It is Time for a LOT of Changes

Masonic Freethinking Progressive Democrat — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:03:13 EDT

This historic moment in our time as a nation calls for even MORE advocacy on all our parts. We must be more than ready to fight for the things we know need to be done and the people we know we must care about and care for.

The coming Democratic Presidency and Democratic Majority in Congress will allow us to make right those things that have been unjust and unfair to people in need. Intrigued? Read on...

Wups! I am no Longer Considered Unemployed.

Wagoner Rick — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:25:38 EDT

2. Am I wrong in blaming the Republicans for sending my job overseas and loosing me my career? I don't hear any arguments against that belief. You realize that I am simply considered retired now, as we unemployed are not reported after we run out of unemployment compensation. Even if we are forced to take a minimum wage job, it stops us from being reported as unemployed. I doubt if you could even get SSI, unless you were so disabled that you couldn't land a job doing anything. (I think we should take a closer look there and see if it can be fixed.)

I wonder what happened to the Traffic Controllers of the Regan Era. Anyone know of someone else who lost a good career due to politics?

I was 57 in 2001 and was forced to use all that I had put back for retirement, so that I could survive until I could start receiving Social Security at 62. By the time I was old enough to retire, I had gone from $60K a year to working at McDonalds for $5.15 an hour. Even when the economy finally bounced back, I could get no call-backs from recruiters, for I had been a Mainframe Programmer/Analyst and you are considered as knowing nothing, unless you have used that knowledge within the last three months.

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It is Time for a LOT of Changes

Wups! I am no Longer Considered Unemployed.