have been struggling for nearly 2 years already...
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Jobless and hopeless in America...Isn't this true for Singapore as well? - 09-01-2011, 06:38 PM
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http://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/....html?hpt=Sbin
Jobless and hopeless in America
By Carl E. Van Horn, Special to CNN
Their financial reserves are exhausted; their job prospects nil; their family relations stressed; and, their belief in government's ability to help them is negligible. They feel hopeless and powerless, unable to see their way out of the ditch they find themselves in.
Joblessness not only leaves deep scars on people -- financially and psychologically -- but also has enduring effects on families, communities and societies. Beyond the personal suffering, the despair of unemployed workers undermines their trust of employers, the economy and government.
The core American belief that people who work hard will get ahead has been shattered. Now the majority of the unemployed do not believe that simple hard work will guarantee success....
Rather than blaming the victims of the Great Recession or each other, our political leaders need to find the foresight, wisdom and compassion to undertake long overdue reforms of the American education and work force development system.
Is the Singapore govt different? Do the Singapore govt care? I don't think so because I happen to be one of these unemployed(unemployed) who have been struggling for nearly 2 years already...
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