I’ve been trying to figure out precisely how many jobs are available in the US at any time, but I think that information is not tracked. I guess it would involve employers letting someone know, “We’re hiring a new [position]” every time they decide to do so, and nobody in the government would take the [...]
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The question of what a society or government owed its people was very popular among right-wing Republicans when I was a kid. I grew up hearing that nobody owed me a job, and the government didn’t owe anyone health care. I always thought that perspective entirely missed the point. Governments are not conscientious entities. They [...]
I was so relieved to see this in my feedreader: a Racialicious post called “On Forcing Myself to Vote.” In it, Latoya Peterson describes the malaise that sets in when a thoughtful, industrious person begins to wonder if there is any point in voting in U.S. elections: So wait, we vote them back in and…then [...]
It recently has come to my attention that at least three people I know don’t realize there are limits to who you can insure on your health care insurance plan in the USA. First, let me explain briefly how health insurance works in the US. There is no socialized insurance, except for people over 65 [...]
Would someone please explain to me why most people seem to think it’s so wonderful to be tall, and tall people are better, and being tall is an advantage? I have never understood this. When I was a child, friends would fret about my lack of height. I had real problems for which I got [...]
I’m not sure why lately commenters have been expressing to me the idea that if they leave a four-foot-long comment, they are automatically entitled to a lengthy response in which I address every point. Let me tell you – if life worked like that, a bunch of us online feminist/womanist types could tie up all [...]
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