# I pit Poverty and the current economic crisis

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**Created:** [January 1, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-poverty-and-the-current-economic-crisis/479487 "2009-01-01T18:38:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-poverty-and-the-current-economic-crisis/479487/20 "2009-01-01T22:58:09Z")

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> [@Broomstick](#):
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> Monday of this week there was a three block line at the unemployment office as of 8 am in the morning. T **here are NO, repeat NO want ads in the local papers,** not even for crap jobs. It’s been like that for weeks. The expectation is that it will only get worse.
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I’m confused - we’re in the same area - Northwest Indiana, and I just went to both our local papers - The Times and the Post-Tribune. They have plenty of jobs, both unskilled and skilled.

Here’s [The Times](http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/job-search;_ylc=X3oDMTFhNDJpazlwBF9TAzM5NjUxMTI1MQRwYXJ0bmVyA253aW5kaWFuYQRzcmMDY29uc29sZQ--?partner=nwindiana&kw=&locations=Munster%2C+IN&metro_search=0&industry=)

Here’s the [Post Tribune](http://classifieds.post-trib.com/cv3/gary/search?mainclass=Employment&batch_size=10&searchterm%3Alist=&Search.x=134&Search.y=54)  
Why are you saying there are no jobs around here? I know you’re in a bad situation, but you’re not making any sense.

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