FRIENDS WITHOUT JOBS

A few weeks ago I read an article in Slate Magazine written by Emily Bazelon entitled. "The Recession Wrecks Friendships: One friend gets poorer, the other stays the same." I remember thinking, the recession sucks, but can we blame it for everything?"

I have always been class conscious in my friendships. I was the first to introduce a second income, and for many of my friends that still hasn't happened. Not only that, for the last five years I've had a job that you can't be fired from.

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