I meet up with Bryce again to follow him throughout the day of his job search. I notice that this generation is embracing frugality in a way I did not envision. Many are living with parents, of course, but what I find interesting is that many are taking one similar habits of my subscribers by turning off cable, internet and videeo games all in a quest to save money. Or more likely, they have no choice but to cut out on all expenses considering they have no income and are ineligble for many government handouts such as food stamps, wic, section 8 housing assistance and welfare. Bryce introduces me to AD a friend taking one class at RCC. AD seems caught between 2 worlds, one legitmate world working for above board jobs like the US Census and another involving various black market opportunities. If you would like to support this project I’m paying out of pocket for the coverage. I spent about for this piece. to the kids, on smooties and for gas. If you guys would like to see more and contribute my paypal is george4title(AT)yahoo.com www.washingtonexaminer.com Frustrated area teens are facing a historically horrendous summer job market — a situation setting the stage for potentially devastating long-term consequences. The teen unemployment rate was 25.7 percent in June, more than double the nation’s 9.5 overall jobless rate. “This could end up being the worst teen summer job market in employment records going back to 1948,” said John Challenger, CEO of Chicago …
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