Opinion: Get used to a life of layoffs

Hewlett-Packard is eliminating 27,000 jobs, and those facing the cut are likely to be older and have difficulty finding another job, Norman Matloff says. So, he asks, is jettisoning the veterans the hidden agenda in mass layoffs? FULL STORY

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