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  1. MinnesotaSmith

    EDUC Advice To A Young Woman Who Just Graduated From High School

    Mods, I know this isn't exactly hard news. Still, most of what it covers has been discussed at length on Main in recent days, so I thought it might be worth posting there for a while. Whenever you deem it in need of being moved to the Janitor's Closet or the Corkboard, I will understand...
  2. Melodi

    USA Facing $1 billion deficit, Arizona sharply limits welfare

    This is interesting because as the article states further down they are actually dealing with Federal not State Funds - I do have concerns as to what happens after one year -in the short term anyone who can will leave Arizona (the intention I'm sure) but is Arizona ready to open orphanages and...
  3. dstraito

    ECON Retirement Versus Enjoying Your Job and/or Life

    The threads on retirement got me to thinking about how much we do because we have to versus how much we do because we enjoy it. Seems to me, at least in my life I have done a lot more have-to than enjoy scenarios. I have worked for large Corporations all my adult life. The larger the...
  4. Melodi

    ECON 1.4 million people now working with no guaranteed minimum hours or pay - UK

    An article about the growing use in the UK and Ireland of "Zero Hours" contracts - I knew this practice had practically taken over the food service industry but had no idea it had made its way into hospitals, a great way to convince doctors to move to another country! My feeling on these...
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