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Burf-_-

(205 posts)
38. i feel ya
Tue Jan 28, 2014, 03:54 PM
Jan 2014

Has my income increased ? Yeah...it has increased, about 70 cents per hour over 5 back breaking years. So who am i to complain.... I'm still got hope of climbing that ladder, and living that dream....right......riggggggghhhht. Saving.... lol , if you call slowly bleeding to death financially, by not eating but one meal a day (Which i am supposed to feel lucky for right ?) Inflation increases exponentially while my wage increases mocks me in real world losses. Grateful what i have... of course ...why wouldn't i be ? This is my life , this is my life in the land of the "free" and the home of the fucking brain dead. All of us till going to employee meetings and hearing exactly how worthless we are due to "our" failures as employees to meet company financial goals. Watching democracy die because we have no other choice but to desperately cling to what little we have left, if anything at all. As far as our employers are concerned WE owe them every damn thing, and we are continually expendable if we dare "fail" to meet their ludicrous standards of productivity and profitability, even when we follow all the rules all the time and don't miss a day of work in 4 years. How dare we accuse them of being disloyal to us, what do we think we have free speech ? Sad truth is... we really don't, not at all. Corporate mindsets these days mean we should be happy to lick their ass if they offer the "privilege", and if they were to shy to ask we should offer to any way.

Don't like that Corporate masters ? Well too fucking bad, as long as the internet is still free I'm gonna punch you in the fucking throat and watch your ego cough up blood. I will be the first to burn you down as soon as i get the opportunity I promise you that. Props to the Ukraine.

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I doubt you are the only one el_bryanto Jan 2014 #1
"Working your self to debt" is how one friend states it SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2014 #46
Yes. redwitch Jan 2014 #2
I feel that there are many who share your story... CoffeeCat Jan 2014 #3
I will keep you and your husband in my heart redwitch Jan 2014 #5
No. safeinOhio Jan 2014 #4
why do you still pay union dues when you are retired? shanti Jan 2014 #8
Retired and still paying dues here too CountAllVotes Jan 2014 #13
Fair enough shanti Jan 2014 #14
no, my income has grown hfojvt Jan 2014 #6
Yes and Yes. nt LWolf Jan 2014 #7
Yes. And sadly, I don't see Dems as having real answers. We aren't thinking big enough. reformist2 Jan 2014 #9
Yes. Way too many elected Democrats are economic conservatives. stillwaiting Jan 2014 #20
Agreed. Myrina Jan 2014 #30
since taking early retirement in 2010 shanti Jan 2014 #10
Yes and Yes Boomerproud Jan 2014 #11
If you're "not begruding the rich" Duer 157099 Jan 2014 #12
It's not all the rich BobbyBoring Jan 2014 #42
Of course there are exceptions to every rule Duer 157099 Jan 2014 #43
YES and YES CountAllVotes Jan 2014 #15
Family income increases glacially. hunter Jan 2014 #16
Yeah but $5 says Munificence Jan 2014 #66
I drive an $800 car, no cable, no satellite, a $7 a month cell phone, and I'm mostly vegetarian. hunter Jan 2014 #68
Steadily downward for 3 years FreeJoe Jan 2014 #17
You're not alone MANative Jan 2014 #18
Yup 2naSalit Jan 2014 #19
Yes and so has every one I know randr Jan 2014 #21
Yes and no. davidthegnome Jan 2014 #22
I'm an engineer as well . . . aggiesal Jan 2014 #23
My retirement plan SCVDem Jan 2014 #24
That is stark, but understandable. grasswire Jan 2014 #33
YES and YES LiberalEsto Jan 2014 #25
Oh, goodness, don't even get me started. knitter4democracy Jan 2014 #26
To be honest ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #27
Yes to both. onestepforward Jan 2014 #28
Clearly you're a "taker" and not a "maker".* The only people with rights to make headway in the new SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2014 #29
My husband took a 40% pay cut three years ago LibDemAlways Jan 2014 #31
The playing field is skewed more & more every day. CrispyQ Jan 2014 #32
Wow, what an accurate portrait. Appalling, but real. kairos12 Jan 2014 #39
Real inflation has taken it's toll One_Life_To_Give Jan 2014 #34
I hear you and I share your pain. But regarding your medical expenses, hopefully the totodeinhere Jan 2014 #35
Company I worked for went bankrupt abelenkpe Jan 2014 #36
But But unemployment has dropped!? = Tired Phlem Jan 2014 #37
i feel ya Burf-_- Jan 2014 #38
welcome Burf marions ghost Jan 2014 #59
Yes. woo me with science Jan 2014 #40
Yes and yes Little_Wing Jan 2014 #41
I am in my 50's and I really do not know anyone who feels they can retire "comfortably" anymore salib Jan 2014 #44
I live in the suburbs... CoffeeCat Jan 2014 #48
The answer to your headline is yes donnasgirl Jan 2014 #45
Try being over 60........ llmart Jan 2014 #47
I sure felt that way when I opened my electric bill Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #49
Yes, I get what you are saying... CoffeeCat Jan 2014 #53
I agree. Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #54
Our utilities all have service charges on them now. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2014 #60
I know, all these somewhat 'mysterious' charges Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #61
My income at the moment is almost zero. But that was my choice. KentuckyWoman Jan 2014 #50
Yes and Yes 7wo7rees Jan 2014 #51
anyone who doesn't feel that way is either rich or not paying attention Skittles Jan 2014 #52
I wish I'd only taken a 35% income cut. magical thyme Jan 2014 #55
Many, many people that I speak with are feeling squeezed more than in the past. GoneFishin Jan 2014 #56
It's a secret festering in the majority of homes... CoffeeCat Jan 2014 #57
Yes. I see it at all levels also. Just consider the cost of putting gas in your tank to get to work. GoneFishin Jan 2014 #63
As per our upcoming 2014 tax filings, we are making exactly 1/4 of what we made Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #58
If you don't mind me asking... CoffeeCat Jan 2014 #62
We both left our cushy (and highly stressful) jobs Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #64
It's disgusting Tree-Hugger Jan 2014 #65
It's not just your imagination; welcome to the new normal. TheFrenchRazor Jan 2014 #67
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