Offering constructive criticism to the social cripples in our midst since early 2005.

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
You are right!

Let's all commit to boycotting any products from any companies that outsouce manufacturing jobs. None of our money to products made elsewhere!
Oh. You want to shop for the best deal?

Then shut it.

Sweet pea, nice try on reframing the argument. But please.

There were donuts this morning, but I had pancakes.

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

Originally posted by sgtclub
Economically, are you better off than you were 6 years ago?

I've advanced in my career. I imagine Penske has too. I'm hardly an American everyman, I'm afraid.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by ironweed
I am so glad you're not dead. In celebration of your return, here's a riddle:

How many jobs that don't pay a living wage does it take to screw in an economic recovery?

(Hint: they don't provide health insurance or retirement benefits either)

You should try to focus yourself. We have a problem with the cost of health care, driven, in part, because health care is so effing good and technological and advanced (and expenseive) now? Sure we do. But I thought we were speaking about the availability of jobs?

Originally posted by Penske_Account
I am. I have more than doubled my income, plus my equity in my house has appreciated at least 5 fold.

Otoh, I am fatter and slower. The lourd giveth and the taketh away, or something like that.

Just as we planned. This will make it more difficult for you to run from the workers' cadres when the revolution comes.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Gattigap
He's right, Bilmore. In your absence, club's had to fight the good fight here on the PB while subsisting almost entirely on the fumes of Hank's drunken ramblings, and the unmistakable fragrance of Penske's joyous photoshopped images of Democratic leaders, and Slave's angry, bitter quotes drawn from daily readings of the DU.

It's almost unfair, and this injection of saccharine sarcasm will sustain our man for a good 6 months.

The truth hurts.

Originally posted by bilmore
You should try to focus yourself.

You took time off to become a high school guidance counselor?

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Sexual Harassment Panda
I've advanced in my career. I imagine Penske has too. I'm hardly an American everyman, I'm afraid.

I consider myself a shining example of the American dream and invite those less fortunate to follow my path.

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Originally posted by bilmore
You should try to focus yourself. We have a problem with the cost of health care, driven, in part, because health care is so effing good and technological and advanced (and expenseive) now? Sure we do. But I thought we were speaking about the availability of jobs?

You were off at disingenuousness training camp? Is that expensive? Is the highest level you can reach Shaman?

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
I am. I have more than doubled my income, plus my equity in my house has appreciated at least 5 fold.

Otoh, I am fatter and slower. The lourd giveth and the taketh away, or something like that.

But you are part of the entrenched power structure, plus any gain made by you must necessarily come out of someone else's hide in this zero-sum world of ours. So you can't count this. You can only count people who are in college but who would have been running heavy construction equipment in a union.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by ironweed
Just as we planned. This will make it more difficult for you to run from the workers' cadres when the revolution comes.

Sadly true. This is what worries. Luckily I still have my second amendment rights.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by bilmore
But you are part of the entrenched power structure, .

How does one ascend to entrenched status? Is this based on parent's wealth or the that of the generation before them?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
I consider myself a shining example of the American dream and invite those less fortunate to follow my path.

True, but really Panda should be the example we cite. He' isn't as good looking or as smart as guys like us, so he'll seem more attainable to the average Joe.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
How does one ascend to entrenched status? Is this based on parent's wealth or the that of the generation before them?

It takes a village (and some State troopers to kill when necessary)

[bilmore]

Originally posted by ironweed
You took time off to become a high school guidance counselor?

WTF is "time off"?

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Sadly true. This is what worries. Luckily I still have my second amendment rights.

Funny, so do they. May the highest caliber win!

Anyone know where I can get one of these?