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05-14-2019, 04:16 AM | #103 | |
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Let me see ..... what's good to go on the food police list ...... it could be tuna fish, mayonnaise, rice, canned pineapple, orange juice, and milk, and yogurt covered raisins .... all the good cheap stuff! ..... .... no real maple syrup for you ..... is too expensive! You know the little metal, marked-down, day old, bakery rack in the back of the store there ...... with all the yummy pastry, donuts, whoopie pies, corn bread, & apple pies at Heath's in Center Harbor is the most happening spot in the whole store ..... an "e b t" program for your typical NH bargain eater .... gotta love those peanut butter whoopie pies made by LePage's in Skowhegan .... left over and abandoned .... for half price!
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05-14-2019, 09:45 AM | #106 | |
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Yes, there are people at all ends of the income spectrum that abuse the system for personal gain - but I prefer not to assume everyone does. |
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05-14-2019, 10:10 AM | #107 | |
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05-14-2019, 11:40 AM | #108 |
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Many say if you can't afford three kids, don't have them. Now that statement should start trouble.
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If everybody had three kids, the original intent of this thread would be solved. There would be lots of summer help, and retirees would rest easy knowing there is a new, larger, generation paying into Social Security.
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05-15-2019, 10:25 AM | #113 | |
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I've told this story before on this Forum. One of my closest coworkers in the RI Army National Guard lost his father in Vietnam. At the time, he was 8. His older brother was 10 and his younger brother was 4. The only thing his mother received was $10,000 from the government. Nothing else. No benefits, no nothing. His mother refused government help (welfare) since she thought it would be a poor example to her children. Instead, she worked three jobs, one full-time job (as a secretary) and two part-time jobs (as a waitress) until the kids graduated from college. One became a medical doctor, one a lawyer and the last one an engineer. All three retired from the military. The point is that it can be done. Unfortunately, hard work and perseverance is part of the solution. |
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I agree that hard work and perseverence can go a long way but some people always want to scam the system.
I have a friend I grew up with, a Vietnam vet, who thinks the world owes him a living because he was in the army. He's 75 and he's been on disability for 25 years claiming he hurt his back at work. He's was auto mechanic and went out on workers comp over 30 years ago, settled a claim for short money and never worked legally ever again. He worked under the table and cashed his disability check every month. He also was lucky to marry a woman that had a great job and paid all the bills. He's the biggest racist I know, always throwing the N word around and complaining that the illegals are coming into this country and taking his hard earned tax dollars, and he's serious when he says this. He hasn't paid income tax in over 30 years! He lives in NH now because he says there are no N word. Sometimes he makes it extremely hard to call him my friend. |
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I don't think anyone should ever depend on, or want to depend on, the system; I also know the importance and value of hard work and perseverance (don't forget I worked full time and paid for my own bachelor's and master's degrees mostly in cash, something that could no longer happen, either) but to make comparisons between what it took to succeed 30-50 years ago and now is absurd. Sent from my Moto G (5S) Plus using Tapatalk |
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"But despite the strong labor market, wage growth has lagged economists’ expectations. In fact, despite some ups and downs over the past several decades, today’s real average wage (that is, the wage after accounting for inflation) has about the same purchasing power it did 40 years ago."
https://www.investopedia.com/ask/ans...-years-ago.asp https://reason.com/2016/01/19/cost-o...nation-in-the/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tan...d-for-decades/ Sent from my Moto G (5S) Plus using Tapatalk |
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You can make all the excuses in the world. One thing I know for sure, my friend's mom would have equal success today as she did 50 years ago. The only thing that has changed is our mindset. People saying it can't be done. I think today it is somewhat easier, since people who are willing to work hard really stand out.
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Again, it's not impossible, but it's no longer a given that hard work is enough and in an economy like today, where employees are in the driver's seat, increased wages may be a necessity. Sent from my Moto G (5S) Plus using Tapatalk |
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Basically if you can't find a job in this environment then you either have some serious physical, mental, or drug issues otherwise you are just plain lazy. You're either making money or making excuses.
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The young need and expect so much more today. We did not have cable, internet, cell phones, hardly ever went out to dinner or picked up pizza. We went grocery shopping with a limited list. Chips and junk food were rare. We didn't stop for coffee on the way to work and we took our lunch to work. And you can bet a lot smoke today which is very expensive. We did not expect to have everything when we first started out but today they do. If they didn't have the government to depend on, they would have to change these habits for a few years.
Trfour, I can't help but think of all your pictures of your trip. All those kids but I bet your parents didn't take a penny from the government. |
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Perhaps a way to pay, at least in part, for entitlements could be to collect the $400 billion in taxes that are owed but never collect. That would certainly help
http://www.crfb.org/blogs/irs-loses-...r-unpaid-taxes In all seriousness, a huge problem for seasonal service industry destinations like the Lakes Region is housing. The area can’t support all the summer workers it needs year round, and it struggles to provide affordable housing during the peak season. And before we spend any more time disparaging the younger generation we should all remember that our Social Security and Medicare benefits rely on their payroll taxes. We expect to receive far more in benefits than we paid in. https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-m...-paid-what-yo/ (Article is dated - the gap between what we paid and what we receive has grown). And for those who have saved and planned well for your own retirement and don’t need Social Security, do you refuse it - or are you entitled to it? Are we just as outraged by these programs that the elderly benefit from as we are from seeing someone use an EBT card? |
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August 14, 1935: Social Security Administration was founded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social...Administration Got to wonder how Donald Trump, age-72 ..... does he receive a monthly Social Security pay-out ..... an interesting question ... he probably does?
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