Wish I had a camera

Drove by the 'new' encampment of 'Occupy Lincoln' this afternoon. A small 'park' between two strip malls. Right next door to the camp were two bussinesses with help wanted signs in thier windown and on a temp 'billboard' in front of both stores. And not one of the 'Occupy' types probably even noticed.
Unemployment in Lincoln, NE is less than 4%, new businesses between Lincoln and Omaha are having to import labor from Texas. Good jobs too. At the new AutoZone distribution center $17.50 day shift, and a $1.50 night differential, and they are screaming for applicants. Smart Chicken distro center same wages, Tractor Supply distro center starts at $18.25. Lincoln plating which does chrome plating for Vistory as well as Harley $22.50 (son in law got a job there after 2 day wait after app submitted).
It seems no one want to get hands dirty, not that there are not any jobs.

And then the whole theater stood and clapped.

Seriously though, what's with whining to us? If you'd simply pulled yourself up by your bootstraps you could have bought a camera with worthless fiat dollars.

Mack wrote: All digs at OS aside, I have noticed something similar.  Granted, the local economy kind of sucks, but there are jobs there for those who want them.  The impression I get is that quite a few are upset enough to whine but not really desperate enough to take work that they consider to be beneath them.

Well also the issue isn't just "theres no jobs" by any means. The issue is with distribution of wealth, taxation, etc. Now it's pretty hard to defend occupy since they have completely lost their way and derailed a million times by now, but I just remember that being the core originally.

BARREL BREAK wrote: Seriously though, what's with whining to us? If you'd simply pulled yourself up by your bootstraps you could have bought a camera with worthless fiat dollars.

I don't think he was whining. It's just an expression because he found the irony of the situation he was viewing memorable.

Though, I'm sure you knew that already, and we're just clinging to the over worn cliche of bashing OS which most of the forum has moved past.

FE is our scapegoat now, go pick on him.

I wish OS would type standard English instead of broken English.

$17 an hour? Wow, and I'm sure the cost of living there has to be cheap.

But most of the occupiers pursued a college education, in hopes they could sit at a computer. Anything involving standing or any physical work is below them.

I don't blame them for being pissed off, that the American dream has gone out the window for our generation. Most have come to realize the American dream was propped up my credit, something that has crashed into realization. They have thousands in student debt, but cannot obtain 50k+ job out of college.

Now their credit is wrecked, which will prevent them from obtaining a high paying job. They can't obtain a loan to purchase a house, which is depressing because those who can. Usually have a cheaper mortgage payment, than those who are renting. They are stuck driving their old car, which is constantly breaking down. But don't have the knowledge, nor resources to fix it themselves. (Many apartment complexes won't allow vehicle repairs in the parking lots)

So they are stuck, spinning their wheels. Paying rent on something they will never own. Constantly dumping money into their vehicle. And having credit payment between $300-$1000 a month. Which many of them will default on.

They see no way out, no way to get ahead. They were promised if they got good grades, went to college, everything would be great. But nothing is improving, daily we hear the next crisis, more doom and gloom.

But thankfully we Americans still have it good,for now. We can print money, unlike our Greece, Spain, Ireland, and Portugal counterparts.

I'm fairly certain the "printing money" thing was sarcasm.

A:) I'd kill to make 18-20 bucks an hour here, nothing entry level here pays even close to that. Even the nurses and EMT's don't do much better than that (if that) when first starting out.

stratoaxe wrote: A:) I'd kill to make 18-20 bucks an hour here, nothing entry level here pays even close to that. Even the nurses and EMT's don't do much better than that (if that) when first starting out.