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I'm 76 and I'm Tired

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I hope that liberal and progressive readers will appreciate this.


I'm 76 and I'm Tired

This should be required reading for every man, woman
and child in the UK , in the U.S.A, Canada ,
Australia and New Zealand

By Robert A. Hall

I'm 76
Except for one
semester in college when jobs were scarce and a
six-month period when I was between jobs, but
job-hunting every day, I've worked,
hard,since I was 18.
Despite some health challenges, I still put in
50-hour weeks, and haven't called in sick in
seven or eight years. I make a good salary, but
I didn't inherit my job or my income, and I
worked to get where I am. Given the economy,
there's no retirement in sight, and I'm tired.
Very tired.

I'm tiredof being told
that I have to "spread the wealth" to people who
don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of being
told the government will take the money I
earned, by force if necessary, and give it to
people too lazy to earn it.

I'm tiredof being told
that Islam is a "Religion of Peace," when every
day I can read dozens of stories of Muslim men
killing their sisters, wives and daughters for
their family "honor"; of Muslims rioting over
some slight offense; of Muslims murdering
Christian and Jews because they aren't
"believers;" of Muslims burning schools for
girls; of Muslims stoning teenage rape victims
to death for "adultery;" of Muslims mutilating
the genitals of little girls; all in the name of
Allah, because the Qur'an and Shari???a law tells them to.

I'm tiredof being told
that, out of "tolerance for other cultures," we
must let Saudi Arabia use our oil money to fund
mosques and madrassa Islamic schools to preach
hate in America and Canada, while no American
nor Canadian group is allowed to fund a church,
synagogue or religious school in Saudi Arabia to
teach love and tolerance..

I'm tiredof being told I
must lower my living standard to fight global
warming, which no one is allowed to debate.
I'm tiredof being told
That drug addicts have a disease, and I must
help support and treat them, and pay for the
damage they do. Did a giant germ rush out of a
dark alley, grab them, and stuff white powder up
their noses while they tried to fight it off?

I'm tiredof hearing
wealthy athletes, entertainers and politicians
of both parties talking about innocent mistakes,
stupid mistakes or youthful mistakes, when we
All know they think their only mistake was
getting caught. I'm tired of people with a sense
Of entitlement, rich or poor.

I'm real tiredof people who
don't take responsibility for their lives and
actions. I'm tired of hearing them blame the
government, or discrimination or big-whatever
for their problems.

Yes, I'm damn tired. But I'm also glad to
be 76.. Because, mostly, I'm not going to have
to see the world these people are making. I'm
just sorry for my granddaughters and grandsons.

Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served
five terms in the Massachusetts State Senate.
 
I think he needs to just get over it. Nice rant thou.

His speech reeks of bondage as it seems he has let the worldly things overcome him. Scripture says the world is going to get ugly.

Christ said worry not I have overcome.
 
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I know I'll be odd man out here, but I'm tired of the biased dogma being spread with half truth and largely a narrow point of view.

Fact is, Mr Hall grew up in an era when good paying jobs were abundant, as were decent pensions and you didn't need both parents working full time jobs just to raise a family. Oh yeah, and housing was affordable too.

I know this is going to rub some of you the wrong way, and my intent isn't to argue and I certainly won't berate anyone from having a differing view. But simply put, Mr. Hall needs to get in touch with the current struggles in this era because it isn't 1955 anymore.
 
StoveBolts said:
Fact is, Mr Hall grew up in an era when good paying jobs were abundant, as were decent pensions and you didn't need both parents working full time jobs just to raise a family. Oh yeah, and housing was affordable too.
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Actually it was an era when a $250/week wage was considered pretty good. Is $250 for 40 hours work what you mean by a good paying job? Of course, things cost less then too. That's because people wouldn't pay the huge prices companies are charging for things today, so you could buy good American made stuff at reasonable prices. If they charged too much, people chose to do without. He also grew up in an era when a full family was satisfied to have one car between them all, and they didn't demand a brand new one every 3 or 4 years. And they didn't demand expensive cars either unless they could truly afford them without going into debt. Oh yeah, and they didn't go around running up huge bills on credit cards to buy all that stuff to "keep up with the Joneses", incurring huge interest payments on balances they would never be able to pay off. He also grew up in as era when families lived in small houses and kids shared bedrooms. That's why housing was affordable: they bought houses they could afford! Instead of paying $500 for an electronic game for each kid, they bought them a $5 baseball glove and the kids were happy to go outside and play catch with it because they didn't have any lazier options. If the kids wanted to watch TV, they watched a moderate size TV in the living room shared by the whole family. Each kid didn't have their own $1000 big screen TV complete with computer and cable hooked into it in their own private bedrooms. This is why a family could afford to live, and live well, on one normal full time income and they didn't need both parents to work multiple jobs just to survive!
 
Obadiah said:
Actually it was an era when a $250/week wage was considered pretty good. Is $250 for 40 hours work what you mean by a good paying job? Of course, things cost less then too. That's because people wouldn't pay the huge prices companies are charging for things today, so you could buy good American made stuff at reasonable prices. If they charged too much, people chose to do without. He also grew up in an era when a full family was satisfied to have one car between them all, and they didn't demand a brand new one every 3 or 4 years. And they didn't demand expensive cars either unless they could truly afford them without going into debt. Oh yeah, and they didn't go around running up huge bills on credit cards to buy all that stuff to "keep up with the Joneses", incurring huge interest payments on balances they would never be able to pay off. He also grew up in as era when families lived in small houses and kids shared bedrooms. That's why housing was affordable: they bought houses they could afford! Instead of paying $500 for an electronic game for each kid, they bought them a $5 baseball glove and the kids were happy to go outside and play catch with it because they didn't have any lazier options. If the kids wanted to watch TV, they watched a moderate size TV in the living room shared by the whole family. Each kid didn't have their own $1000 big screen TV complete with computer and cable hooked into it in their own private bedrooms. This is why a family could afford to live, and live well, on one normal full time income and they didn't need both parents to work multiple jobs just to survive!
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Some of the really old spanish homes which can be smaller in Sq ft then my home are in fact fir the wealthy or upper class.the poor lived in woodframe vernacular,or bungalows which were for large families or multi generation.
 
Back then...like StoveBolts said...if you were white, male, and not disabled, you had a shot at a decent life. Upward mobility was possible largely because of pre+post-WWII programs (The New Deal followed by WWII+post-WWII programs) that invested in infrastructure, education, and...gasp..."the common good." Back then, one could make a mistake...prisons were still designed for rehabilitation, and sentences were shorter in the pre-"tough on crime"-era. If you were mentally ill, you could be kept in a long term hospital (not perfect, but...look at what we've got now...). College was more affordable. Jobs were abundant, wages were decent, housing was more affordable, marriages were more stable...

...of course, the world was different if you were: black, poor, female, old, disabled, divorced, etc. I think people who bash "PC" don't think about, don't know, or don't care about it feels/felt to be excluded, both now and in times past.

As for drug addicts...not much has changed. I've been addicted to Rx pills. Society is understanding if you're: attractive, affluent, and the "experts" provide cover. In my case, the "experts" called me a "druggie," I was ugly and poor, and I dealt with the sort of attitude that this man is talking about. Not helpful. Didn't help me, my family, or society as a whole. I was also mentally ill and denied treatment, which would probably have been this dude's response to me, too.
Does treatment for drug addiction help? Its cheaper than the alternatives, yes. Since nobody is talking about addressing poverty, inequality, the loss of hope+upward mobility, social disintegration, family disintegration...the things that feed drug abuse and other deviant behaviors (on the group/society-level), I guess "treatment" is about as good as it gets.
 
Christ_empowered said:
Back then...like StoveBolts said...if you were white, male, and not disabled, you had a shot at a decent life. Upward mobility was possible largely because of pre+post-WWII programs (The New Deal followed by WWII+post-WWII programs) that invested in infrastructure, education, and...gasp..."the common good." Back then, one could make a mistake...prisons were still designed for rehabilitation, and sentences were shorter in the pre-"tough on crime"-era. If you were mentally ill, you could be kept in a long term hospital (not perfect, but...look at what we've got now...). College was more affordable. Jobs were abundant, wages were decent, housing was more affordable, marriages were more stable...

...of course, the world was different if you were: black, poor, female, old, disabled, divorced, etc. I think people who bash "PC" don't think about, don't know, or don't care about it feels/felt to be excluded, both now and in times past.

As for drug addicts...not much has changed. I've been addicted to Rx pills. Society is understanding if you're: attractive, affluent, and the "experts" provide cover. In my case, the "experts" called me a "druggie," I was ugly and poor, and I dealt with the sort of attitude that this man is talking about. Not helpful. Didn't help me, my family, or society as a whole. I was also mentally ill and denied treatment, which would probably have been this dude's response to me, too.
Does treatment for drug addiction help? Its cheaper than the alternatives, yes. Since nobody is talking about addressing poverty, inequality, the loss of hope+upward mobility, social disintegration, family disintegration...the things that feed drug abuse and other deviant behaviors (on the group/society-level), I guess "treatment" is about as good as it gets.
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Blacks owned land on the beach until the government forced then to move.where that is is called indian river shores in my county.

However, some blacks are simply sorry.I do see drug deals go down as early as 7 am and near schools.
 
Obadiah said:
Actually it was an era when a $250/week wage was considered pretty good. Is $250 for 40 hours work what you mean by a good paying job? Of course, things cost less then too. That's because people wouldn't pay the huge prices companies are charging for things today, so you could buy good American made stuff at reasonable prices. If they charged too much, people chose to do without. He also grew up in an era when a full family was satisfied to have one car between them all, and they didn't demand a brand new one every 3 or 4 years. And they didn't demand expensive cars either unless they could truly afford them without going into debt. Oh yeah, and they didn't go around running up huge bills on credit cards to buy all that stuff to "keep up with the Joneses", incurring huge interest payments on balances they would never be able to pay off. He also grew up in as era when families lived in small houses and kids shared bedrooms. That's why housing was affordable: they bought houses they could afford! Instead of paying $500 for an electronic game for each kid, they bought them a $5 baseball glove and the kids were happy to go outside and play catch with it because they didn't have any lazier options. If the kids wanted to watch TV, they watched a moderate size TV in the living room shared by the whole family. Each kid didn't have their own $1000 big screen TV complete with computer and cable hooked into it in their own private bedrooms. This is why a family could afford to live, and live well, on one normal full time income and they didn't need both parents to work multiple jobs just to survive!
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See, it goes to show you how the times have changed. Do you know you can't get out of a MacDonalds for under 8 for a "value meal".

Not that I disagree with most of what you've written, but you touch on human nature. That is, more for less which in the end always costs you way more.
In my Dads era, you were hard pressed to over extend your finances. Simply put, you earned your credit. It's not like that anymore. We've been duped into thinking we need all this credit. We don't, and I'm proof of it.
Lots of things have changed to contribute to our current era. But one thing that isn't in dispute it the gap between the wealthy and the poor. Our era has mastered the art of exploiting the poor both here in the USA and across the globe.
 
StoveBolts said:
See, it goes to show you how the times have changed. Do you know you can't get out of a MacDonalds for under 8 for a "value meal".

Not that I disagree with most of what you've written, but you touch on human nature. That is, more for less which in the end always costs you way more.
In my Dads era, you were hard pressed to over extend your finances. Simply put, you earned your credit. It's not like that anymore. We've been duped into thinking we need all this credit. We don't, and I'm proof of it.
Lots of things have changed to contribute to our current era. But one thing that isn't in dispute it the gap between the wealthy and the poor. Our era has mastered the art of exploiting the poor both here in the USA and across the globe.
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I eat at mcds and yes I do get a meal under 8 bucks.

Breakfast menus do have the option.my usual is less then 6 bucks.it's no value meal at all.
 
I can agree with that article given the more I study history just of my state I see it.
 
I believe he has summed up the state of things today quite well, and in fact every upstanding citizen should be sick and tired of what he has listed. And it all stems from Liberalism -- the religion of the elite.
 
Malachi said:
I believe he has summed up the state of things today quite well, and in fact every upstanding citizen should be sick and tired of what he has listed. And it all stems from Liberalism -- the religion of the elite.
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I suppose that all depends on what you call Liberalism. Please, don't mistake that with Liberty.
Paul even writes that all is permissible, but not all is beneficial.

One thing I'm sure we can all agree on is when morality falls, rules and regulations fill that vacuum.

In other words, laws designed to teach kindness or compassion seldom work to transform the giver. What it breeds is legalism and faith based on transaction, not grace.
 
Christ_empowered said:
" Back then, one could make a mistake...prisons were still designed for rehabilitation, and sentences were shorter in the pre-"tough on crime"-era. If you were mentally ill, you could be kept in a long term hospital (not perfect, but...look at what we've got now...). College was more affordable. Jobs were abundant, wages were decent, housing was more affordable, marriages were more stable...
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believe it or not, President Ronald Reagan closed down most of the mental institutions during his presidency and put the mentally ill on the streets to save money.

I live in a rural Tennessee County of about 3500 population. There are only about four or five black families in this county. We have had a black mayor who has served three terms already and is running again for the fourth time. His name is Curtis. You could probably look up Livingston, Tennessee 38570 on the net and find out about the City and Mayor

 
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