[epow]

For a generation now, we have seen the heartless, callous erosion and destruction of all the things that make you a member of the middle class in America: A job. A home. A car. The chance to see a doctor when you are sick. A pension or retirement account. Social Security and Medicare.

That's odd, I consider myself as middle class and I have all of those things except a job, and that's only because I retired early. If I wanted to work, my age and declining health are the only things stopping me from getting a job of some kind.

I realize that quite a few young and middle age people in this area are unemployed, but in many of those cases it's because when they aren't employed they can get as much or more benefits and handouts from the state and federal gubbermints than a minimum wage paycheck would bring in. I guess I should be sobbing into my SS check stub over their sad plight, but somehow I can't seem to work up any outrage against employers who won't pay $50 an hour to a worker who is barely qualified to hold a minimum wage job.

[luvie]

Add to that the fact that a lot of people are unwilling to relocate. We (West Texas) have companies here BEGGING for help...especially in the oil business....and can’t find enough people to work.

Part of that is laziness, but a lot is because there just aren’t enough people for the jobs available.

[longtermmemmory]

just FYI:

Green Lantern was actually pretty good.

It laid a good foundation for future movies and actually had character development.