Posted on 03/22/2008 8:15:13 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
So very true. In fact in the book "The Millionaire Next Door" by two authors whose names I can't remember it was proved that the worst thing wealthy parents can do for their children is to lavish unconditional money on them. The wealthy parents who made their children work for their money had the most self-sufficient kids.
The opposite was true for the parents who doted on their kids, gave them gobs of money from an early age, set up their businesses, and made sure they didn't fail. The children of the latter never learned how to be self-sufficient. Many ended hoping for their wealthy parents to die early to get their money to squander as fast as they could spend it.
The same area has a large furniture factory that frequently advertises for workers.
Interesting. Really. What type of furniture factory is booming now? I thought they all moved to China.
Something is odd about that. One would think that lots of experience would be required in order to qualify as a planner or publicist. After all, you're advising other people how to do things. If that were the case, losing your job shouldn't be much of a problem since you could fall back on your wealth of experience and related skills to do something else. Maybe they were just unwilling to give up the glamour factor associated with the old job.
It is among the greatest economic catastophes and delusions we’ve ever created. “No-Fault” divorce laws are second only to abortion-on-demand rulings in our ongoing cultural meltdown. Aside from the obvious moral decay, we have accompanying economic and financial consequences which few are willing to acknowledge. Part of the reason we won’t do anything about illegals is that many are paying in to Social Security through withholding (even if it’s on a phony number) and it’s helping to replace the contributions of 40 million Americans who weren’t allowed to be born because of Roe v. Wade.
Nope. In fact there are a couple of stores in my area that carry ONLY American made furniture.
Good for them! Way to go!
Ashley Furniture of Arcadia, Wisconsin. The chicken processing plant is just down the road. Guess who works at the chicken processing plant? Let’s just say that the town of Arcadia which previously had a very large contingent of Poles now has a growing population of people who speak a different language. Hint: se habla espanol? And who aren’t afraid to take the nasty jobs the locals won’t.
Again, good for them!
And I would remind folks, that while American made products are more expensive, they are also of higher quality and longer lasting.
Are you saying that she should pay tax on it?
The donor already paid the income tax when he or she made the money in the first place.
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