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Tommykun

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7. Very sad, but very true.

Reply to Laelth (Reply #4)

Thu May 1, 2014, 12:44 PM

May 2014

My dad, who will be 54 this year, is still working his tail off. Somehow he hasn't been deemed un-employable, even though he's a diabetic at his age. You would think that by now he would have a decent retirement fund or something, but the Reagan economy made it impossible for him to put money back and raise me.

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I feel for you OLDMDDEM May 2014 #3

Great post. Thanks for sharing your story. Laelth May 2014 #4

Very sad, but very true. Tommykun May 2014 #7

Hey tommykun Jesus Malverde May 2014 #5

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Hang in there... SomethingFishy May 2014 #8

you need to call a lawyer magical thyme May 2014 #10

Great post. n Demo_Chris May 2014 #11

I've tried to explain this for years: outsourcing doesn't just hurt primary industries... Romulox May 2014 #12

Thanks for taking the time to share your story here. Hugin May 2014 #13