The $800 billion dollar Stimulus Bill

[paladin]

Lets not talk about masters behind his back. Hes not a Strider, lolz

[Bodzilla]

my dad lost his job the other day.

[rossmum]

Sucks, bro. Mine lost his at the end of last year, but we all saw it coming and he managed to pick up his redundancy package literally days before the company went bankrupt.

[Mr Buckshot]

Strangely, in these bad times my mother's company's business actually became better than ever, she works 7 days a week in a tutoring centre that, well, helps students, typically high school ones, with homework and to prepare for exams, etc. Probably because more students are deciding to pursue post-secondary studies rather than find jobs immediately after graduation due to these bad times, hence they decide to get some extra help to improve their chances. I guess the education sector really can hold its own against economic turndowns, just like the medical sector. I'm considering that field as a possible career nowadays. The trades are holding up ok but it's only those that are directly useful to society, e.g. plumbing, electricity, those like carpentry and stuff are hit bloody hard.

Still though, I'm seeing lots of "employment spaces available" at food court stalls.