tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post5287111011497265886..comments2023-09-28T05:52:52.110-04:00Comments on The Ground Truth in Iraq: The Econ Report: "So How Many Resumes Should I Bring?"Erik K. Gustafsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870861092770458296noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-23254919085566735382007-07-20T12:31:00.000-04:002007-07-20T12:31:00.000-04:00Anonymous - The good news is it didn't happen. The...Anonymous - The good news is it didn't happen. The fair went off without a hitch. Granted, there is always potential for disruption of future fairs but you have to start somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Cross your fingers the next one goes off without a hitch too - then they would be making some great progress. That's already 4000 more people with a glimmer of hope. Who knows what that could turn into.Geoff Schaeferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061582791900736630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-14020983582427381822007-07-20T12:29:00.000-04:002007-07-20T12:29:00.000-04:00Rwst346 - You couldn't be more right. And to claim...Rwst346 - You couldn't be more right. And to claim that employment has a ripple effect is an understatement. I just don't think people realize how important a job really is. <BR/><BR/>Getting laid off is one thing, but knowing there isn't even the slightest possibility you're going to get hired again - at all, anywhere in the country - or that you could die because of your next job if you're lucky enough (or pay enough) to find one, understandably drives people to extremes.<BR/><BR/>I would just like people to put themselves in their shows and try to imagine what it would be like here. That's the only way we can gain a better perspective on the gravity of the situation.Geoff Schaeferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061582791900736630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-60634750851735648412007-07-20T12:06:00.000-04:002007-07-20T12:06:00.000-04:00Makes sense but the insurgents would probably try ...Makes sense but the insurgents would probably try to disrupt the job fair! Any congregating place is a potential target for them. This would be a particularly demoralizing one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-42690484898569455852007-07-20T10:42:00.000-04:002007-07-20T10:42:00.000-04:00The fact is that just about everything good in any...The fact is that just about everything good in any country springs from people having jobs, and not make-work jobs. I am pleased you adressed this issue and realize that jobs are a starting point that produce a ripple effect of legal, education and health, self respect etc. I could go on and on.RWSt346@aol.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605854971582081902noreply@blogger.com