Layoffs coming...

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Carthoris

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cannabineer said:
I have/do none of the three. cn
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It was examples of excess by poor people. You spend a lot of time on a marijuana forum. You have internet and a computer by the looks of it. Are you telling us you don't have any excess stuff that is really just a waste of money?

I don't make minimum wage, but I am sitting here typing a 65" LCD and watching my fish. It isn't hard for me to look around my house and see where I pissed my money away to. I pay for my own health insurance, and I have adequate retirement funds though. If I were completely responsible with my money I could of had my house paid off in 4-5 years or bought a much bigger one. I like to spend money on useless shit though. I spend entirely too much money on antique glass and books. I probably have half as much money invested in guns as I do my 401k. I have thousands worth of wood trim that I have installed in my house as a hobby. Shit, my privacy fence cost me about $3000-4000 and I put it in myself.

The issue isn't that people have things, it is that they get things and then bellyache about not having things like insurance. If we went door to door in the average 'poor' neighborhood we would find a flat screen in most houses, a computer, a stereo, nikes/namebrand clothes, and a new car in the driveway. Yes, we all want to live the good life, but at what cost? Subsidizing a unsustainable lifestyles is pretty pointless. No education, no motivation, remedial job and having lots of luxuries isn't sustainable. Giving people more doesn't make them try harder, it just gives them more without effort.
 
Harrekin

Harrekin

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Toorop said:
Well why then do they fold clothing, stock the shelves, assist customers in finding items, order items, prepare the items, move heavy items for the customers, explain things to the customers about items, and numerous other tasks. You are just trying the childish trick of reducing their jobs to a minimal task. That is like saying a fireman only sprays water on fires. You are forgetting all of the other things they do in order to make your point stronger.
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Dude, retail workers will be replaced by trained monkeys soon as they can teach them to talk to customers.

If you think their job is complicated, then you're clearly not very complicated at all.
 
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ChesusRice

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Harrekin said:
Dude, retail workers will be replaced by trained monkeys soon as they can teach them to talk to customers.

If you think their job is complicated, then you're clearly not very complicated at all.
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NOT any time soon
[video=youtube;PI4xVeRjunk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI4xVeRjunk[/video]
 
londonfog

londonfog

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Carthoris said:
Republicans are every bit as stupid as Democrats. Which one put the direction on toothpaste, toothpicks, and toothbrushes? I hope the zombies come soon.
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Carthoris I do believe you owe me your signature space for 90 days. Time to pay your bet
 
Grandpapy

Grandpapy

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Carthoris said:
It was examples of excess by poor people. You spend a lot of time on a marijuana forum. You have internet and a computer by the looks of it. Are you telling us you don't have any excess stuff that is really just a waste of money?

I don't make minimum wage, but I am sitting here typing a 65" LCD and watching my fish. It isn't hard for me to look around my house and see where I pissed my money away to. I pay for my own health insurance, and I have adequate retirement funds though. If I were completely responsible with my money I could of had my house paid off in 4-5 years or bought a much bigger one. I like to spend money on useless shit though. I spend entirely too much money on antique glass and books. I probably have half as much money invested in guns as I do my 401k. I have thousands worth of wood trim that I have installed in my house as a hobby. Shit, my privacy fence cost me about $3000-4000 and I put it in myself.

The issue isn't that people have things, it is that they get things and then bellyache about not having things like insurance. If we went door to door in the average 'poor' neighborhood we would find a flat screen in most houses, a computer, a stereo, nikes/namebrand clothes, and a new car in the driveway. Yes, we all want to live the good life, but at what cost? Subsidizing a unsustainable lifestyles is pretty pointless. No education, no motivation, remedial job and having lots of luxuries isn't sustainable. Giving people more doesn't make them try harder, it just gives them more without effort.
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Sounds like my life 2 years ago, medical bills wiped out 401's, lost the house this spring (short-sale) and now must find a new vocation with my newly acquired disability. I was told to re apply for disability in feb.
None of the min wage jobs come with health ins. and thats 890. a month for me and my 2 boys.
 
Grandpapy

Grandpapy

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Carthoris said:
You just said all retail workers are retarded, didn't you? Your time and your money are the same thing. Giving you help at the lowest cost is very respectful of your time and money. Both the money you will spend and the time you spent getting it. When I go shopping, the only thing I ever need help with is the location of an item. Wal-mart has a phone app that tells you exactly where it is by aisle now, so I won't even need that soon. Considering there are 50 dollar android tablets, I am willing to bet for 10 bucks a piece Wal-Mart could put something like that on their buggiest to direct you to whatever item you need.

If you need help when you go to a store, then you obviously don't give a fuck about your own time or you would of already found out the information you needed before you went.
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AutoZone (510) 233-8608 ask for Latisha.
 
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Carthoris

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Grandpapy said:
Sounds like my life 2 years ago, medical bills wiped out 401's, lost the house this spring (short-sale) and now must find a new vocation with my newly acquired disability. I was told to re apply for disability in feb.
None of the min wage jobs come with health ins. and thats 890. a month for me and my 2 boys.
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I have private short term and long term disability as well as saving to take care of things for long enough. I have enough sick hours at work to take off about 8 weeks with 100% pay as well as personal time. I also bought a house that was much less than I could afford based on my fear of the future. I could easily cover my mortgage and bills with my private disability insurance since it pays 60% or 70% of my pay to me. My insurance would go up, but I accounted for that. I don't feel prepared should something happen, but I know that I am. Living life without preparing for bad things to happen is like walking a tightrope without a net. If you make it over the rope, your risk payed off. If you fall, then you knew it was a possibility and it was worth the risk of it happening.
 
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ChesusRice

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Carthoris said:
lol. lololol.

Here is a better picture of it.

[video=youtube;bwegzhXAqaQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bwegzhXAqaQ[/video]

For what it is worth, he actually works at Wal-Mart already.
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All the ones that look like that said "chimp rapes frog" i didnt want to give it away
 
Grandpapy

Grandpapy

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A job with sick days? Wow, I believe unions have even been giving those up.
I looked into Long term but was to pricey, 1200. per mo. Being self employed, Single dad of 3 boys, I just couldn't afford it.
 
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ChesusRice

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Grandpapy said:
A job with sick days? Wow, I believe unions have even been giving those up.
I looked into Long term but was to pricey, 1200. per mo. Being self employed, Single dad of 3 boys, I just couldn't afford it.
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WTF are sick days?
I've been working in non union shops and have never heard of this concept
 
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Carthoris

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ChesusRice said:
WTF are sick days?
I've been working in non union shops and have never heard of this concept
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Sick days are what my non union job gives me. Then, when my sick hours get to a certain point, they turn into personal hours, so I can use them like vacation as a reward for not having called in sick.
 
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Carthoris

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Grandpapy said:
A job with sick days? Wow, I believe unions have even been giving those up.
I looked into Long term but was to pricey, 1200. per mo. Being self employed, Single dad of 3 boys, I just couldn't afford it.
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Longterm disability costs me a couple dollars a month and short term a couple more. When all is said and done, I pay less than $100 a month for all of my insurance including health, dental, vision, short and long term disability, advanced disease benefit replacement(or something like that), life insurance, and one or two other things that I pay for but never really think about because they are 50 cents or so.
 
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