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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:18 PM Original message |
A 75 year old woman working at Costco |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. She is not alone |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. people like this should not be working |
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DiverDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. The demonstrators at Costco |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. oh I see |
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AllNamesHaveBeenUsed (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Not entirely true... |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 03:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
58. In any case, I would have applauded CostCo for keeping on an |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:25 AM Response to Reply #6 |
70. I'd rather she work for Costco! |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. so COSTCO shouldn't hire her? |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. But is it really Costco's fault? |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. No it is not Costco's fault |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 04:56 AM Response to Reply #15 |
61. People promoting a product are not almost never an employee... |
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wordpix2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 10:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
72. my dad worked in real estate up until the year he died at 82, although |
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crimsonpsychonaut (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. I know what you mean. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 10:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
39. welcome to DU crimsonpsychonaut! |
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Blasphemer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 03:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
57. I agree.... |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 10:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
73. Hi crimsonpsychonaut!! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. As a 75 yr old woman it's very likely that she is drawing very little |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 11:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
45. SoCalDem, I've stolen your .gif... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 11:09 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Freely given..cannot be stolen |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
5. Many seniors work because they cannot live on Social Security. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. well my parents are both dead |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 12:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
54. Social Security was never meant to be "lived on" |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. Apparrently this is not uncommon.... and there are some |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. It is difficult to find work after about age 50+ |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. A beacon unto the rest of the "civilized" world... yup, that's |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. yep that beacon of "freedom" |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 12:36 AM Response to Reply #19 |
55. tell me about it |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
9. My aunt is 78 and works at a Hallmark store in the mall... |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
10. I may be in the same boat |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I think about the same |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. info on the abbey |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 10:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. thanks for the info. |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. I worked with a 65 year old man last month. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
14. Homeowners over 65 should not have to pay property taxes. |
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AllNamesHaveBeenUsed (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. Well... |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
16. i see some pretty spry elder folks around, but you're right, if she... |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
20. My grandma, who just turned 94, quit her job just a few months ago |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. wow |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 11:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
50. It blows my mind when I think of it sometimes |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
24. A lof of municipalities offer reduced property taxes for the |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:52 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I will tell her if I see her again |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 06:36 AM Response to Reply #26 |
65. You don't have to live in a fancy house |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 09:56 AM Response to Reply #26 |
71. Which county? |
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TexasLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
27. WalMart--2004 |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
28. I've worked with seniors in healthcare, too, retirees |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. yes prices have really gone up a lot on necessities |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
29. your question was completely inappropriate |
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AllNamesHaveBeenUsed (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 10:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I mentioned a "reverse mortgage" to my father this week. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 10:06 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. That is a very good idea |
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AllNamesHaveBeenUsed (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 10:16 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I actually offered to do it for him... |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 10:05 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. I did not ask her |
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KAZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 10:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. What the hell reality do you live in? |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 11:15 PM Response to Reply #29 |
47. Link to those areas, please. |
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Ezra the Prankster (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
37. When retirement age was set at 65... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 10:56 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. "...30 year paid vacation..." |
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KAZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 11:06 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Sorry Ezra, not the America I want to live in. |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 12:15 AM Response to Reply #37 |
52. When the retirement age was set at 65 |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 12:17 AM Response to Reply #37 |
53. No. The economy works for the people, NOT the other way around. |
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windbreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 12:55 AM Response to Reply #37 |
56. Uh HUH....yep...just wait |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:16 AM Response to Reply #37 |
68. How true..... |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
42. You must be young. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
44. When I am old I guess I will go retire in MO where little pieces of good |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
48. Well, we have to continue to "Buy Blue"... http://www.buyblue.org/ |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-24-06 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
49. W's New America |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
51. Repukes and libertarians love this... |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 04:37 AM Response to Original message |
59. Sad |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 04:52 AM Response to Original message |
60. It's not uncommon |
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DiverDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 05:21 AM Response to Original message |
62. Heck, I'm retireing to Costa Rica |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
63. I'm 67 and working full time. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
64. My grandfather worked two jobs until he was in his 80s |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 07:21 AM Response to Original message |
66. I have three septagenarians working with me. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
67. Most of the baggers at a local grocery store are grannies. |
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im10ashus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
69. My mother is almost 70 and still working. |
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wordpix2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
74. repuke shell game: we cut your taxes but you pay more in property tax |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
75. my own 81 yr. old mother... |
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anarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
76. Personally, I fully expect to toil away until death, |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 11:27 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Deleted message |
BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 11:33 AM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Like maybe she got suckered into holding Enron stocks? |
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anarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 11:37 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. no doubt...I've made some poor choices myself, |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-25-06 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
80. Visit her again. Take her to lunch. Bet she would like that. |
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