| Spring 2004 |
I keep hearing all this stuff about how there are more unemployed people out there. But that kind of talk is hogwash. There are plenty of jobs out there in the new economy, if you know where to look. Here are but a few of the great jobs out there that need to be filled. "New Condo" Sign Holder is a job that is both exciting and easy. There are those that dream of being out in the sun all day long. Like working on the beach. "New Condo" sign holder is a great profession. Your out in the sun all day, and you get paid to do it. What more could you ask for? Migrant Farm Worker is another job that should go to those on this side of the boarder. Why should an actual migrant do that job, you can do it too. Don't go thinking that you won't have plenty to do. Being a migrant farm worker is hard. But, you get paid, which ain't all bad. WalMart greeter is one of those jobs you can't believe your being paid to do. Who out there wouldn't want to work at a local WalMart and greet people as they come in the door? Now I ask you, isn't that a great job? Course, such a great job isn't going to pay top dollar. And, there's hardly a future in simply standing there greeting people. But, if you do a good job you are sure to move up the ladder of WalMart success. Picking up aluminum cans from the trash is a good way to not only make a living, but to clean up the streets of unsightly soda cans. What could be a better combination? To make money while doing your part to clean the earth. Plus, again, your out in the beautiful sun. Not stuffed into some office where you only see artificial lights all day long. There you have it, some perfectly good jobs that you too can find in the new free trade economy. There are plenty of opportunities for someone who is willing to work hard for less money. Plenty of places a person can work an honest day's work, but only get paid for half an honest day's work. |
George Bush is my guy, no matter what the facts are. I don't want to hear the truth about George Bush, no matter what. My idea is that if I don't learn about the facts, there is no way I can't vote for Bush in the next election. I don't want to know that Bush lied to me about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. I don't want to know that we went to war on false pretenses. Because if it's true that Iraq didn't have any WMDs then I can't vote for Bush. If I was lied to, I don't want to know that. I don't want to know that Bush lied to me about the Patriot Act. I was told that it was meant to protect us. Protect us by allowing the government to tap your phone, and/or computer, without a warrant. I get that, a court is just going to ask if those taps are really necessary. And I get that someone might abuse the Patriot Act to fulfill their own agenda. Still, I don't want to know about it. I don't want to know that Bush lied to me about being concerned. His latest budget cuts funding to children and veterans. I don't want to know that. It might mean that he really isn't all that concerned about our kids, or our veterans, or me. I mean, if I knew that Bush cut funding to "No Child Left Behind," and cut access to health care to some veterans, I might not vote for him. I sure don't want to know that Bush lied to me about the tax cuts. I don't want to know that some rich slob got more of a tax cut than I did. That would mean that Bush is really out to help his rich friends, and not me. I don't want to know that, even if it's true. I don't want to know that Bush lied to me about being tough on terrorism. I don't want to know that he proposed securing out borders, but didn't fund more border patrols. I sure don't want to know that. In short, I don't want to know what the hell is going on. I don't want to know that I'm being constantly being lied to by George Bush. If I knew, then there is no way I could vote for him. Thankfully, I'm keeping my head in the sand, and won't know that he's been lying to me all along. |
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Monicaville was once a great little town. A place where you could raise a family, have a good job, and not worry about where your next paycheck would come from. Yeah, those where the good old days. Before most of the jobs at the local factory, that employed more than half the town, were outsourced to other countries. That was my fault. As CEO of the company, I found it necessary to move the jobs offshore in order to keep prices low. Slowly I moved jobs to a plant in Mexico. Then I moved more to Asia. The company had record profits. We were making enough money that I was able to move to a bigger house, and buy that great new BMW 7 series. I so wanted that car.
But, I wasn't making enough money for the company. Last week, I was let go. Seems the board thought I was making too much money. This new CEO is there now. He makes 1/16th of what I made my best year. The company let me go because they felt that profits were suffering from my high wage and bonuses. I don't know why they say that. My pay was only about 1/8th of the total amount of revenue. Now, is that so much money for one person to make? I didn't think so. My closest neighbor is this nice fellow who lives around 10 miles away. He's having a hard time with the closure of the plant. He was promised retraining, but it never stuck. He's over 55 years old, and you know how those brains can't quite soak up new skills. I know I'm having a hard time dealing with my new job.
I like Monicaville, and I figured that I would open up a store, with a lunch counter, in the middle of town. But, things haven't gone so great. People usually come in for a cup of coffee, but not so much for big meals. And they never buy the big ticket items I stock. Seems that unemployment isn't good for the business. No one in town really has that much money in their pockets. I'm finding it hard to compete with the big store down the road. They're able to sell stuff below cost. Course, that kind of helps out those who can't afford things here in town. But, it hurts me.
I still think my move to take jobs out of Monicaville was a good idea. But, I never thought about what the loss of those jobs would do to this town. No one in town buys a thing from my store that isn't a necessity. I sell plenty of milk, but I haven't sold a single high-tech weather radio. They simply don't have the money to buy anything like that. I never figured that people not having jobs would cause me any hardship. Now I know.
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