I agree, we older Americans had nothing given to us, we worked hard and saved our money to purchase items we needed. Today, I see people buying things on credit cards that they can't afford to pay for at the end of the month. Personal debts are a problem. People think they should have everything they like. Probably 50% of the stuff never…
I agree, we older Americans had nothing given to us, we worked hard and saved our money to purchase items we needed. Today, I see people buying things on credit cards that they can't afford to pay for at the end of the month. Personal debts are a problem. People think they should have everything they like. Probably 50% of the stuff never gets used at all. There is a big difference between what you need and what you want. What I'm saying is, to many people want it fixed today and don't realize we are in it for the long game. America is perfect and she is constantly evolving. Patience and Perseverance! Stay a player...
Thank you, Patty, thank you Lady Emsworth, I had wanted to add that, while we have all seen rising grocery (and many other) prices, we react to our difficulties here and now... but turning around the economy of a huge country or ship takes time -- even without mutineers on the bridge and in the engine room... and we want instant gratification...
Three jobs and still hard to get by? Is that the kind of living-to-work treadmill you're talking of, Ned McDoodle?
And fearing to fall ill lest you lose your job...
The kind of compulsive and compulsory workaholism that makes for built-in inefficiencies, an unhappy workforce, an unhappy society. Unhappy, but too busy trying to keep afloat to become a threat to those who count...
I can not seem to scroll back to the thread from which this exchange is the derivative.
EDIT: Peter, this comment was directed toward you and Lady on the credit card debt. People may be out of money and using credit cards out of desperation rather than instant gratification.
We'd not be seeing the hijacked Republican Party turned into a barely disguised Nazi-type tool and used with some success to subvert the Republic if a substantial number of people had not been reduced to desperation by a few decades of the same subversives' activities.
I agree, we older Americans had nothing given to us, we worked hard and saved our money to purchase items we needed. Today, I see people buying things on credit cards that they can't afford to pay for at the end of the month. Personal debts are a problem. People think they should have everything they like. Probably 50% of the stuff never gets used at all. There is a big difference between what you need and what you want. What I'm saying is, to many people want it fixed today and don't realize we are in it for the long game. America is perfect and she is constantly evolving. Patience and Perseverance! Stay a player...
Thank you, Patty, thank you Lady Emsworth, I had wanted to add that, while we have all seen rising grocery (and many other) prices, we react to our difficulties here and now... but turning around the economy of a huge country or ship takes time -- even without mutineers on the bridge and in the engine room... and we want instant gratification...
Excellent analogy, Peter.
Not sure I agree. Perhaps people are not making enough money to make ends meet.
Three jobs and still hard to get by? Is that the kind of living-to-work treadmill you're talking of, Ned McDoodle?
And fearing to fall ill lest you lose your job...
The kind of compulsive and compulsory workaholism that makes for built-in inefficiencies, an unhappy workforce, an unhappy society. Unhappy, but too busy trying to keep afloat to become a threat to those who count...
I can not seem to scroll back to the thread from which this exchange is the derivative.
EDIT: Peter, this comment was directed toward you and Lady on the credit card debt. People may be out of money and using credit cards out of desperation rather than instant gratification.
Fair enough.
We'd not be seeing the hijacked Republican Party turned into a barely disguised Nazi-type tool and used with some success to subvert the Republic if a substantial number of people had not been reduced to desperation by a few decades of the same subversives' activities.