With a Democratic administration now in office, the New York Times is now highlighting the bright side of high unemployment:
How can you tell that we’ve gone from a Republican to Democratic administration? Reading the New York Times provides readers an instructive guide for unemployment coverage. Gone are the snarky references to “McJobs” in a Republican recovery, when unemployment was at 5.4%, or political criticism disguised as pseudointellectual etymology when it was at 5.8%. Now, the NYT highlights the blessings of unemployment when it reaches 9.7%, especially to community organizers-cum-politicians.
Interview enough people, and you can find someone to say anything, such as:
For some of the jobless, the experience has triggered a profound reassessment.
Yukyong Choi, 36, a former litigator who has not worked in a year, is now an unpaid volunteer for P.J. Kim, a City Council candidate in Lower Manhattan.
“One thing that I’ve discovered through this process is I don’t really want to go back to that life,” Mr. Choi said. “That was a life filled with 18-hour days, and having to work with people you may not enjoy. It’s not the money anymore; I want to do things that will have a real effect on people’s lives, as opposed to just trying to get a company out of a situation.”
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