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 Given the constant flow of dreary news battering American workers &amp;ndash; including today&amp;rsquo;s announcement that jobless claims soared to 524,000 in December as the unemployment</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)</generator><item><title>re: Workforce Development and Economic Stimulus</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2009/01/09/workforce-development-and-economic-stimulus.aspx#3346405</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:04:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3346405</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2009/01/09/workforce-development-and-economic-stimulus.aspx"&gt;microsoftontheissues.com/.../workforce-development-and-economic-stimulus.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;5000 people laid off.....because you didn&amp;#39;t make enough PROFIT???&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Here&amp;#39;s an idea. Look at the Big 3. Compare yourselves to them. Do you have private jets? Boats?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;INSANE salaries with RIDICULOUS &amp;quot;bonus&amp;#39;&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Here&amp;#39;s my thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;PARK the BOATS&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;PARK the JETS&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Drive yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Streamline or restructure your way of thinking. You can only fly under the radar (pun INTENDED) for so long.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Layoffs because you didn&amp;#39;t make ENOUGH profit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Doesn&amp;#39;t that sound wrong?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Maybe it&amp;#39;s just me. I thought making money was a GOOD thing? Maybe I&amp;#39;d better start going into debt?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Just my 2 Canadian cents worth...........wait.....there&amp;#39;s an idea!!!....Convert all your money into Canadian!! You&amp;#39;ll get 1.25 on the dollar.....now thats good business! And I&amp;#39;m just a Plumber....LOL&lt;/p&gt;
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