tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post8785937827011036780..comments2024-03-28T00:18:10.569-07:00Comments on Demeur: The American nightmare ( a random rant )Demeurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-91319420098106573962009-09-09T10:55:22.580-07:002009-09-09T10:55:22.580-07:00You all better watch it or Zombie Horatio Alger wi...You all better watch it or Zombie Horatio Alger will eat your brains.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-8609008018423341652009-09-08T15:14:47.870-07:002009-09-08T15:14:47.870-07:00To an extent, optimism is a good thing. But when ...To an extent, optimism is a good thing. But when it's overdone, like this American Dream that's held in front of everybody like a carrot on a stick, it just dupes everybody into being a hamster on a treadmill.<br /><br />Seattle's Sunday paper had an article about a recent college graduate who owes $145,000 debt from student loans, and his income is $40,000 a year. Ouch!Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-14016691366624054282009-09-08T05:29:21.869-07:002009-09-08T05:29:21.869-07:00The US is the biggest debtor nation in the world a...The US is the biggest debtor nation in the world and more and more of the Federal budget will be going to pay off those debts, more and more government programs will get cut because of the shrinking budget. Average credit debt is $10,000, average mortgage debt is $200,000. An economy build on debt is unsustainable.Holte Enderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356437917387847542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-8392694224154693802009-09-08T00:21:08.700-07:002009-09-08T00:21:08.700-07:00It's no coincidence that after 30 years of mos...It's no coincidence that after 30 years of mostly Republican conservative government we now have an employers' market for workers, with Americans in direct competition for jobs with child labor, prison labor and peasants fresh from the countryside and willing to work for coolie wages.<br /><br />I can just see <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S._Chamber_of_Commerce" rel="nofollow">Tom Donohue</a> and the rest of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce having a group orgasm after reading the latest labor situation report.S.W. Andersonhttp://wpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-40059192440911351732009-09-08T00:10:48.178-07:002009-09-08T00:10:48.178-07:00"The migrant thinks the streets are lined wit..."The migrant thinks the streets are lined with gold. That if he can just get here by some magical fate he'll be living in a middle class neighborhood in short order."<br /><br />I read a few weeks back that the jobs situation is so lousy, more and more illegal immigrants are crossing the border headed south. Meanwhile, almost none are heading north. Now, that's <i>bad</i>.S.W. Andersonhttp://wpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-29627755217037432562009-09-07T22:01:37.371-07:002009-09-07T22:01:37.371-07:00Besides, I have a 5th wheel camper, three pickup c...Besides, I have a 5th wheel camper, three pickup campers and a camp trailer so will always have a home.<br /><br />Never mind, I guess that I just don't need what everyone else thinks they need. <br /><br />Besides, just exactly what does an old fuck need other than a dry room and some friends? <br /><br />And I have plenty of friends here so I guess I have it going for me okay. No?BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-67481330601016416082009-09-07T21:53:36.143-07:002009-09-07T21:53:36.143-07:00But when the money is fixed and everything is goin...<b>But when the money is fixed and everything is going up we'll land up getting taxed out of our homes if medical costs don't do it first.</b><br /><br />I don't know what it is like in the Seattle area but over here if your income is under 35 grand a year and if you go in and fill out a form property tax is zilch. <br /><br />Well, other than about two bucks for weed control, if your income is low go to the courthouse and check that option out.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-36839784284004296222009-09-07T20:50:27.537-07:002009-09-07T20:50:27.537-07:00The problem with migrants is that they think there...The problem with migrants is that they think there's some magic formula for hitting middle class but with no education that's unlikely to happen. Yes some make it but most don't. It's a lie.<br /><br />Bee I have nothing on the Ornery Bastard. Now there's somebody who can rant.<br /><br />Billy I've lived the last thirty plus years on a very marginal lifestyle. But when the money is fixed and everything is going up we'll land up getting taxed out of our homes if medical costs don't do it first.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-84141379934471960572009-09-07T18:54:15.055-07:002009-09-07T18:54:15.055-07:00So you work all your life and your body's star...<b>So you work all your life and your body's starting to give out and you think you've saved enough to at least afford a studio apartment and not have to live off of cat food, but no matter what you've socked away there's that nagging feeling in the back of your mind that you didn't save enough.</b><br /><br />Come on buddy, get a bit of a grip. I get by just fine on 938 bucks a month, it just depends on how you look at things and what your wants are. <br /><br />My wants and needs are few and basic and my world has never revolved around money so even that little amount is more than I need. <br /><br />As for health care, I don't want to get old and feeble and shitting in a diaper again, but you already know that about me. <br /><br />Worrying about dying is so overrated, I figure it will just be the last interesting thing I do. <br /><br />Hell, you may die tonight, just be okay with it. <br /><br />And Patriot, it's not all Bush's fault even though I don't like the son of a bitch, it's been a long time coming. <br /><br />And Obama can't fix it so just expect more of the same. Or be optimistic, there is always that delusion, ha ha ha. <br /><br />Fuck it, we have the system we deserve.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-85744565623418875092009-09-07T15:41:03.404-07:002009-09-07T15:41:03.404-07:00Many sadly feel your frustration. The American dre...Many sadly feel your frustration. The American dream has become the American illusion thanks to Bush!jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-24135519343418944232009-09-07T14:20:16.274-07:002009-09-07T14:20:16.274-07:00Demeur, you give good rant :)Demeur, you give good rant :)Beehttp://www.thebeekeepersapprentice.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171776489221716830.post-43952726683288111892009-09-07T12:30:46.729-07:002009-09-07T12:30:46.729-07:00SAd but true. The American Dream with all its Fre...SAd but true. The American Dream with all its Free Enterprise frills is just to keep the great unwashed from demanding their share of the pie. A few people make it happen every year, crawling from ash heap to top of the pile, and so everyone dreams of doing the same. It is a hoax perpetrated by those who have to prevent those who have not from what any other country provides to all its citizens.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.com