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The reason I've started wondering is because I recently had an interview at a McDonalds, and I asked the manager how many people where going to be hired. He told me that he had interviewed over 30 people for 2 positions. Apparently you now need a bachelors degree to flip hamburgers.
Yea.
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2012-08-20, 07:07 AM #1Warchief
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Is the US on the verge of an economic collapse?
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2012-08-20, 07:08 AM #2Titan
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End times are near if you have to compete for a job in a McDonalds.
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2012-08-20, 07:09 AM #3Warchief
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I know that's supposed to be a joke, but it may not be far from the truth.
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2012-08-20, 07:09 AM #4The Insane
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Currently, no.
If certain people are able to pass certain laws were they elected, then yes, easily. But that kind of discussion goes in the two stickied threads.
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2012-08-20, 07:12 AM #5Herald of the Titans
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Yeah but I bet 20 of those 30 just showed up to meet their unemployment or welfare interview quota.
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2012-08-20, 08:17 AM #6Banned
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Depends on how you define economic collapse, but generally speaking, no, not at all. Unless Congress decides to play chicken with the national debt again.
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So I guess when you think about it, it's not that far from collapse.
Is that what he said? That he's not considering peopel without a bachelors?He told me that he had interviewed over 30 people for 2 positions. Apparently you now need a bachelors degree to flip hamburgers.Last edited by semaphore; 2012-08-20 at 08:17 AM.
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2012-08-20, 08:19 AM #7Banned
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Yeah I don't think so. I see help signs all over the place here.
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2012-08-20, 08:24 AM #8High Overlord
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Many industries have bottomed out. I can no longer get a payroll job in my city without a bachelors degree. Its even stated so in the job description. The pay hasn't changed. Your only hope at getting an office position without a degree is by going through a temp service. That in itself is dangerous. I've had to get temp jobs these last 3 years to stay afloat. Every interview i've had for a stable in company position so far, the manager has used my temp jobs as an excuse not to go forward with a second interview.
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2012-08-20, 08:36 AM #9Dreadlord
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The Capitalist system of eternal debt and growth is doomed to colapse anyway it's mathematical, the question is not yes or no but when...
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2012-08-20, 08:45 AM #10Warchief
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Originally Posted by semaphore
So not at all, but yes? Ok.
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2012-08-20, 08:56 AM #11Banned
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It's fundamentally okay, but political instability is a massive risk that can render realities on the ground unimportant. Originally Posted by Typrax
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2012-08-20, 08:58 AM #12The Unstoppable Force
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We're not in great shape, but it seems relatively stable at least, rather than something like the great depression where everything collapses over mere days. I'd use the word "sinking" instead of "collapse", it implies being more gradual.
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2012-08-20, 09:27 AM #13Deleted
I heard your country's debt is around hundreads of billions... so yes.
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2012-08-20, 09:29 AM #14Banned
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The world would be a much worse place if the US had no debt. Originally Posted by Arnorei
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You wish. $11 trillion public debt held by the public. Originally Posted by Arnorei
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2012-08-20, 12:23 PM #16The Undying
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LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!! OH HOW I DO WISH OUR DEBT WAS SOMETHING AS RIDICULOUSLY LOW AS THAT! Originally Posted by Arnorei
Sadly we were in the tens of trillions.
I've seen jobs wanting receptionist to earn 11 dollars an hour and have a masters degree. So really I am not surprised at all.
The US has been on the verge of a collapse for ages. It is on the verge and it will stay on the verge of a collapse without collapsing as it usually does, unless something happens...Last edited by Themius; 2012-08-20 at 12:24 PM.
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2012-08-20, 12:38 PM #17Deletedwow... and I thought it was worse when thinking it's only "a few hundread" billions. But now... wow, just wow, I don't even know how someone can make such a debt. Originally Posted by semaphore
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2012-08-20, 12:43 PM #18Merely a Setback
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No.
Things are actually turning around. As hard as it is to believe, unemployment is going down and the economy is growing.
But it is still hard to get a job at the moment in a lot of places.Putin khuliyo
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2012-08-20, 12:46 PM #19Pandaren Monk
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Without a political 180*, any effect will be temporary. Originally Posted by orissa
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2012-08-20, 12:47 PM #20Mechagnome
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The US could be going back into another recession, but honestly the one that we need to worry about is China with its real-estate bubble that WILL collapse and will make the US's one look pale in comparison.
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