Reply #18: I checked my 401k ... so yea, I benefitied ... but there has been a more important benefit ...

[JoePhilly]

One year ago ... every person I know was scared to death that their job might disapper the next day. Me included. Companies were laying off indiscriminately.

I've been a top contributor for years ... but I've been around long enough to know that if they lay-off an entire division, your individual performance means NOTHING.

So fast forward to today.

The people I know are NOT afraid that their job is about to disappear. The companies that I work with are NOT laying off in huge numbers indiscriminately.

My sister was laid off under Bush ... I had to send her CASH to help her with her mortgage. She got a job this summary, and she paid me back. I NEVER expected to see that money again ... not because of her ... she's great ... but the economy has been so terrible, I expected that she'd be underwater for a long time.

The job loss TREND is moving in the right direction, even though it is not positive yet ... yet ..... yet. Its been one year.

We on the left need to grow a SPINE!!!

Help each other when we can, as much as we can ... but we can not, can not, can not ... let the GOP back in office.