As was I, but Truman-Kennedy classic, pragmatic Liberals, respectful of the Constitution, not neo-Progz."I was raised as a Democrat..."
There was a guy on FOX today - can't remember, House oe Senate but he was a Democrat, and was asked why he was, STILL.As was I, but Truman-Kennedy classic, pragmatic Liberals, respectful of the Constitution, not neo-Progz.
My family has not voted for a Dem for federal office since JFK.
Name a time in history when this WASN'T the case?Face it. It is MUCH more difficult for young people to strike out on their own and "make it." Mounds of data to prove this. Thus, they want to have someone to take care of them because "life-ing is hard." Meanwhile those who have already succeeded and found their way in life (older generation) are what makes up the Repub base.
You’re going to have provide some of that data because to me this looks like the easiest time for anyone to be able to make it. Jobs are there for the taking and if you don’t like that one you can quit and be employed by the end of the week. Inflation is admittedly high, but interest rates are still very low making home buying fairly easy. More and more jobs are coming with benefits that include paying for education, so a degree is essentially just you committing yourself to it.Face it. It is MUCH more difficult for young people to strike out on their own and "make it." Mounds of data to prove this. Thus, they want to have someone to take care of them because "life-ing is hard." Meanwhile those who have already succeeded and found their way in life (older generation) are what makes up the Repub base.
Totally agree with you.You’re going to have provide some of that data because to me this looks like the easiest time for anyone to be able to make it. Jobs are there for the taking and if you don’t like that one you can quit and be employed by the end of the week. Inflation is admittedly high, but interest rates are still very low making home buying fairly easy. More and more jobs are coming with benefits that include paying for education, so a degree is essentially just you committing yourself to it.
There was a re-run of This Old House on today, and even a few years ago they were lamenting that there was no one of the younger generation that wanted to do trade work, even tho it's one of the best paying jobs there is. They had internships where the TOH contractors actively pursued trying to get young people in to learn the trade. Turnout wasn't good.there are millions of trade jobs that one can grow into your own business.
Face it. It is MUCH more difficult for young people to strike out on their own and "make it." Mounds of data to prove this. Thus, they want to have someone to take care of them because "life-ing is hard." Meanwhile those who have already succeeded and found their way in life (older generation) are what makes up the Repub base.
The “good old time” people “remember” is when you went out in to the middle of the forest, cleared land by hand, built a cabin and sheds. That sounds really really hard.
It's a matter of mindset and how they were raised. I'm seeing many of my friends' young adult offspring setting out and making it just fine. Several of them straight out of high school, no college needed.
Not to mention the benefits and retirement packages if you're a Union member.The Trades pay Really well ...... skip that college nonsense
The GM Stamping plant in Marion,IN has many openings in the electricial and mold journeymen apprentice program. Starts at $26.00 an hour, Vertually no young folks applys.Not to mention the benefits and retirement packages if you're a Union member.
Sounds too much like work.The GM Stamping plant in Marion,IN has many openings in the electricial and mold journeymen apprentice program. Starts at $26.00 an hour, Vertually no young folks applys.
A time in history? Like the time when a single-income family could afford to own a decent home, car(s), go on vacation yearly, and send kids to college? Those times?? Like possibly the 1950s through the late 1970s?Name a time in history when this WASN'T the case?
And it looks to me like there are MANY more millionaires younger than me these days...
Are you actually trying to say that the cost of living NOW is easier and even lower than it has been in the past? Do you really need me to dig up data on something that is general knowledge?You’re going to have provide some of that data because to me this looks like the easiest time for anyone to be able to make it. Jobs are there for the taking and if you don’t like that one you can quit and be employed by the end of the week. Inflation is admittedly high, but interest rates are still very low making home buying fairly easy. More and more jobs are coming with benefits that include paying for education, so a degree is essentially just you committing yourself to it.
Like possibly the 1950s through the late 1970s?
apparently you have a reading problem or would rather argue your own points rather than the ones I made. I never said that the cost of living was low, I said that there are so many open jobs available that you are able to move up to the position you want. When I was new to the job market the unemployment rate was more than 10%, what does the cost of living matter when you're unemployed? So yes, it is one of the easiest times to make it.A time in history? Like the time when a single-income family could afford to own a decent home, car(s), go on vacation yearly, and send kids to college? Those times?? Like possibly the 1950s through the late 1970s?
Are you actually trying to say that the cost of living NOW is easier and even lower than it has been in the past? Do you really need me to dig up data on something that is general knowledge?
I mentioned the cost of living because it has the MOST impact on our discussion. How does "making it" matter when the cost of living out paces the level which you attain professionally? You seem to be arguing a point of employed vs. unemployed when my point is that even being employed does not mean you are "making it." Especially in this economy.apparently you have a reading problem or would rather argue your own points rather than the ones I made. I never said that the cost of living was low, I said that there are so many open jobs available that you are able to move up to the position you want. When I was new to the job market the unemployment rate was more than 10%, what does the cost of living matter when you're unemployed? So yes, it is one of the easiest times to make it.
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More than 32 percent of Americans now live in counties with medium to high levels of virus transmission, compared with about 24 percent the previous week. Dr. Walensky said that local leaders and individuals in those regions should adopt — or at least consider — prevention strategies, such as masking in indoor public settings and more frequent testing.