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Old 10-13-2009, 01:19 PM   #627 (permalink)
aceventura3
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Originally Posted by Derwood View Post
in most cases, "unskilled workers" have no capacity to "climb the ladder".
My first job (on a payroll) was when I was 16 at McDonald's I made about $2.10/hour (1976), my first day I cleaned the lobby and the bathrooms and had to be trained on doing that. A year later I was an Assistant Manager. I made money and saved money for college. Now we have your attitude and stuff like this:

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The war on fat has just crossed a major red line. The Los Angeles City Council has passed an ordinance prohibiting construction of new fast-food restaurants in a 32-square-mile area inhabited by 500,000 low-income people.
Banning fast food in poor neighborhoods. - By William Saletan - Slate Magazine

Are liberals as stupid as they appear to be? Do they really not think things through? Do they not see the consequences of their actions? Why don't they want poor urban kids to get jobs?
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