Why do people not want to work?

[Jstpssng]

Jumped freight trains. Had a leg cut off, and sewed it back on, AND showed up for work. Tough as nails. lol

Have I ever mentioned the time that I-

Never mind, I give up. There's no way that I can top that one. :thumbsup: :laughing:

 

[Vaquero]

 

[Wagtail]

if you can name a better Country with a Constitution and Bill of rights, Please do!. as far as property taxes go, maybe you're just in the wrong State. 219痴 Property Taxes by State

We're doing bloody good down here Mate.

 

[k0ua]

Some try this instead. It doesn稚 always work out.

He chose poorly...

 

[CalG]

An alternate position:

"They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price."
Kahlil Gibran

 

[CalG]

We're doing bloody good down here Mate.

What freedoms have been given up?

Here in the states, It seems like we have given up the right to self determination. Heck, we can't even put down a cow, horse or dog without "professional" approval and oversight. A pity, but I suppose enough people made a poor job if any of it, that "something had to be done". snark!

 

[goeduck]

We're doing bloody good down here Mate.

I have always wanted to visit down your way. My brother lived there and 2 of his kids were born there before moving back to the US. In many respects I think he wished he stayed, he liked it there. Great place as I understand. :thumbsup:

 

[CalG]

I have always wanted to visit down your way. My brother lived there and 2 of his kids were born there before moving back to the US. In many respects I think he wished he stayed, he liked it there. Great place as I understand. :thumbsup:

I've visited a couple of times.

The East coast, and the Gold coast remind me of southern California. The west end reminds me of San Francisco without the bustle and glitz.

I've not visited the interior, but from what I read, It reminds me of ****. The north edge, nearest Indonesia, holds interest, but I'm sure it's too bloody hot for me! ;-)

Taz may be ideal except I'm attached to our 2nd!

 

[ultrarunner]

Lou. Someone that still makes the world function!

The bubblewrapped ones would have shut that operation down. Heck, it wouldn't have made it past the safety meeting.

What a changed world. If you worked outside of an office, your last contact with home was when you left in the morning and wouldn't likely happen again until you returned. Life worked without all that meaningless communication AND apparently we were less stressed than today.

Yep... even as kids we were on our own and knew we had to head home when the factory whistle sounded at 5 pm...

Personally... I could not take being micro managed... some I work with go into fit if a call to their husband goes to voice mail or they call saying they should be leaving the office and I will expect you home in 10 minutes...

Phones for some have become an electronic leash...

Back when I had a company pager I could actually respond quicker around the Hospital... now with cell it doesn't work in areas with lead shielding... sometimes conversations are overheard and by the time it takes to answer a call and explain I could have started the work at hand...

To this day... it is a continual problem in that my home is in an area of poor coverage... yet people expect instant access 24/7

 

[ultrarunner]

Explain the neighbor more please. On assistance of some sort?

The neighbor lady is 50 years old for 3 children... she "Inherited" her mother's Section 8 certificate when the Mother died unexpectedly... mother was truly disabled... lost fingers from being badly burned and teribbly disfigured... but a true lady in every sense...

Grandma took in her grandkids when their mother was on drugs... grandma dies and the problem mother takes over "Inheriting" the housing Voucher...

Now the 3 kids because one came later all have had run ins with the law and now the problem Mom is now a Grandmother and has custody of her two grandsons born to drug addicted Mom...

So the cycle repeats... no one in the family has held a job... all have criminal and/or drug use... they reside in a $2800 rental single family home and pay $150 a month portion of Section 8 rent... basically, have a home for life under the Just Cause Eviction Rules... as long as the rent is paid... and this is just housing...

As mentioned Grandma gets paid for taking care of her Grandsons... Grandma has bought several new Toyota cars... first one totaled... second one stolen and now on number 3...

The kicker is Housing approves of a 3 bedroom home for 3 people... yet the working married family man next door who also cares for his Mother In Law... has his 3 kids on one bedroom... baby in his and wife's bedroom and mother in law set up in the family room... simply because he is paying his own way...

Why work if you can do better on assistance?

(Again... this is SF Bay Area)