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Back to the Future

September 15, 2011 askmeYes and Other Answers

Eighth in an ongoing series about the deeper reasons behind the difficulty of finding work It may seem odd to look back at Feudalism, universally considered one of the most unpleasant and backwards economic systems[…]

The Downside to Consumerism

September 8, 2011 askmeThe Economy

Last week we looked at the upside of Consumerism, the ways in which it functions well as an employment-creation system. This week we’ll look at the darker side of our trusty economic engine. Seventh in[…]

Spend ’till you drop

September 1, 2011 askmeThe Economy

Sixth in an ongoing series about the deeper reasons behind the difficulty of finding work Let’s take a good hard look at our old friend Consumerism, the dominant Employment-Creation System (ECS) in the modern world. […]

The Bright Side of Unemployment

August 25, 2011 askmeSocial Change

Fifth in an ongoing series about the deeper reasons behind the difficulty of finding work Don’t jump off any tall buildings yet. Despite the abundant Direness, things are less bleak than they appear. The problem[…]

Dire Trend #3: Busywork?

August 18, 2011 askmeThe Economy

Fourth in an ongoing series about the deeper reasons behind the difficulty of finding work (Adapted from an essay originally presented on 4/4/05) Most Americans are familiar with the phenomena of “busywork” –time-consuming tasks of[…]

Dire Trend #2: The Global Pyramid Scheme

August 11, 2011 askmeThe Economy

Third in an ongoing series about the deeper reasons behind the difficulty of finding work Dire Trend #2 – The Global Pyramid Scheme: This second trend is a little easier to miss than the first[…]

Dire Trend #1: Debt

August 4, 2011 askmeThe Economy

Second in an ongoing series about the deeper reasons behind the difficulty of finding work Dire Trend #1 – Runaway Debt: I think everyone has pretty much noticed this one, and if not, it’s because[…]

I’m bright, talented, hardworking, well-educated and have good social skills. Why can’t I find a job? After I graduated from college I worked for about two years for a small company, but they went under over a year ago. Since then I’ve been pounding the pavement with no results. I couldn’t even land a retail job I’m overqualified for. What the [CENSORED] is going on?*

July 28, 2011 askmeThe Economy

Dear Jobless, In the smaller picture, you may be doing something wrong –looking for the wrong kinds of opportunities, not projecting a professional image, showing up for your job interview with spinach in your teeth[…]

Is this statement a tautology: “If there were no opportunities there would be no crimes” ?

November 18, 2010 askmeLogic

It depends on how strictly you want to define the word “tautology”. A) FORMAL: If you wanted to evaluate it this statement as a formal tautology you would have to rewrite it as a formal[…]

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Author: askme

Back to the Future

The Downside to Consumerism

Spend ’till you drop

Dire Trend #3: Busywork?

Dire Trend #2: The Global Pyramid Scheme

Dire Trend #1: Debt

Is this statement a tautology: “If there were no opportunities there would be no crimes” ?