unemployment

After dropping out of art school Andy finds himself unemployed and living with his overbearing parents, but things become more interesting when he is offered an unknown job from two strange out of towners.

When an economic and social collapse finds Stan and Charmaine, a married couple, living in their car and exposed to the dangers on the streets, they see the Positron Project as an answer to their prayers. Everyone who participates is allowed to live in the comfortable town of Consilience with reliable employment, a roof over their head, and no worry for where their next meal will come from. The only trade off is, after living comfortably for six months, they must spend time as inmates at the local prison, after which time they can return to their home in Consilience. But when Charmaine becomes entangled in a romance with another man, the Positron Project begins to look less like an answer to prayers and more like a doomed prophecy coming to fruition.

"2010 marked the year when the National Bureau of Economic Research declared an end to the Great Recession. The economy had shed over six million jobs in 2008 and 2009, but few had been recalled to work by 2010. Today, government policies have yet to make a significant dent in unemployment. Here, Ravi Batra explores why this is the case. He explains how joblessness can be completely eliminated--in just two years, and without the help of our painfully incompetent Congress. The President and the Federal Reserve have the legal authority to generate free-market conditions that will quickly end the specter of unemployment, all without involving Congress.Some examples of how to end unemployment without congressional intrusion: [bullet] Creating a bank by the FDIC to compete with banking giants and then charging only 5% interest rates on credit card balances, instead of the standard 10-35% seen today [bullet] Banning mergers among large and profitable firms, as such mergers directly cause layoffs and reinforce monopoly capitalism [bullet] Aid to small businesses in the form of cheap loans and government contracts, because small firms have been real job creators since 1980, while Big Business has been a job destroyer [bullet] Offer retiree bonds to increase the incomes of pensioners who live on savings and whose incomes have been practically destroyed by the collapse of interest rates [bullet] Bring oil prices down to $20/barrel, which would lower a gallon of gas to $1.50"--.

When Dad loses his job the children learn how to work together as a family to separate the needs from the wants and have fun together while they do it. Includes a parents guide.

Ruby Lu's father loses his job on her first day of third grade, which causes many things in her life to change, and she is willing to do a lot to help out but giving up some things seems impossible.

Contains a fictional story in which a young girl describes how she was affected by her father losing his job; and includes information and guided counseling facts and exercises aimed at helping readers cope with a similar situation.

While his mother tries to find another job, Carlos creates something special out of a crack in the wall of their small apartment.

While his mother tries to find another job, Carlos creates something special out of a crack in the wall of their small apartment.

Eleven-year-old Dasie watches the effects on her family and friends when the lumber mill that supports the town closes its doors.

Examines the nature and problems of unemployment in the United States discussing such topics as depressions and recessions, cycles of unemployment, and what government and the private sector can do to lessen the problem.