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There was a time.....But, then, along came the folks that make the rules and they, to have rules to make, curtailed all of that entrepreneurship and wound it up in miles of red tap, taxes, permits, intimidation and threats of incarceration.A young fellow, or a man down on his luck, doesn't do as well in this "improved society".
Quote from: Tom on January 05, 2010, 06:19:50 PMThere was a time.....But, then, along came the folks that make the rules and they, to have rules to make, curtailed all of that entrepreneurship and wound it up in miles of red tap, taxes, permits, intimidation and threats of incarceration.A young fellow, or a man down on his luck, doesn't do as well in this "improved society". Well put!!! I couldn't agree more with you tom!! I'm 53 and making less money now than when I was 25. I've done just about everything you can imagine in my 53 years and never once was I not able to go from one job to another and actually better my pay scale with each move. Even when times were (relatively) bad, I was always able to use my skills to find good work and earn a decent living.My last "Good" job was back around 5 or so years ago. It was a term job (around 18 mos.) that I knew was going to come to an end. I had 2 months of comp time pay coming to me at jobs end, so didn't need to worry about looking for a new job till after this one ended. WRONG!!! I guess I was too busy with the job to notice (or realize the effect that would result from it) the influx of foreign workers into my trade. I can go back to my trade and make what I was making 20 some years ago along side foreign speaking workers with a fraction of the experience I have gained over the years. One interview I was on actually told me I would have to learn to speak Spanish if I wanted the job!! I live in the USA, why on earth do I have to learn spanish to get a job in the trades???!!!! Instead I decided I would try something different. I went through training for a new trade and now make less money than I was 20 some years ago anyway!So, along with all that Tom pointed out, add all the US work that has gone south and east, and all the non US citizens that now do our old jobs (for a fraction of the cost) "A young fellow, or a man down on his luck, doesn't do as well in this "improved society"". Bob
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