“disconnected youth”
Hat tip to Michael Oman-Reagan who brought this to my attention. Apparently, the current version of H.R.1, the stimulus bill being debated in the U.S. Senate, includes incentives for hiring “disconnected youth” which the bill defines as:
“(ii) DISCONNECTED YOUTH.–The term `disconnected youth’ means any
individual who is certified by the designated local agency–
“(I) as having attained age 16 but not age 25 on the hiring date,
“(II) as not regularly attending any secondary, technical, or
post-secondary school during the 6-month period preceding the hiring
date,
“(III) as not regularly employed during such 6-month period, and
“(IV) as not readily employable by reason of lacking a sufficient
number of basic skills.”.
Like many of you, when I first heard “disconnected youth” I assumed it was a reference to the digital divide and its effects on youth. Not so much. According to this bill, “connecting” youth simply means softening them up for corporate circulation.
