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[alphorn] 05/1/2020 11:10

Here is a true short story of the rewarding experience of a temp assignment. Having completed studies and waiting for papers was assigned to a old board director in one of the major UK breweries. He was responsible for slot machines, etc. many of the slot machines at that time were the same mechanics with different faces. I found out a very strong correlation between the face used and the type of pub/bar to net takings. A striking difference.
The result was a complete reorganisation of the gaming machines in many many establishments in the UK. The board director was a star, wanted me to stay for another project, but for me it was a temp assignment. It still brings a smile.

[gotnorolex] 05/1/2020 11:05

"The only benefit is it is character building" Doesn't that say all BB

[minerve 2] 05/1/2020 11:00

gotnorolex

Personally I don't see any difference of work ethic between a motivated student who gets up early and goes to the library to study versus a teenager who gets up early to go and work for minimum wage. In fact, I think the work ethic of the student is better because the motivation is there without instant reward.

Some of my family members didn't bother going to university. Got instant jobs, instant money and with it almost instant indebtedness at one's own discretion by playing the crony capitalist game of materialism.

Work ethic is either there or it isn't. You don't need a brown envelope from a minimum wage employer to develop the skill or prove that you have it.

[gotnorolex] 05/1/2020 10:49

It's all about the work ethic and actual job experience in early working life, even before a career is identified as the most fulfilling given the individual talents of the youngster about to embark on life's journey!

Min you always add a sting! "Go into a place like B&Q and see how many old people need to work there and supplement their pension - these are the losers of your generation which generally had it way too good".

[bargainbob] 05/1/2020 10:48

Oh my Jacko getting it tight today.

[alphorn] 05/1/2020 10:32

Points on both sides.

Several posters here rely on the education argument - more important 'what have you achieved since your INITIAL education'?

Education should never stop until one's last breath. That is an issue for some here.

[jacko07] 05/1/2020 10:07

CTR..You obviously are a Trump supporter, so there is no point in a discussion.

I must see it all wrong, Obama inherited a fantastic economy. The deficit wasn't growing billions by the hour in 2008 when lame duck Bush left office. The bill for the crazy Iraq war was still being paid for.

Is it unfair to blame Obama for events over which he had no control? During Obama's terms, there was far less federal income than usual. The recession and the Bush tax cuts reduced tax receipts. At the same time, the cost of Social , Medicare, and other mandatory programs continued to increase.

If you understand economics, you will be able to grasp that Obama inherited the worst economy in US history and the deficit running was out of control. If you don't get it, maybe you should buy shares in Trump University, where it seems you may have been educated.

[xxxxxy] 05/1/2020 09:20

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[xxxxxy] 05/1/2020 09:19

  Eurozone suffers lost decade with weakest growth of all major developed economiesTruth Matters 5 Jan 2020 6:59AMINDISPENSIBLE EU?!"Eurozone suffers lost decade with weakest growth of all major developed economies...with analysts predicting the economic malaise will extend into the 2020s." DTWe absolutely cannot do without being eternally shackled to this trading block - according to the Remain establishment and their useful idiots.Thank goodness truth has prevailed in the nick of time!Reece Blenkinsop 5 Jan 2020 12:05AMFunny the BBC never posted this on their front page. What a total loss cause the EU is. Totally over regulated, too slow and a currency that only benefits Germany. Just how idiotic remaintards can have the cheek to demand we stay in the EU is beyond me.Andy Watson 5 Jan 2020 1:51AM@Madeleine RichardsonLet's take a look at youth unemployment, shall we?Greece 43.3%Spain 38.7%Italy 35.1%Cyprus 26.3%Croatia 26.1%Portugal 24.6%France 23%Belgium 21.7%Finland 20.6%Sweden 17.7Luxembourg 17.3%That's tens - perhaps hundreds - of millions of young lives sacrificed on the altar of German mercantilism so that "the traditionally rich countries (I presume you're referring to Germany) still have a standard of living that most people in Britain can only dream of".And you think that's acceptable?But hey, no surprise that you have to blame someone else for it!htTps://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/01/04/eurozone-suffers-lost-decade-weakest-growth-major-developed/

[xxxxxy] 05/1/2020 07:38

 The continuing bias of the Today programme?By JOHNREDWOOD | Published: JANUARY 4, 2020To show how unbiased they wish to  be the Today programme had an item  dealing  with criticisms that they are biased. The item failed to grasp why so many of us think there is bias in much of what they do. They are  so keen to run anti Brexit material that they come across as an institution with a strong view more than independent journalists trying to tease out the different beliefs and views of the audience they serve. They do not seem to know all the positives that led us to vote for Brexit. They also repeat daily the same climate change issue with a series of repetitious stories to the exclusion of other major problems and preoccupations of listeners.Their one sided approach is reflected in  their use of so called experts. These people usually  share a similar economic, political and scientific world view. The bias of the experts is never explored. They are not usually asked about their past failures in predicting and forecasting and never asked who they vote for or which philosophy or other influences most weigh with them. Most accept, for example, that Brexit will cause economic damage. They are inclined to say leaving without a deal is "falling off a cliff" or is "disastrous". They may tell us trade will be  disrupted or even  imply it may in many cases be badly damaged if we dare to leave under WTO terms. The economists  if they are old enough would likely have recommended the Exchange Rate Mechanism which gave us a nasty recession, and would have supported the Bank of England's actions which helped bring the commercial banks down in 2007-9.They rarely interview people who believe that Brexit is a good economic opportunity which can make us better off. They never wish to remember that some of us correctly predicted the ERM disaster and warned against the chosen Bank and government action in 2007-9. They will not explore the role of the Maastricht criteria in recent austerity economics . Their few interviews with possible Bank of England Governor candidates in the run up to the selection of the new Governor were pathetic, with no attempt to understand the many mistakes the Bank has made in recent years or to ask candidates how they might improve or change it.When I have been invited on it is usually to fill some special political slot for a Eurosceptic, rather than to have a sensible interview on  the state of the economy and the policy options facing a country soon to be independent. I am treated to the usual barrage of Remain  questions which become as repetitious as most of them are silly to provide "balance". Yet the many more numerous Remain interviewees are usually spared having to answer all the questions I would wish to ask them about their past false forecasts and their present misunderstandings  of what is happening in our economy whilst still fully in the EU.I guess the journalists cannot accept  that Brexit is a great idea of the people who just ask that the Establishment does their job. We want government to  show how the freedoms and the extra money can be used to improve lives and our country's standing and prosperity which is why the Conservatives have just won a majority. The Leave voter listeners who are still tuning in just want to know why the BBC seems to have such a down on the abilities and prospects for our country outside the EU. They should know the case that says we will be better off with Brexit and give it equal prominence to the negative Remain forecasts.

[sentimentrules] 04/1/2020 21:00

Minerve 24 Jan '20 - 18:13 - 288603 of 288609
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The Jacko Drop Kid tips only two stocks to people and loses on both!

LOL

[mr.elbee] 04/1/2020 20:08

crossing.

the catastrophe has never happened over debt and wont for the reasons I mentioned
1/Legality wont come into it. Governments will take what they want and creditors know this.This nearly happened with Greek islands over the totally fake German/Greek debt crisis ten plus years ago
2/50% haircuts on Greek debt was the norm recently...it easily could be again...and anyone who rocks the debt boat could be advised that that would be the result
3/Inflation ALWAYS reduces the real burden of debt. Which is why governments encourage it.
4/Sorry but I do not believe this technology will end all jobs malarkey.It is just media numpties trying to scare us again..like the millenium bug..or global warming..or the mad Iranians.

[sentimentrules] 04/1/2020 18:34

Did he not bite yet? He will. Too easy looool

[sentimentrules] 04/1/2020 18:31

Go play with bitcoin jacko. Must be a crypto guru somewhere you can follow, .
Not be leaching info from the savvy here

[sentimentrules] 04/1/2020 18:28

Bargain Bob...

I admire your class and held tongue even in the face of thickos like jack07

A Scottish trait no doubt