From: Barking@The.Moon
Thats great. Certifications which nobody cares about.
Key word - "employment screening".
If certifications mattered, then they would be doing background checks for
certifications. I have a BS and I could wipe my ass with it for all the good
it'll do me. You dont get ahead in the US by working your ass off every
day - you get ahead by being the son of so-and-so, the daughter of
whats-her-name, the brother of whats-his-face, or the buddy of a somebody.
It is the result of putting everything up for sale or trade, including jobs.
Jobs are treated like a commodity. It would be easier to find a gram of dope
than a decent job. Go figure.
> Read again, Critter. These ladies are receiving certifications.
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> On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 23:48:08 GMT, "Critter" wrote:
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> >> I think this is wonderful. Anything, well, almost anything beats the
day
> >> in, day out monotony of prison life. A change of scenery is great, and
if
> >> it helps them learn a skill and challenges them abit too, then that's
also
> >> great.
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> >It has only one functional purpose today - to keep inmates busy. The very
> >idea that they will better themselves through gainful employment is a
MYTH,
> >little more than a FANTASY. There are many felons who will find jobs, but
> >they WILL be bounced around from place to place like pingpong balls, and
> >many more will simply not find jobs.
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> >Well, to rephrase, they will "find" plenty of jobs, but they will not
> >actually get "hired" for any of them regardless of qualifications,
abilities
> >or potential.
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> >This is corporate policy, and this is law. These policies and attitudes
have
> >gradually crystallized over many many years of wars, unrest, riots,
slavery,
> >etc etc etc. This is probably the origin of many of the silly licensing
> >requirements as well, such as chauffers licenses, barbers license,
> >bartenders license, etc. As long as a license is required for these
> >occupations, they can effectively prohibit you from owning your own
> >business - forcing you into poverty and hopefully death (evidently).
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> >I think that it lends a lot of insight into a whole new dimension of
> >historical attitudes, and how people in the US have practiced capitalism.
> >There are really 2 sides to the coin. One the one hand you would like to
> >become as wealthy as possible, but the flip side of the coin is that
there
> >is a tendency to try to drive others deeply into poverty out of spite.
> >Economists have ignored this phenomena - but it is very real. There is a
> >clear motivation to prevent ex-cons from ever working again. Economists
are
> >in DENIAL if they do not recognize this cruelty, and it's impact on the
> >economy. Talk about going to college to get stupid.
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> >There are hundreds of things which economists look at to guage the health
of
> >the economy. Unemployment claims, profitability, productivity, consumer
> >confidence, etc etc etc. But, I do not believe that anyone has ever
> >recognized the phenomena of "employment deprivation" or "advancement
> >repression" when practiced against millions of people. Certainly people
have
> >complained about it enough with respect to EEOC matters for minorities,
> >women, etc, but they dont want to admit that it is an important or
relevant
> >metric in macroeconomics. I think that they need to stop lying to
> >themselves.
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