[Pretorian]

How come that I knew that no one will be able to refute anything that i said?

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Shaved Monkey', 'I')f you think about it
Fast food is an intergral part of modern American slavery

[Oneaboveall]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', 'H')ow come that I knew that no one will be able to refute anything that i said?

[Shaved Monkey]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Shaved Monkey', 'I')f you think about it
Fast food is an intergral part of modern American slavery

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Oneaboveall', ' ')So let's not pretend it's just the inner city kids who have issues.

[Oneaboveall]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', 'E')veryone has issues. The difference is in quantity and magnitude of those, as well as in your personal ability and desire to pay for/deal with all of that

[vision-master]

Turn off the TV news stations.....

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Oneaboveall', 'Y')ou're right on that point. As I told some of my former co-workers, I never got cursed at or threatened by a redneck in rural PA, while in the inner-city it was a regular occurrence.
I can see your point as I 've seen the evidence for it personally. Given my experiences, however, I can't really throw terms like "groid" and other similar words around.

[Sixstrings]

UPDATE on the original hiring day post:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')his is what the US economy has been reduced to: McDonalds reports that as part of its employment event to hire 50,000 minimum wage, part-time (mostly) workers, subsequently raised to 62,000 it received a whopping 1 million applications, or a Tim Geithner jealousy inducing 6.2% hit rate (h/t X. Kurt. OSis). Alas, the US economy is now so pathetic that the bulk of the population will settle for anything. Literally anything. And the saddest part: over 938,000 applicants were turned away. Here's hoping to Burger King needs a few million janitors in the immediate future too. And yes, aside from reality, things in America are really recovering quite nicely.
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/mcdonalds-hires-62000-turns-away-over-938000-applicants-minimum-wage-part-time-jobs

[Pretorian]

Desperate for what? A new vehicle, electronic toys? Fancy clothes?

[Roy]

Mcdonalds doesn't pay enough for a new car.

Believe it or not, a lot of skilled (former) professionals are out of work, desperate, and because they actually do have a work ethic, will take ANY job.

From another forum:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')simov wrote..
My mother will be 60 this year. Mechanical engineering degree, decades of experience in nuclear plants, welding and in quality control. TONS of certifications.

Hasn't been able to find a job, went back to school to learn to do computer aided design... couldn't find a job. Sold three houses they owned to support themselves and pay the mortgage my dad's mother left them with on the house they decided to live in. (Big mistake - they should have sold it and moved into one that was paid off.)

Has now lost her house and is moving into my basement. High likelihood of losing pretty much everything they own because we don't have room to store it and can't afford storage buildings to keep it in.

Did manage to get a job at mcdonalds this past week. Love this "recovery."

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', 'D')esperate for what? A new vehicle, electronic toys? Fancy clothes?

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Roy', 'B')elieve it or not, a lot of skilled (former) professionals are out of work, desperate, and because they actually do have a work ethic, will take ANY job.

[Lore]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', 'D')esperate for what? A new vehicle, electronic toys? Fancy clothes?

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Roy', ' ') Mcdonalds doesn't pay enough for a new car.

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', 'W')hat kind of question is that.. millions and millions are jobless in this country, they're desperate for work to pay for rent and food and, you know, survive and all that?
Not that 18 hours a week at McDonalds will get the lucky few very far.. not enough money there to even pay any bills.

[radon]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', ' ')Also, it is very common for Russians to live with their parents...

[Roy]

That post was from the tickerforum.

The reason I posted it, like Six noted, was to point out that once you hit 50 in this country, and if you work for some company, you are subject to dismissal, (often due to (potentially high health-care costs compared to younger worker). I've seen it in executive level corporate meetings, where decisions were made not based on an employee's work ethic, skill, dedication or experience. Instead the decision was made to let go several highly skilled and dedicated employees in their mid-50's due to health care costs and their high salaries which they achieved by staying with the same company for 20+ years and doing a good job. The decision makers figured they could get a younger person for half the cost, no matter the skill level or reduction in quality that would ensue from the unskilled worker.

Loyalty means nothing. With the retirement age going up, the number of jobs going down, and the cost of healthcare skyrocketing, I don't see much of a future for people in their 50's and 60's in the modern service economy.

It's all about the bottom line in this country. The United States of Mammon.


Pretorian is this you?

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Roy', '
')Pretorian is this you?