Steam Powered Static (fic, gen, 2/?)

...asked, shocked so much that he fell out of his wide stance, and dropped his arms to his side. “No, man, she’s been helping me and my brothers. She’s been helping some of us find different jobs and making connections, trying to help us get a better life.” Virgil and Richie shared a look before turning back to Wade. “You know, and you may already know this,” Wade remarked with a rueful smile. “If ...

A Day in the Life - Chapter Eleven

..., rating subject to change Pairings: Drew/Greg, Ryan/Colin, Brad/Chip, Wayne/Jeff Plot: The gang share a large house on Anderson street, going through days of life, love, and mindless retail jobs. NOTE: Some of the retail scenes in this fic are inspired by true experiences by myself and acquaintances. Yes, really. Disclaimer: I do not own the show ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’ nor...

The catch-22 of taxes and inflation

... name(s)? Can the funds be recovered? c) when gov't says $6.4B created 30,000 jobs (@ $213K each), who are these new 6-figure earners & what do they do to earn it? (yes,... vanished into administrative costs and not gone to the actual job-holders). d)Or, were these merely hypothetical jobs, theoretically created out of allocated but undisbursed funds, and if so should I feel hopeful? When I ...

I call BS

... for state residents, result in the loss of California-based jobs, and limit the number of innovative HDTV features available to California ... so will the energy consumption due to televisions. The loss of jobs in the region is something I'm not really qualified to ...the consumers for their innovative feature needs will be out of jobs because with the new lower power-consumption limits the region won...

... leaders we fear, tired of leaders we love, and of tired of leaders who let us take liberties with them. What we need for leaders are men of the heart who are so helpful that they, in effect, do away with the need of their jobs. But leaders like that are never out of a job, never out of followers. Strange as it sounds, great leaders gain authority by giving it away." — Admiral James B. Stockdale

Economic Absurdity

.... Mr. Blinder sees some merits in tax credits and public works jobs to fight unemployment, even though he sees problems with these measures, such... He writes, "The $787 billion stimulus has doubtless saved many jobs already, and will save many more." Doubtless? I doubt it, and so do quite a few other people. There may be jobs actually and demonstrably saved by the stimulus, but taxing or borrowing ...

...That's what I don't like about her, right there! It's the... nothing . "Well, if I was there, I'd let people keep their money instead of makin' 'em hand it over to me, and give 'em jobs, not take 'em away ." It's that when you peel back the pretty, shoot-y layers of the Palin onion-- there's no onion ! It's just a conservative, boilerplate mad lib . Freedom is good! And taxes are... oooh,...

Laura

... had won and glowed. "Let me get my things..." We used to spend a lot of time together, back in college. But, once we graduated, we lost touch. In a last effort of get together, we applied for jobs at the same high school. It worked. We spent more time together once we started working together. But, this year, we had failed in keeping up with each other. I was all right with that. It happened ...

SUCCCAAAAS!

... be hilarious and probably well-received by the public. Oh well. Never gonna happen. A girl can dream though. My coworkers seem to think it's hilarious i'm bored. They say i'm too used to stressful jobs and that the will take me out of that. I am exagerating though... I mean, it's not even been two weeks. I gotta learn to chill, stat! (that seems like a contradictory sentence!) This week, I a ...

Ficlet:Kurt's First Job

... job! In a moment of inspiration, Kurt pulled out his favorite Lisa Frank notebook with the cupcake design and matching pen and began a list of careers he could possibly pursue. Jobs I Could Have -Chef -Personal shopper -Model -President Kurt quickly removed “Chef” from his list after thinking back to the kitchen incident. Oops! -Scuba diver -Fashion ...