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jtcond13 ◴[] No.13106117[source]
Your periodic reminder that 'retail salesperson' is the most common job in America (~4.5 million).

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/the-10-m...

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gech ◴[] No.13106162[source]
It's just a starter job, people shouldn't rely on them as a career, it's their fault, bootstraps, etc. etc.
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deelowe ◴[] No.13106467[source]
This isn't a solution. It doesn't matter who's "fault" it is. If 4.5M people lose their jobs very quickly, we're going to have a big freaking problem on our hands.

Retail, fast food, stock pickers, truck drivers, etc.. etc.. Sure you could say "don't make menial jobs your career" all you want, but this is still going to be a huge freaking issue sooner than later.

This is from just last week: https://www.ft.com/content/dec677c0-b7e6-11e6-ba85-95d1533d9...

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1. Skunkleton ◴[] No.13108756[source]
We should go bravely into the future, and solve problems as they arise. Maybe this is the catalyst for basic income?