Why the Job Numbers Are So Bad

[Seshmeister]

i dunno.

there's probably some kind of disability payment coming in, his wife is super ginormous. she rarely leaves the house.

Maybe she is a phone sex worker.

[fifth element]

McDonald's is great if you like the taste of saw dust. They used to be clean but they aren't anymore. With so many franchises it's impossible to run McD's to the old standards they used to have. It's like saying KFC is of the same standard it was with the Colonel ran it. He was known to show up to your franchise unannounced and if it wasn't up to his standard he took the pressure cookers and the secret batter mix and you were not selling his chicken anymore.

McDonald's is also a rip off. It's expensive for what you get. There are so many better places to eat for the money.

agree....you can eat at many buffets, (lunch) for the same price that you can get a burger, fries and drink.
In fact, at $5.49 for lunch, Ryans, Inc and Hometown Buffet have McDonalds beat unless you chose the Dollar menu.

[twonabomber]

Grey/Black economy?

There are millions of people that are completely outwith the system in any country.

i dunno.

there's probably some kind of disability payment coming in, his wife is super ginormous. she rarely leaves the house.

[Yount]

i wonder when they're going to just roll in and take us all out.

[Seshmeister]

that's my neighbor. i don't think he's worked since i moved in two years ago, and he had mentioned he was out of work for at least a year before i got here. i wonder how the hell they make it.

Grey/Black economy?

There are millions of people that are completely outwith the system in any country.

[Nickdfresh]

Which umbrella do they fall under?

I found this....


The Coast Guard's legal authority differs from the other four armed services: it operates simultaneously under Title 10 of the United States Code and its other organic authorities, e.g., Titles 6, 14, 19, 33, 46, etc. Because of its legal authority, the Coast Guard can conduct military operations under the Department of Defense or directly for the President in accordance with Title 14 USC 1–3.

They're under Homeland Security during peacetime (previously, it was the Dept. of Transportation). In wartime, they're essentially part of the Navy...

[twonabomber]

As is the case with many things, this confuses me.

What do these people do? How do they continue to live? Eat? Have a vehicle? A roof? There surely aren't that many more lining up every month at the soup kitchen or living behind the drug store.

that's my neighbor. i don't think he's worked since i moved in two years ago, and he had mentioned he was out of work for at least a year before i got here. i wonder how the hell they make it.

[Nitro Express]

Which umbrella do they fall under?

I found this....


The Coast Guard's legal authority differs from the other four armed services: it operates simultaneously under Title 10 of the United States Code and its other organic authorities, e.g., Titles 6, 14, 19, 33, 46, etc. Because of its legal authority, the Coast Guard can conduct military operations under the Department of Defense or directly for the President in accordance with Title 14 USC 1–3.

The Coast Guard falls under the Navy umbrella in time of war. In fact the Coast Guard is operating in the Persian Gulf right now. The Coast Guard is technically a federal law enforcement agency but also can be used in naval military operations during times of war.

[sadaist]

Everything except the Coast Guard...

Which umbrella do they fall under?

I found this....


The Coast Guard's legal authority differs from the other four armed services: it operates simultaneously under Title 10 of the United States Code and its other organic authorities, e.g., Titles 6, 14, 19, 33, 46, etc. Because of its legal authority, the Coast Guard can conduct military operations under the Department of Defense or directly for the President in accordance with Title 14 USC 1–3.

[Nickdfresh]

Does the dept of defense include all branches of the military, national guard, coast guard, reserves?


*and it at least has the coolest logo.

Everything except the Coast Guard...

[Nitro Express]

Another reason I don't do business with McDonald's and Walmart is I don't like to support slavery.

Struggling companies don't have the option of paying their workers more, because they operate on razor-thin margins. But this is not the case for Walmart, McDonalds, Starbucks, and other robustly healthy companies that employ millions of Americans in low-wage service jobs.

Corporate profit margins, in fact, are close to an all-time high, while wages as a percent of the economy are at an all-time low.

So companies have plenty of room to pay their employees more, if only they choose to do so.



Read more: http://articles.businessinsider.com/...#ixzz1wCIcV7Hu

They are shitty companies and I might add the Department of Health and Human Services just gave McDonald's an Obamacare exemption. They don't have to pay into it while other employers do. This is all about gutting what's left of non-corporate America and independent business.

[Nitro Express]

Does the dept of defense include all branches of the military, national guard, coast guard, reserves?


*and it at least has the coolest logo.

Yup the DoD is the Pentagon. It includes all the branches. It runs 800 military bases worldwide.

[Nitro Express]

As is the case with many things, this confuses me.

What do these people do? How do they continue to live? Eat? Have a vehicle? A roof? There surely aren't that many more lining up every month at the soup kitchen or living behind the drug store.

I am seeing a sad trend right now. I drive around rural areas and see TONS TONS TONS of vans, trailers, rv's, campers parked out in nowhere or in someones yard with people living in them. I have a feeling this trend will only grow. Start paying attention as you drive around and I bet you start noticing this. A trailer is fine for 1-2 people but stuffing a family with kids into one? It shouldn't be this way guys. I personally could live happily in a small trailer/RV but can't imagine trying to raise a family in one.

You have your state government to thank for that. Talk about idiots. They had the seventh largest economy in the world and turned it into the worst bond rated state in the union. California is a basket case. They won't cut their spending, they have driven the industry and much of the productive people out and the shit for brain governor wants to raise taxes. Of course someone will come in and buy it up cheap. I don't even enjoy going there on vacation anymore. It's pretty sad to see what happened to the place. I remember the good times.

[sadaist]

McDonald's is great if you like the taste of saw dust. They used to be clean but they aren't anymore. With so many franchises it's impossible to run McD's to the old standards they used to have. It's like saying KFC is of the same standard it was with the Colonel ran it. He was known to show up to your franchise unannounced and if it wasn't up to his standard he took the pressure cookers and the secret batter mix and you were not selling his chicken anymore.

McDonald's is also a rip off. It's expensive for what you get. There are so many better places to eat for the money.

Ahh...maybe. I only get cokes, coffee or McMuffins and have never had any issue whatsoever. I haven't dabbled into the rest of the menu in a long, long time.

[sadaist]

another 522,000 adults quit looking for work and are no longer counted.

As is the case with many things, this confuses me.

What do these people do? How do they continue to live? Eat? Have a vehicle? A roof? There surely aren't that many more lining up every month at the soup kitchen or living behind the drug store.

I am seeing a sad trend right now. I drive around rural areas and see TONS TONS TONS of vans, trailers, rv's, campers parked out in nowhere or in someones yard with people living in them. I have a feeling this trend will only grow. Start paying attention as you drive around and I bet you start noticing this. A trailer is fine for 1-2 people but stuffing a family with kids into one? It shouldn't be this way guys. I personally could live happily in a small trailer/RV but can't imagine trying to raise a family in one.