King
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« on: August 05, 2009, 01:08:28 AM » |
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One could say this terrible job market was started by people who got laid off not willing to take the retail and service industry jobs on a temporary basis. If they had that income/employee discounts to hold them over from the start, those retailers wouldn't have lost their customer base.
There's a psychological effect to having employment. A person who makes small monthly wage at JCPenney's isn't going to be afraid to make those purchases on their VISA card. A person who is raking in the food stamps and welfare checks can feel rock bottom in their physcie and choose not to spend.
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