Another 36 Thousand Jobs down the drain - 3 post in LBN

[liberal N proud]

Depressing

Pfizer to buy Wyeth for $68 billion, cut (8000) jobs
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3706840

Sprint to eliminate 8,000 jobs
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3706837

Caterpillar Moves to Cut 20,000 Jobs
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3706825

[tekisui]

1. That is depressing.

Every state will suffer job losses the next few months, at best. Hang in there, everyone.

[Dawgs]

2. And you posting these again helps how?

I thought we were trying to move away from fear.

:shrug:

[islandmkl]

3. fear of reality and the truth?....

the avoidance of both got us where we are now...

[Lost4words]

6. .awareness and fear are not the same thing,these are facts!

the fear is yours. smell the coffee or dont get out of bed. We dont need any more hiding the TRUTH.

still working arent you!

[Lost4words]

7. what a naive reply

[lunatica]

9. You're confusing fear with being informed

Fear by itself is irrational and it's what they use to keep you line and disempowered. Fear of the terrorists, fear of being attacked, yada, yada. Being informed is about empowerment and being able to face your irrational fears and overcoming them. One saps your energy and the other gives you something you can work with.

[Fleshdancer]

4. holy crap! 20,000 jobs cut from Caterpillar??!?!

Of course the Pfizer and Sprint losses are bad too, but damn...20,000. Wow.

[Coyote_Bandit]

5. Have to say

that I really feel for these folks.

My experience tells me that there will be lots of handwringing over all the job losses - but there won't be much in the way of assistance to help these folks find new jobs.

[MorningGlow]

8. And another

Clothier Hartmarx files for bankruptcy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sat-hartmarx-bankruptcyjan24,0,1329614.story

Hartmarx is now the parent company of Hickey Freeman, where my grandfather worked as a tailor in the early part of the 20th century. The Great Depression didn't do in Hickey Freeman, but this economy might. :(