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Robert2005 said:
I just can't believe that I still have to work when I'm 70 years old!
If one is still mentally and physically healthy at age 70, then one SHOULD still work.
At that age, one should work for his own mental well-being, not out of necessity. I know I probably will, but many people can't or are worse at their jobs than younger, more able people.
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You should be a posterboy for Bush. We actually care for quality of life here. When I work and pay taxes I also pay for MY retirement check, with which I will be spared work at an old age. I feel sorry for narrow-minded people like you. Also, you apologized about your English (which is fine btw.). Where are you from, if not from the US?
Nov 13, 2005 8:33:48 PM
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SoCal Alan said:
That's why it's better to have our Social Security system revamped so that people can "OWN" their retirement that they've accumulated all their lives.
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JimFlat6 said:
Crash, the next time you drive past a homeless person, why dont you pull over, stop and get out to tell them that you care.
Tell them how much your new tires cost or explain the options you want on a new 997 or that the water in the Rhine near Dusseldorf shows that almost 11 tons of pure cocaine with a street value of EUR 1.64 billion is consumed annually by the 38.5 million population that live in the river's watershed.
Tell them that you really care and that you are not just another rich Limosuine Liberal using bogus guilt trips on others to make himself feel better about his own conspicous and lavish consumption.
Tell him you that really arent the Poster Boy for the Bureau of Double Standards.
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The Groom said:
Liberal in the US != Liberal in the EU.
Quite exact opposites, actually.
US liberal = pinko commie
EU liberal = heartless free-market scum :
The truth is, the liberal/statist and left/right issues are completely different matters.
Nov 13, 2005 9:51:52 PM
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Poverty was very virtually nonexistent where I live up until a few years ago but has risen up to almost 10% recently, mostly as a result of the textile industry collapse due to much cheaper chinese imports.
Poverty IS non-existent where I live.
I'm talking country-wide. It is also nonexistant where I live.
Re poverty, I went to the States several times, there's 1 thing that comes back every time, old people, mostly black people, 70/75/80 years old cleaning the floor, serving dinner, helping out in the kitchen...etc. I just can't believe it. I just can't believe that I still have to work when I'm 70 years old!
Where did you see this at, Robert?
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Al Petee, I'm against 80-hour working weeks as a general rule (40-50 seems about right, anything below that is pampering) - that's 16 hours per day!
Nov 13, 2005 10:11:52 PM
Nov 13, 2005 10:29:55 PM
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Crash said:
Poverty was very virtually nonexistent where I live up until a few years ago but has risen up to almost 10% recently, mostly as a result of the textile industry collapse due to much cheaper chinese imports.
Poverty IS non-existent where I live.
I'm talking country-wide. It is also nonexistant where I live.
Re poverty, I went to the States several times, there's 1 thing that comes back every time, old people, mostly black people, 70/75/80 years old cleaning the floor, serving dinner, helping out in the kitchen...etc. I just can't believe it. I just can't believe that I still have to work when I'm 70 years old!
You're crazy! Do you want to pay the pension of somebody who never work of his live and who only take your money? Because when you work and when you pay your taxes (or social securities if you are employee), you pay all the people who prefer remain at house and prefer to not work, all the lazy peoples. I prefer to work till my dead. In all case, I must because I owning my business. I'm sorry but people like you are the dead of Europe. I will stop otherwise I will be nervous.
Just one word considering Germany, I go often there and it's a great nation. When Germany will have a good government, this economy will be very good because there are people who mind well.
Sorry for my English!