Scranton: The Rich are Getting Richer; the Poor are Getting Poorer (layoffs, school)

[Simons]

Originally Posted by RebelPhotog

I love rich people. They pay me lots of money to photograph their weddings and their kids. Poor people NEVER hire me. I pay my bills because of wealthy people who hire me. I pay a ton of money in taxes for social programs that are supposed to help the poor. Perhaps my work ethic could be redistributed to the poor through some type of social program.

As for unions, many of them like to bite the hand that feeds them.

Well said.. I could not agree with you more. IF the people without money would work harder they would have money as well. It is simple, work two jobs. I don't care if one is at McDonalds for 5 hours, and you work another place for 3. Heck work 10 hours a day... my husband does. He did not always have a great job. Through sacrificing -we are at a wonderful place in our lives. Do we deserve it.. darn right we do.

[Eyes]

I have a theory on the seeming increase in poverty.

Truth is .. jobs have been moving into NEPA.

However ... so are prisons and drug rehab centers. .. it is a fairly big business.
Prisoners have families ...
If they are on assistance .. it is easier to move near the prison over trying to get there to visit from the cities the prisoners come from.
There are buses in the area that take the families to the prison to visit.
When the prisoner or rehab patient is released (or leaves a program) they all stay in NEPA.

It is merely a shifting of the population.

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by Simons

Well said.. I could not agree with you more. IF the people without money would work harder they would have money as well. It is simple, work two jobs. I don't care if one is at McDonalds for 5 hours, and you work another place for 3. Heck work 10 hours a day... my husband does. He did not always have a great job. Through sacrificing -we are at a wonderful place in our lives. Do we deserve it.. darn right we do.

Wow. Just wow. First of all, do you realize how much daycare costs? Do you realize that sometimes people are OVER qualified for jobs like McDonald's and can't get hired there? Do you realize that one is shortchanging their family quality by working so many hours?

And I'm sorry....the jobs where you do work the hardest are usually the ones that are paid the least.

Your post is so riddled with inaccuracies and right wing propaganda BS, I wonder if this isn't Rush Limbaugh posting here.

[go phillies]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

Your post is so riddled with inaccuracies and right wing propaganda BS, I wonder if this isn't Rush Limbaugh posting here.

So, working hard to get ahead in life and support a family, as opposed to milking the government gravy train, is "right wing propaganda" in your book?

[johnqpublic]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

Wow. Just wow. First of all, do you realize how much daycare costs? Do you realize that sometimes people are OVER qualified for jobs like McDonald's and can't get hired there? Do you realize that one is shortchanging their family quality by working so many hours?

And I'm sorry....the jobs where you do work the hardest are usually the ones that are paid the least.

Your post is so riddled with inaccuracies and right wing propaganda BS, I wonder if this isn't Rush Limbaugh posting here.

If you want your family to just get by, by all means , have no ambition, If you want to provide for your family , you do what you have to do..

and, whats wrong with hard work? its an honest living, and nothing to be looked down on

if your hurting for work and need to take a less than desireable job to get by, so be it, dont pad the application, and you wont be overqualified..

working and shortchanging?? sorry kids but you need braces, but instead of me working toward that, I would rather sit home with you..you need new school clothes ? wear those small ones

In the End Magritte, there is only so much income, if your needs exceed that you have two choices ,provide, or do without.

[Huckleberry3911948]

Originally Posted by go phillies

I think unions are a scam these days....they don't care about the worker as long as they're collecting their dues. They're really nothing more than political organizations these days....basically an extension of the democratic party. They sell the workers out when its contract negotiation time, and you only hear from them when its election time and they spend the workers' dues on political propaganda mailings, always in support of liberal democrats. I know from experience.

trust me when you are hungry and down and out
rush limbaugh will not share his meal with you-- not one bite.
he did not get that size by sharing.

[go phillies]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948

trust me when you are hungry and down and out
rush limbaugh will not share his meal with you-- not one bite.
he did not get that size by sharing.

Because there's no fat liberals right? What's Rosie O' Donnell's excuse? Rosie would probably kill someone before she'd share her twinkies!

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by go phillies

So, working hard to get ahead in life and support a family, as opposed to milking the government gravy train, is "right wing propaganda" in your book?

No, the fallacy of working hard = making a decent amount of money is a product of right wing propaganda.

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by johnqpublic

If you want your family to just get by, by all means , have no ambition, If you want to provide for your family , you do what you have to do..

and, whats wrong with hard work? its an honest living, and nothing to be looked down on

if your hurting for work and need to take a less than desireable job to get by, so be it, dont pad the application, and you wont be overqualified..

working and shortchanging?? sorry kids but you need braces, but instead of me working toward that, I would rather sit home with you..you need new school clothes ? wear those small ones

In the End Magritte, there is only so much income, if your needs exceed that you have two choices ,provide, or do without.

Where did I say anything about hard work somehow being bad? I didn't. I said that hard work is not rewarded as it should be in this country.

Working 40-50 hrs per week is one thing.. Working 60+ is quite another.

Money isn't everything.

[EnyaGirl]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948

trust me when you are hungry and down and out
rush limbaugh will not share his meal with you-- not one bite.
he did not get that size by sharing.

Actually, Rush has lost 85 lbs. and looks great!