bellagirl1's Blog

Good jobs are not lst forever. The type of job may change but that doesn't mean they are not good ones. Look at replacing sewing machine operators with Longshoremen. Exports are up who has those jobs?

Our economy is driven by the stock market. What is the goal of every company on the stock market? More profit. A drop in profit translates to a drop in stock price. A drop in stock price means the company value goes down. When the cost of raw materials go up there is not much they can do. (other rich folks getting richer can't interfere with that) What other means do they have to cut cost and raise profits?? FIRE YOU. Rich people hate losing money. Even tho they have more than they could possibly spend in their life.
According to the IRS charts, in 1986 the top 50% of tax payers made 66% of the income earned in this country. In 2005 the number jumped to 87.5% of all money made going to the top 50% of tax payers. 13.5% of all income is spread among HALF the country. The spread is getting bigger.
They are not without compassion. Since they have all the money, they are willing to LEND you some. You just have to pay 10% to 30% interest. They are only trying to help you. Don't you feel the love?

I AM my brother's keeper!!!

But, in our modern society, where all things are driven by the "bottom line" (ie, "profits"), money is the driving force and the decisive matter that people often use to decide whether to help someone or not. We have become an "every-man for himself!" instead of "we are all in this together!" type of society. Too bad! You cannot take the money, power and riches with you when you die!!

There was a guy who loved money so much, he made his wife promise that when he died she would bury all of his money with him.

She did as she promised. She laid a check for the full amount in his coffin.

You act as though people 'have to' lend you money...they don't...and the stock market and economy and two different things...the stock market responds to economic data and anticipation/emotion of trends....you 'think' you are worth such and such an amount...but w/o any credentials...as jsage said; you have to be willing to do something new...

Apparently, a self-important college student attending a
recent rugby game took it upon himself to explain to a
senior citizen sitting next to him why it was impossible for
the older generation to understand his generation.



'You grew up in a different world, actually an almost primitive one.' the student said, loud enough for many of those nearby to hear.
' The Young people of today grew up with television, jet planes,
space travel, man walking on the moon.Our space probes have visited Mars.We have nuclear energy and electric and hydrogen
cars, cell phones.Computers with light-speed processing, And more.. '

After a brief silence the senior citizen responded as follows:
'You're right, son. We didn't have those things when we were young - so we invented them. Now, you arrogant little s**t,
what are you doing for the next generation?'

About sums it up. Where are the new ideas?
Leaders need to lead. Not subcontract to China.

you have a good point beehoney40...the greatest generation was usto having nothing and working hard, so they gave to their children with abandon, so their kids could have everything.

I suppose you have a point. A lot of lock key kids in this world, however, i think some of that comes from "keeping up with the jones".Somewhere the family table got lost in the attempt to pay for the table.With all the different ideas floating around,would'nt you think somebody could just settle for a cheaper table? Maybe then this generation would'nt be so spoiled.seriously though, it seems to take both people working now and thats no laughing matter.