Reply #88: "For me..." [View All]

"I suppose it's possible things are a little different now, but work hasn't slowed down for me."
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That is one of the problems with this country. The "me" in everything. Everything is relative to "me" as the sole frame of reference.

Things may good for you. They aren't necessarily good for everyone else.

Skills and trades are not jobs for everyone. Some of us are too old, some of us cannot afford to pay for the new training required for many of them, some of us are too limited physically. If you're young and able, I probably would agree that someone can find a job without too much trouble in Houston. Particularly manual labor. But then again with manual labor, it is "bilingual" preferred. And really "bilingual" hired. Although there isn't that much available for manual laborers either.

The greatest challenge for many is age discrimination. We die at 40 in this country in the job market. AARP has a program now for people over 50. The problem is unless you have other income you cannot live on what you get paid while you are being retrained for 3 - 6 months. It is a good program I suppose for someone on unemployment. The problem is not everyone is on unemployment.

We like to believe we control our own lives. In fact we don't. But we like to believe we do. Which is why we are always blaming victims for being victims in this country. And why we run the stray cats off.