Comments about: Jobless rate passes 6 percent with little relief expected soon
WASHINGTON -- The nation's unemployment rate bolted above the psychologically important 6 percent level last month...
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Works40&U of Augusta, ME
Sep 6, 2008 8:49 PM
There are help wanted signs all over the place if people really wanted to work. Granted $7 bucks an hour is not much but it is much better then $0 per hour.

I have listened to my own children say they wont work for less then $10 an hour??? What is up with that? Get a job and start at the bottom just like every one else did or at least try. To many handouts and not enough people willing to even try to help themselves.report abuse
mike mitchell of portland, ME
Sep 6, 2008 7:40 PM
Agedfineinmaine I did not know it was nov already.When i cast my vote it sure will not be for MCcain.report abuse
Steve CS of Augusta, ME
Sep 6, 2008 2:21 PM
Its not just for the next president to solve. We did this to ourselves. We have to change purchasing habits to support our own workers. Is a 10% savings on something at WalMart worth your neighbors job. Was the gas guzzling SUV really needed.report abuse
AgedFineInME of AllOver, ME
Sep 6, 2008 11:25 AM
I wonder how high this number will be after 4 years of McCain/Palin in office?report abuse

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