The younger workforce.

[MossRoad]

One of the tenants lost his job during the crash... he was one of the last laid off from the graphic design company... for more than 2 years he got the max unemployement... each time it was about to end it would get extended.

He did get married and they had a child and for the first year of his daughter's life he was mister mom pulling in $1800 a month unemployment.

Just when unemployment ended his old boss called him up and asked him to come back... he was one of two from 14 that originally worked there to get asked back...

My 14 year old niece was always asking if I had any jobs... and she was a good worker... her dad didn't really want her working... told her to concentrate on school and sports...

So about the only job he is fine with is babysitting not on a school night... she makes in 4 hours what it took me 40 hours to make at her age.

We were concerned that not having a job during high school may affect our oldest negatively. Let's just say the lack of a job in high school had ZERO affect on her work ethic.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Growing up in appalacia, we were poor, but so was everyone else, so we didn't know it. My parents never had the opportunity to go to college, which meant low paying jobs. Fortunately my parents were smart, knew how to save money and didn't waste it. The difference is having values and work ethic, and teaching right from wrong, and expecting your kids to learn and do the same. 7 siblings, one now gone. All went to college, 6 with a 4 yr degree. We worked to help pay for school, no student loans that I know of. I borrowed a little from my parents and paid them back.
Life is what you make it. You have to have a goal and a desire. Entitlement just enslaves you.
My son is going to an out of state private university for the same I would pay instate public tuition. There are options out there, seek and ye shall find.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Typical of today's society...find someone else to blame...!

Im gonna give you the benifit of the doubt and assume you meant that with all of the irony that it represents. Lol.

 

[KennyG]

The Detroit papers have run articles on this over the years. Tuition rates in Michigan are very high, and some states let you declare residency after 1 year.

Here is an interesting Big 10 comparison. U of M and MSU are a little higher than average but lower than Northwestern (private) and University of Illinois (state flirting with bankruptcy and no longer providing much support to higher education). These schools are very selective and will turn out graduates that have bright futures. The problem is the 3rd tier schools that will admit any student to keep the cash flowing and encourage them to go into debt for a relatively low value education.

Big Ten Conference (B1G) 2015-2016 Tuition Comparison

 

[smstonypoint]

Here is an interesting Big 10 comparison.........

Penn State's tuition is surprisingly high.

Steve

 

[KennyG]

Penn State's tuition is surprisingly high.

Steve

Pennsylvania is a bit odd, from an education viewpoint. Penn State, Pitt and Temple are the only notable public schools, all the others are private. Even University of Pennsylvania is a private school. Maybe because the history goes back so far?

 

[Danno1]

As a kid, I found Roy Rogers un-watchable. Pat was too stupid. And with all those bullets flying, Roy always ended up in a fistfight. Man, he was a lousy shot! And for a long time I couldn't figure out why they rode horses if there was a jeep around? If you had a friend like that Pat, you'd not take him on any more adventures after the 3rd time the bad guys got the drop on him.

I liked The Rifleman, and F Troop (oh, man, that's bad! :laughing: ).

F-Troop was kinda equiv to the 3 Stooges. Still, for a 8-12? yr old, I liked it (both!).

The Rifleman usually had some moral lesson. Hey, anyone know how many shots Chuck Connors fires in the opening of each show? Hint: you have to close your eyes and not watch his hand.



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[MossRoad]

He fires 12 but you hear 13.

 

[Danno1]

He fires 12 but you hear 13.

You're good!



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[MossRoad]

I have a habit of counting shots from living in a bad neighborhood!

I also have a habit of watching TV and noticing when sounds don't match the action or people's lips don't line up with the words.

So one day I'm watching The Rifleman and count 13. OOOO 13. That's bad luck. Just like 13 loops in a hangman's noose, as lore has it. So every day I watched the opening of the show and watched how many times his hand cocks the gun. 12 times. That would make sense. He pulls the trigger for the first shot, then has to cock it 12 times to get 13 shots. But he never pulls the trigger. The gun is set up with a set screw that fires the trigger when he cocks it. He's actually firing the gun with the lever, not his finger.

Anyhow, I looked it up several years ago and the 13th shot was dubbed in.