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4. In the USA the plan is to exacerbate the problem with a new wave of outsourcing through the TPP.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 9, 2015, 04:32 AM

Nov 2015

A lot of men REALLY identify with their jobs. The loss of a job is almost a death sentence. For many, there are no alternatives. For some there are complicated mitigating circumstances. I could write a book about it. I lost my job twice. Considering my age and health, twice was too many times.

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Not much of a mystery Warpy Nov 2015 #1

In the USA the plan is to exacerbate the problem with a new wave of outsourcing through the TPP. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #4

you always know these people live in a bubble Skittles Nov 2015 #2

That is a haunting observation. Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #3

yup Skittles Nov 2015 #5

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