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Officials Say "Capes For the Unemployed" Plan Not Super
After what must have been an epic marketing meeting, a Florida unemployment agency decided to give 6,000 red capes to the jobless as part of its "Cape-A-Bility Challenge" public relations campaign. The capes cost $14,000 (not a bad price for 6k capes actually) and featured a cartoon character named "Dr. Evil Unemployment." As one might imagine, officials are calling for an investigation to be launched. It's a good thing there are an abundance of caped do-gooders without jobs in the area who should be able to help.
When you are ready to act like an adult by acknowledging that most unemployment is a result of deliberate public policies meant to keep wages low and profits high, and not of some immaturity on the part of the unemployed, we'll treat you like an adult. Until then, go away, the big people are talking now.
Tom Swiss | the infamous tms | my blog
You cannot wash away blood with blood
Last time I checked politics make perfect sense if you're willing to take the time and think about it. The democratic party tends to support the social safety net and generally promote the welfare of the poorer classes. The Republican party tends to support the business community. What we have now is the "tea party" who tend to the bigoted and loosest of cannons influencing one party and in a country that is aging and seems "center-right" (though arguably is center-left by population) we're going to get these ludicrous ideas. Wasting money on this to make the unemployed seem less desirable is just cruel and disturbing. The demonization of the poor, non-white, and liberal is disturbing. On top of it all the constant false dichotomy between the two parties to avoid controversy is so pathetic and irritating. Make a stand, have an opinion, stop trying to play the centerist scheme since the center in our politics is rarely a real place.