Why I hate working and yet I am still poor.

[cdet69]

Well since my wife lost her job I have been selling my stuff to make ends meet. As of the first of the year I will be paying more in taxes. I have not had a raise in four years and just keep watching my salary go down. Do not get me wrong but people who work for a living are the most honorable of citizens and do not expect a handout out of pride. But how far or long can you go when the rest of the country is sucking out your livelyhood? Just a rant but I believe there are a lot of us in the same boat.

[Blammer]

not far, time for a move for sure.

[Gliden07]

Well since my wife lost her job I have been selling my stuff to make ends meet. As of the first of the year I will be paying more in taxes. I have not had a raise in four years and just keep watching my salary go down. Do not get me wrong but people who work for a living are the most honorable of citizens and do not expect a handout out of pride. But how far or long can you go when the rest of the country is sucking out your livelyhood? Just a rant but I believe there are a lot of us in the same boat.

Be Thankful you have a Job!! At 49 years of age I got Laid off and get to live on 1/2 the pay I was making. Because I live in Mass I have to have Health insurance that I have to pay for myself almost 500 bucks a month!! Obummer has not helped me in the least little bit, soon I will be off of Unenjoyment still with no job and the Unemployment rate will go down again no thanks to anything he's done!!

[cdet69]

But why is it the people that want to work are getting sc**d? Is there no end in sight?

[Olevern]

But why is it the people that want to work are getting sc**d? Is there no end in sight?

It's only fair that all are brought down to the level of the lowest, least motivated wastes of human breath alive......It's about fairness

[Jim]

Be Thankful you have a Job!!.....

Yeah, really. At least you have a job to complain about. I had to give up a thirty year career in industrial construction because of arthritis. I can't work, but it's not bad enough to draw disability. What's that old adage about 'a rock and a hard place'?

[GT27]

This stuff would stop if you could get the general public to stick together and get all of the politicians in it for the "free ride" out,most sit in office until they turn to stone and we keep voting the same thiefs back in until they fall over,so really,where does the blame really lie...This country needs a RESTRUCTURED POLITICAL OVERHAUL,top to bottom but it won't happen until you get the greedy,self centered,baby mama's & daddy's, and the non-needing freeloaders in this country out of the picture,hate to say it but it's just gonna get worse!!!

[wgr]

anytime you rob peter to pay paul. you get paul,s vote every time

[Gliden07]

But why is it the people that want to work are getting sc**d? Is there no end in sight?

No I don't think there is a clear end in sight! Obama Care is gonna finish what they started with the Bailouts!! Socialist Medicine almost Bankrupted Canada and other European countries. Answer a question when has anything the Goverment stuck there nose in gotten better and cost less??

[Bad Water Bill]

Well I used to say AIR was free. Stopped at a gas station to fill my tire the other day and the MACHINE wanted $1.00 to help me.

[Az Rick]

The old saying, "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer".
It will never change until we don't re-elect anyone. We need to demand they have to pay for the same healthcare we can afford. Take away the ability to give yourself a raise in pay. Same kinda retirement we all get, etc. We need term limits just like the President.
Congress "Manages" us, don't do much for us, just keep us at bay.


Best,

[Gliden07]

The old saying, "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer".
It will never change until we don't re-elect anyone. We need to demand they have to pay for the same healthcare we can afford. Take away the ability to give yourself a raise in pay. Same kinda retirement we all get, etc. We need term limits just like the President.
Congress "Manages" us, don't do much for us, just keep us at bay.


Best,

I agree with you 110% but it will never happen!! This country is turning into "HAVE'S" and "HAVE NOT'S" I know where I am on that short list

[fryboy]

But why is it the people that want to work are getting sc**d? Is there no end in sight?

actually it's those still lucky enough to be working that's getting the shaft , i've had 4 pay cuts in the last 4 years ... my current gross is well below what my take home used to be , yes i'm thankful that i have a job and there's also times i think i'd be better off if i was on the darn dole , no expenses going to work ,no tools to have to buy and maintain etc etc ... but there was a time i didnt have work , i could of went on the dole and didnt ...it was tough and it still isnt rosy ... you have to consider that they cant shaft those on the dole - they can only steal from those whom work or make anything ( please note the government makes nothing - NOTHING !! ) it can only take from those whom have it/make it ...yeah it sure makes not going on the dole hard ..think of the time i'd have for casting [sigh] or fishing ...

[mpmarty]

All we need in this country is a good train wreck. When it all comes crashing down and hits bottom some folks will wake up and take charge of rebuilding the country. We haven't hit bottom yet but our fearless leaders are still digging.

[RMK79]

Everyone here is spot on and unfortunately it looks like, in the same boat. My wife got laid off 3 years ago, I haven't gotten a raise in 4 years, my company dropped our health insurance, vacations, sick pay and all other benefits. And all of this while raising 5 kids. I do still have a job. Sales are up 8% over last year but gross profit is down so no signs of it getting better any time soon. We need term limits and to vote all these clowns out. We need to start realizing that all these Republicans and Democrats are all the same. They are all crooks and just looking out for their own special interests.

[41 mag fan]

When Democrats are in office, I have yet to make a good living. Even under clinton, the economy was booming, but at $10/hr jobs...same as i was making at the job i was at. Bush came in and I went to a 6 figure a yr job. Now obamas in and i'm not at 6 figures anymore, and we struggle.
Democrats say they're trying to lower taxes on middle class, and they do, but they raise every frigin other tax out there to compensate for the revenue cut.
Republicans watch out for the well off, give them the tax breaks, but those top earners are the ones whose money is invested in companies that create jobs.
So even before clinton, we was doing good as a kid for me, under Reagan, and scraping by under carter.
only stands to reason why I vote republican, grumbling as I do it.

All we need in this country is a good train wreck. When it all comes crashing down and hits bottom some folks will wake up and take charge of rebuilding the country. We haven't hit bottom yet but our fearless leaders are still digging.

You got that right...we're on a train thats going to make Greece look like pimple on the U.S. butt. When it happens it's going to bring every country in the world down to its knees. It's not going to be pretty, and it's going to down right every man out for himself, but it needs to happen to correct what this gov't has screwed up over the last 40 yrs.

[1Shirt]

All we can do is hold out till the next election, and hopefully turn the senate! Hopefully by then a lot of liberals will have awakened to the reality of Obama.
1Shirt!

[RMK79]

I have a feeling if they haven't already awakened to the reality of Obama they never will. There are too many people taking a government handout. At one point I thought these people were too lazy to get out and vote. The last election showed me to never underestimate what these people will do to keep their handout coming.

[Bad Water Bill]

I am afraid that if we do NOT go back to paper ballots the next election will only have democrats winning offices.

Computers registered anywhere from 100% of voters to 160% in many precincts voting for the democrat. Voter after voter watching their votes change from R to D when they hit the finish button AND the Attorney General of the used to be United States watching THE BLACK PANTHERS intimidating voters on National television and NOTHING happens.

We may just have witnessed the last free election in our countries history.

The NEW congress has been sworn in but not one politician has uttered one single word about VOTER FRAUD.

Remember the stink about the hanging CHAD. Oh yes that was a paper ballot where the votes could be reviewed one at a time.

To prevent chads hanging up we went to EXPENSIVE computers where nothing is saved but the final tally.

[Larry Gibson]

Had our best shot last November but too many of the "silent majority" stayed silent and the old guard GOP put up the 2nd best liberal the GOP had to run against a real liberal (communist/socialist actually). Too many who vote now vote for "what their country can do for them" and have forgotten (edit; not "forgotten but rather never learned) this is supposed to be a republic of and for individual rights and liberty and not a democracy for masses.

It will be very difficult to stop and thn reverse the direction this country is going..........

Larry Gibson