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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Why the "Lazy Jobless" Myth Persists

The idea is that unemployment has nothing to do with structural economic forces or rigged public policies and everything to do with individual motivation. Yes, we're asked to believe that the 15 million jobless Americans are all George Costanzas -- parasitic loafers occasionally pretending to seek work as latex salesmen, but really just aiming to decompress on a refrigerator-equipped recliner during a lifelong Summer of George.

http://www.truth-out.org/why-lazy-jobless-myth-persists66059 

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