Was going to post this two days ago, but chose to put in yesterday's because of the Council Meeting on the 22d. This may seem harsh and critical, but the folks need to start thinking and paying attention to what is going on- where ever.
It is interesting to me at least when a wannabe tries to one up me on some point. I have for over two and a half years on this blog and for years (since 2011), in City Council Meetings put out various facts on what the City was doing to you and against you.
For the many who have or are reading this, it is pretty common knowledge that I do lots of research to find what is the Truth on many things going on. Others seem unable to do more than throw crapola against the walls to see what sticks and hopes no one questions them on it.
When necessary, have no problem taking something out of what someone else posts and tries to claim it is their efforts that brought it to the surface?
Don't be fooled folks, read, think, talk and figure out what is going on that is in your interests, not the Career Politicians we have on City Council or at whatever level. Plus beware the ones who have a hidden/ secret agenda that could not/ would not pass the light of day which is why they hide and send out some unwitting surrogates to try and push points rather than force some change be it slowly, but at least change.
Read different sources for different perspectives; I go to the local media of course for those few things that are put out that are not so slanted as to be of iffy value. Then there are a few other sources for local reference and if noteworthy, I share so other can make a conclusion. Then of course the bigger media sources be then National TV or even some news from overseas. One would be quite surprised on what shows up in Foreign venues that we do not see or hear, but is still going on here?
Simply put, be careful of what you hear/ read and believe.
Listened to the Lady on the Media this A.M. (Thursday), complaining that many new Teachers' were forced take second jobs or were on welfare. Whoa folks, back up the tear wagon. These folks knew what the scale was when they hired in. I would ask with all due respect just what these huge bills/ payments are for? Someone go out and buy a big bad new rig with all the bells and whistles when maybe a less expensive rig would have worked just starting out?
Someone get married because they had hit the big time and now love was grand?
Simply can not support the State/ County/ City Employees that are wrapped up in this Strike over the past couple of days. Have too many years as a Federal Employee to accept any going on a strike. Got a complaint, there will be Ballot Boxes out in a few months and than each and every one of you can vote whomever in or out based on their campaigns and past records. That is Legal and what I would like to suggest to each and every one of you; obey the Laws.
There is no, repeat NO, obligation for the Taxpayers to pick up the cost of poor decision if one cannot know how to budget and buy sensibly. Very few of our younger generations nowadays know how to do budgeting based on what is needed, versus we want.
In the day, I earned $2.25/ hour feeding Dryer in a Plywood Mill. But somehow, I had a pick up, a passenger vehicle, nice big Console TV and all was paid for. Plus a couple of hundred bucks in my pockets most days. Well, along came Uncle Sam and asked me to help the Country our for a while. Gave me three hot's and a cot plus $76/ month to spend any way I wanted too. Of course I had best allow them to take out my Taxes and other costs like paying for my weekly Laundry/ haircuts at least twice a month and the customary hand out each payday for whatever Charity was collecting. Well being young and in Love, I went and married my beautiful Blonde/ Blue Eyed Gal with skin like Cream. That got her a $105./ month allotment for housing, food, utilities and whatever. That $105./ included $40. out of my money.
So many months, I was left with $5. in mad money; yep, a whole $5.00/ month. But I had learned to budget and somehow made do one month after another. If anything went begging, it would be the $5.00, not the other expenses. Maybe the occasional hamburger at the Enlisted Club and share a Pitcher of Beer with the guys. The kids can not even come close to that today even dollar for dollar adjusted.
It was always my habit to buy our homes strictly on whatever money I made. The wife's money was the frosting on the cake if something went South. Not quite as fancy a car or house, but we made the dollars stretch.
Today, the younger ones don't learn a damn thing from the folks on day to day living. Parents want the kids to do better, so go in hock to help them and forget that there will be a day of reckoning when the School Grants/ Loans/ Freebies run out and the kid is either back in the basement or can not find that starting job at $250K/ year after taxes and are now struggling with a meager $25K/ year.
Listened to a guy yesterday, that had a Court Order for Child Support to pay up till age 21 if the kid went to College. Seems to me that at 18 Chronologically, we are now supposed to be full fledged Adults? I realize that it is now also being said that the kids are not maturing mentally till 25 when so many in the day matured when they got their orders sending them to the "Nam". Many were already married/ had kids/ held down a fulltime job till they got hired by Sam. Can say in Truth saw a couple of guys actually throw up when the orders got posted.
We have our third generation now that is unable to function in the real world and yet they are the ones who in a generation or so will rule it.
Getting back to these poor snowflakes that are on the dole, quit spending for anything that is not an absolute necessity. Brown bag lunches, cheaper cars, rent for a year or two as you get your bucks together. Hold off on the babies for a couple of years too. They are a bundle of joy and an empty wallet. So stand up and step out- you can do it, I know you can. Sadly if I am writing about you now, you didn't make it. 'nuff said'.