I recently had the opportunity to discuss the current state of affairs with a very nice lady who has a decent grasp on the economy and the inner-workings of our government.
We talked quite a bit about the increases of utilities in our area and the Health Care mess.
We talked about the prices of everything going up and up and the quality going down.
She told me the last dress she purchased was $150 dollars and even though she bought it because it was machine washable, the first trip through a gentle cycle made all the seams rip right out. The tag said it was from India.
Her last car couldn't stay out of the repair shop...she was frustrated that she didn't buy American. At the time, American made vehicles were more expensive and she couldn't budget for one. So she bought a foreign car and ended up paying the difference every couple of months in repair costs.
While we chit chatted for a bit about the way things are in comparison to the way things used to be, she picked up a newspaper and read one of the article headlines...shook her head and dropped the paper back on the table.
She told me of all she's seen and done, she's never witnessed such a failed government in all her years...
She's 99.
They don't make 'em like they used to.
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At least there are still folks around that know the difference. They sure don't make em like they used to... what can be done to change it?
Almost everyone knows the answer, very few are willing to work the equation out long hand(like needs to be done)
captcha word 'track' ...lurrrrv it :)
Hell, I'm only 57 and I know how far we've dropped.
Take it away, Merle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFHJ41ktt3Q
*short rant begins*
My grandmother is also 99 and simply can't believe what is going on.
The real joke is that all these years I have been paying into ss and medicare and I will not receive one penny out. Not one. Both of those ponzi schemes will come crashing down under the weight of the boomers. I am the sucker at the bottom of a pyramid in a game I have no choice in playing.
Remember when Bush tried to privatize just a little sliver of ss? You would think from the howls of everyone that we were rounding up the old people and shooting their wrinkled asses to the moon. *Rant over* Sigh.
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