Job openings closed to the unemployed

[davidstcldfl]

Job openings closed to the unemployed
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... 1M70LE.DTL

This was in part of the article...
Legislation to ban discrimination against unemployed job applicants is moving through state houses in New York, Illinois and Michigan. Similar legislation has been introduced in Congress, and President Obama has sought to attach a provision to his American Jobs Act.
I find the last part about the congress and Obama interesting....

I recently read an article sent to me from a friend that works in the food service industry. In the article....the govt was helping restaraunts with $, if they hired un-employed VETS. Here was the 'catch'....the vets only qualified, as long as they had been un-employed less then 6 months.
Isn't that the same thing...?....just with a 'twist' ?

[foodchain]

Very interesting. There's a lot of flip flopping with this stuff now. I think its a way to say "look what we did to help people" but at the same time not really doing anything.
I wonder, is this an attempt to employ the returning vets from overseas that once they hit the states will end their contracts, flooding the job market with more unemployed? Such surges in unemployment, and being vets will bring more negative attention to Capital Hill. And you can't force businesses/industries to hire vets.....so why not pass laws, in an attempt to motivate? But motivating to one party over another, whether by age, race, sex or religion, etc.....isn't that descrimination of the others? And if that logic is solid, are we not showing descrimination when we open the fridge and take a beer over a glass of water? After all, YOU are FAVORING one party over the other. Just saying...