Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/16

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Subject: [Leica] PESO: America, from Occupy Philadelphia
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:33:10 -0500
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On Oct 16, 2011, at 6:07 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:

> Wonder how all these occupiers were able to get off work for so long?

Many of the Milwaukee "Occupiers" (a one Saturday event) were "laid off" or 
otherwise unemployed; part of that 9.1% as well as the 99%. I spoke with 
quite a few degreed professionals with 20 plus year professional careers who 
have been unable to find "any" work for 4 to 12 months. Others have been 
forced into early retirement. Others are serious students who can no longer 
finance their educations; or find employment. The stories are many and sad. 
Minorities in Milwaukee have more than 4 times that 9% unemployment rate. 
And those rates do not include the people who have simply given up on the 
prospect of finding work.

Regards, George


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