On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:50:34 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm,
"Harold and Susan Vordos" quickly quoth:
We're in lock step, Stephen. Just because I don't single out management
doesn't mean I endorse them. All of us have to take a realistic look at
the scene and make decisions accordingly. If we hope to have jobs in this
country in the future, everyone needs to re-evaluate their position.
Frankly, if people can't live reasonably on $50,000 year, they're doing
something wrong. I have no respect for folks that are knocking down
hundreds of thousand per year, generally at the cost of others doing
without.
And a totally non-religious "Amen" to that.
It's the one thing that prevents us from donating to *any*
charity. If the CEO makes big bucks, we're out.
I find local charities, like the local battered women's shelter, to
donate to at Christmas in lieu of giving presents to everyone. Most
everyone donates time to it and the bigwigs get a reasonably small
salary.
Do people really need a new car every year? A 6,000 square foot house?
Several trips to Hawaii annually? Three boats? Is paying more than
$4.00 for a cup of coffee really necessary? Bottled water, when it's been
proven time and again that it is generally no better than that which comes
from one's tap? Cigarettes @ $4+ per pack, only to destroy one's health?
Humans suck. They do most things for the wrong reasons, and have a
dreadful value system. We all need to experience some hard
times-----hard enough to shake us back to reality. Life can be rewarding
and interesting without trying to keep up with the guy next door, or trying
to impress him with our outlandish life style.
Very well put, Harold. "Keeping up with the Joneses? Hell, I can't
even keep up with the Simpsons."
I live a humble, frugal life, and I'm content. Trust me, it can be done.
Ditto here. My two splurge-weaknesses are tools and books.
A guy's gotta have SOME vices, wot?
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