Comments on: McDonald’s Job Applications Dumped On ‘Occupy’ Protesters By Chicago’s “We are the 1%”

By: banksterslayer#301

banksterslayer#301 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:41:51 +0000

Had so many suggest that these high school type j.o.b.s would solve the Problem(s0.Not above any type of work;just unrealistic to work 4 FT minimum wage positions IF I could get them.When it’s all said and done,it costs an inflated fortune to have even part of the basics now.Heat set@55.No money coming in meaning apply for gov assistance…aren’t they broke?Don’t have any resources left…scary times.

N.E.S.A.R.A
http://www.thrivemovement.com

By: lvent

lvent — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:34:19 +0000

In reply to lvent. I would like to add that they only destroyed us in that time frame.... we are Americans and we are fighting back..and we will never give up the fight to get back what they have stolen from us..!

By: lvent

lvent — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:16:22 +0000

In reply to talktotennessee.

talktotennessee,Yes that is true…if the kids can land a job, they still cannot afford to live in the real world on what these jobs pay, it is too expensive… 2 of my adult sons had to move back home, one because we lost our family business, the other one had to quit college because we lost our family business..I have another 20 year old son at home who can not afford to go to college on a part time job, and a 16 yr old daughter still in high school…and we are fighting 2 fraudclosures, our home and our commercial property, which was our future retirement money…all of this happened because WELLS FARGO pulled our business line of credit and put us out of business in the fall of 08, and we could not pay the house mortgage ….and Cook County then doubled our property taxes on our commercial property…so even after we rented the property out, we could not afford the $2000.00 more a month out of nowhere increase in the property taxes…That is a clear cut explanation of how fascism destroyed us…

By: lvent

lvent — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:56:46 +0000

In reply to Renoira.

Renoira, this is not a bluff…THIS IS A SLAP IN OUR FACES……in the REAL WORLD under these manufactured horrible economic conditions it would take 4 of these low paying jobs at full time and you probably would not even break even with paying the bills….When you have utility bills, insurance bills, car payments, doctor bills, a cell phone bill, property taxes, gas in the cars, rent, or a mortgage and mouths to feed this does not cut it..at all..In this lousy economy, this job with the funny hat will buy you transportation to this shit job, a tent if you do not have a car to sleep in, and some food off of the dollar menu…

By: talktotennessee

talktotennessee — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:44:03 +0000

Marilyn, Everywhere young people are moving ‘home.’ They can’t get and/or keep jobs. Not just teens or college age but married with their kids. Also the elderly are slipping into poverty in higher numbers too. Scary times and look to get worse before better.

By: Marilyn Abdilla

Marilyn Abdilla — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:35:08 +0000

In reply to Marilyn Abdilla.

CaitlinO…I read your comment first and than went to read the article…and saw where they dropped the applications down on the people….rather gutsy I must say….karma may pay a visit to them….they may be acting brave …but they walk in fear….Occupy is not what they wanted…….

By: Marilyn Abdilla

Marilyn Abdilla — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:21:35 +0000

In reply to talktotennessee.

talktotennessee…..That is exactly the way it is happening today….and come the first of the year it will get worse….anf the self-employed are hit really hard and yet it is not mentioned often enough. I am already focused on the doubling up…just in case it comes to that….I already have a daughter and grandaughter living with me and I will find room for the others…my home is not to impress..it is for shelter……and like you say..rioting may be the only answer. Hate to see it come to that….but when is enough enough…and the anger will be at it’s peak…

By: Marilyn Abdilla

Marilyn Abdilla — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:59:28 +0000

In reply to CaitlinO.

CaitlinO…..What stunt happened in Chicago last week ? Somehow I never saw anything on it….course at times I am not home to check on the news and things slip by.

By: Renoira

Renoira — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:33:15 +0000

They should fill out the applications and go for interviews…what they will hear is “you are over qualified” (especially if you are older.) Call their bluff, these out-of-touch 1%. Fill out the apps and when you’re turned down for jobs (and you will be), go back to the 1% and tell them to hire you!

By: CaitlinO

CaitlinO — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:10:48 +0000

““Occupy” protesters in Chicago last week dealt with an embarrassing stunt.”

Not embarrassing to the Occupiers; embarrassing to the out-of-touch, kleptocratic, criminal 1%ers who pulled the stunt.