[Borat]

arraya I think you are right on with what is happening. The only thing I will add is that it may not be as bad as so many are predicting. We are going to have to deal with mass unemployment, rioting, etc… I think we are heading towards collapse and breakup of the US just like happened in old Soviet Union. They can try to herd folks into camps but it’s not gonna work. There are too many people here and the govmt. is broke anyway. Now is the time to develop the skills to help make it through the transition. Panicking isn’t gonna help, in fact I think the panic is being started by those at the top to push asset prices down even further so that they can snap it all back up.

What is going to be valuable are real skills, quick thinking, and the ability to adapt to new realities. When the food stops coming to the supermarket people are gonna plant vegetables on the sides of the highway. When the police come to tell them to stop the people are gonna tell them to pack sand. Actually the police will probably help to grow veggies anyway because they’re gonna be hungry too.

The human race has survived a lot of tough things and we’re gonna survive this no problem. We might not dress as well and we might smell worse but we’ll still laugh and have parties and weddings and get drunk.

I think a lot of people realize that the system is busted and they have planned to profit from it by buying gold or certain stocks because they think they can get rich when it happens or at least survive better than their neighbors. Unfortunately they don’t realize that the prices are all rigged and manipulated by those at the top and no matter what you try to do they’re probably gonna get your money. Gold doubloons are easily stolen but abilities aren’t.

[Borat]

arraya I think you are right on with what is happening. The only thing I will add is that it may not be as bad as so many are predicting. We are going to have to deal with mass unemployment, rioting, etc… I think we are heading towards collapse and breakup of the US just like happened in old Soviet Union. They can try to herd folks into camps but it’s not gonna work. There are too many people here and the govmt. is broke anyway. Now is the time to develop the skills to help make it through the transition. Panicking isn’t gonna help, in fact I think the panic is being started by those at the top to push asset prices down even further so that they can snap it all back up.

What is going to be valuable are real skills, quick thinking, and the ability to adapt to new realities. When the food stops coming to the supermarket people are gonna plant vegetables on the sides of the highway. When the police come to tell them to stop the people are gonna tell them to pack sand. Actually the police will probably help to grow veggies anyway because they’re gonna be hungry too.

The human race has survived a lot of tough things and we’re gonna survive this no problem. We might not dress as well and we might smell worse but we’ll still laugh and have parties and weddings and get drunk.

I think a lot of people realize that the system is busted and they have planned to profit from it by buying gold or certain stocks because they think they can get rich when it happens or at least survive better than their neighbors. Unfortunately they don’t realize that the prices are all rigged and manipulated by those at the top and no matter what you try to do they’re probably gonna get your money. Gold doubloons are easily stolen but abilities aren’t.

[Borat]

arraya I think you are right on with what is happening. The only thing I will add is that it may not be as bad as so many are predicting. We are going to have to deal with mass unemployment, rioting, etc… I think we are heading towards collapse and breakup of the US just like happened in old Soviet Union. They can try to herd folks into camps but it’s not gonna work. There are too many people here and the govmt. is broke anyway. Now is the time to develop the skills to help make it through the transition. Panicking isn’t gonna help, in fact I think the panic is being started by those at the top to push asset prices down even further so that they can snap it all back up.

What is going to be valuable are real skills, quick thinking, and the ability to adapt to new realities. When the food stops coming to the supermarket people are gonna plant vegetables on the sides of the highway. When the police come to tell them to stop the people are gonna tell them to pack sand. Actually the police will probably help to grow veggies anyway because they’re gonna be hungry too.

The human race has survived a lot of tough things and we’re gonna survive this no problem. We might not dress as well and we might smell worse but we’ll still laugh and have parties and weddings and get drunk.

I think a lot of people realize that the system is busted and they have planned to profit from it by buying gold or certain stocks because they think they can get rich when it happens or at least survive better than their neighbors. Unfortunately they don’t realize that the prices are all rigged and manipulated by those at the top and no matter what you try to do they’re probably gonna get your money. Gold doubloons are easily stolen but abilities aren’t.

[Borat]

arraya I think you are right on with what is happening. The only thing I will add is that it may not be as bad as so many are predicting. We are going to have to deal with mass unemployment, rioting, etc… I think we are heading towards collapse and breakup of the US just like happened in old Soviet Union. They can try to herd folks into camps but it’s not gonna work. There are too many people here and the govmt. is broke anyway. Now is the time to develop the skills to help make it through the transition. Panicking isn’t gonna help, in fact I think the panic is being started by those at the top to push asset prices down even further so that they can snap it all back up.

What is going to be valuable are real skills, quick thinking, and the ability to adapt to new realities. When the food stops coming to the supermarket people are gonna plant vegetables on the sides of the highway. When the police come to tell them to stop the people are gonna tell them to pack sand. Actually the police will probably help to grow veggies anyway because they’re gonna be hungry too.

The human race has survived a lot of tough things and we’re gonna survive this no problem. We might not dress as well and we might smell worse but we’ll still laugh and have parties and weddings and get drunk.

I think a lot of people realize that the system is busted and they have planned to profit from it by buying gold or certain stocks because they think they can get rich when it happens or at least survive better than their neighbors. Unfortunately they don’t realize that the prices are all rigged and manipulated by those at the top and no matter what you try to do they’re probably gonna get your money. Gold doubloons are easily stolen but abilities aren’t.

[Borat]

arraya I think you are right on with what is happening. The only thing I will add is that it may not be as bad as so many are predicting. We are going to have to deal with mass unemployment, rioting, etc… I think we are heading towards collapse and breakup of the US just like happened in old Soviet Union. They can try to herd folks into camps but it’s not gonna work. There are too many people here and the govmt. is broke anyway. Now is the time to develop the skills to help make it through the transition. Panicking isn’t gonna help, in fact I think the panic is being started by those at the top to push asset prices down even further so that they can snap it all back up.

What is going to be valuable are real skills, quick thinking, and the ability to adapt to new realities. When the food stops coming to the supermarket people are gonna plant vegetables on the sides of the highway. When the police come to tell them to stop the people are gonna tell them to pack sand. Actually the police will probably help to grow veggies anyway because they’re gonna be hungry too.

The human race has survived a lot of tough things and we’re gonna survive this no problem. We might not dress as well and we might smell worse but we’ll still laugh and have parties and weddings and get drunk.

I think a lot of people realize that the system is busted and they have planned to profit from it by buying gold or certain stocks because they think they can get rich when it happens or at least survive better than their neighbors. Unfortunately they don’t realize that the prices are all rigged and manipulated by those at the top and no matter what you try to do they’re probably gonna get your money. Gold doubloons are easily stolen but abilities aren’t.

[Borat]

Yeah, I just did the Google search you referred to – and I have to say, Borat: the fact that machine shops exist in San Diego does not mean that they are hiring. Is that how you usually perform a job search? 😉 I asked you to find postings in the local newspapers as proof that jobs at these shops are actually available. Anyone can do a Google search and come up with names of businesses.

Who the hell looks for a job in the NEWSPAPER? What year are you living in man? The internet is where it’s at baby.

So getting him re-trained to work at that machine shop in San Diego at $12/hour isn’t going to make a dent in his monthly nut.

Again, what year are you living in? Check out some average machine shop salaries. It’s more like $20/25 an hour. Yep that ain’t $100 hour for slinging paper around but it’s honest work.

My bottom line is that those with the ability to get some real skills and a good attitude are going to survive this. Those that expect life to just hand them things and who haven’t come up with a Plan B are gonna have a hard time.

I still haven’t heard your suggestions on how to fix any of this. I’m just saying that we’ve got to start making things in this country again. Start small and work our way up.

As for myself, you can bet that I’ve got a Plan B and a Plan C and maybe even a Plan D. And none of them involve holing up in the wilderness with a bunch of dried food and kruggerands either. Or running around peeing my pants screaming about economic armageddon.

[Borat]

Yeah, I just did the Google search you referred to – and I have to say, Borat: the fact that machine shops exist in San Diego does not mean that they are hiring. Is that how you usually perform a job search? 😉 I asked you to find postings in the local newspapers as proof that jobs at these shops are actually available. Anyone can do a Google search and come up with names of businesses.

Who the hell looks for a job in the NEWSPAPER? What year are you living in man? The internet is where it’s at baby.

So getting him re-trained to work at that machine shop in San Diego at $12/hour isn’t going to make a dent in his monthly nut.

Again, what year are you living in? Check out some average machine shop salaries. It’s more like $20/25 an hour. Yep that ain’t $100 hour for slinging paper around but it’s honest work.

My bottom line is that those with the ability to get some real skills and a good attitude are going to survive this. Those that expect life to just hand them things and who haven’t come up with a Plan B are gonna have a hard time.

I still haven’t heard your suggestions on how to fix any of this. I’m just saying that we’ve got to start making things in this country again. Start small and work our way up.

As for myself, you can bet that I’ve got a Plan B and a Plan C and maybe even a Plan D. And none of them involve holing up in the wilderness with a bunch of dried food and kruggerands either. Or running around peeing my pants screaming about economic armageddon.

[Borat]

Yeah, I just did the Google search you referred to – and I have to say, Borat: the fact that machine shops exist in San Diego does not mean that they are hiring. Is that how you usually perform a job search? 😉 I asked you to find postings in the local newspapers as proof that jobs at these shops are actually available. Anyone can do a Google search and come up with names of businesses.

Who the hell looks for a job in the NEWSPAPER? What year are you living in man? The internet is where it’s at baby.

So getting him re-trained to work at that machine shop in San Diego at $12/hour isn’t going to make a dent in his monthly nut.

Again, what year are you living in? Check out some average machine shop salaries. It’s more like $20/25 an hour. Yep that ain’t $100 hour for slinging paper around but it’s honest work.

My bottom line is that those with the ability to get some real skills and a good attitude are going to survive this. Those that expect life to just hand them things and who haven’t come up with a Plan B are gonna have a hard time.

I still haven’t heard your suggestions on how to fix any of this. I’m just saying that we’ve got to start making things in this country again. Start small and work our way up.

As for myself, you can bet that I’ve got a Plan B and a Plan C and maybe even a Plan D. And none of them involve holing up in the wilderness with a bunch of dried food and kruggerands either. Or running around peeing my pants screaming about economic armageddon.

[Borat]

Yeah, I just did the Google search you referred to – and I have to say, Borat: the fact that machine shops exist in San Diego does not mean that they are hiring. Is that how you usually perform a job search? 😉 I asked you to find postings in the local newspapers as proof that jobs at these shops are actually available. Anyone can do a Google search and come up with names of businesses.

Who the hell looks for a job in the NEWSPAPER? What year are you living in man? The internet is where it’s at baby.

So getting him re-trained to work at that machine shop in San Diego at $12/hour isn’t going to make a dent in his monthly nut.

Again, what year are you living in? Check out some average machine shop salaries. It’s more like $20/25 an hour. Yep that ain’t $100 hour for slinging paper around but it’s honest work.

My bottom line is that those with the ability to get some real skills and a good attitude are going to survive this. Those that expect life to just hand them things and who haven’t come up with a Plan B are gonna have a hard time.

I still haven’t heard your suggestions on how to fix any of this. I’m just saying that we’ve got to start making things in this country again. Start small and work our way up.

As for myself, you can bet that I’ve got a Plan B and a Plan C and maybe even a Plan D. And none of them involve holing up in the wilderness with a bunch of dried food and kruggerands either. Or running around peeing my pants screaming about economic armageddon.

[Borat]

Yeah, I just did the Google search you referred to – and I have to say, Borat: the fact that machine shops exist in San Diego does not mean that they are hiring. Is that how you usually perform a job search? 😉 I asked you to find postings in the local newspapers as proof that jobs at these shops are actually available. Anyone can do a Google search and come up with names of businesses.

Who the hell looks for a job in the NEWSPAPER? What year are you living in man? The internet is where it’s at baby.

So getting him re-trained to work at that machine shop in San Diego at $12/hour isn’t going to make a dent in his monthly nut.

Again, what year are you living in? Check out some average machine shop salaries. It’s more like $20/25 an hour. Yep that ain’t $100 hour for slinging paper around but it’s honest work.

My bottom line is that those with the ability to get some real skills and a good attitude are going to survive this. Those that expect life to just hand them things and who haven’t come up with a Plan B are gonna have a hard time.

I still haven’t heard your suggestions on how to fix any of this. I’m just saying that we’ve got to start making things in this country again. Start small and work our way up.

As for myself, you can bet that I’ve got a Plan B and a Plan C and maybe even a Plan D. And none of them involve holing up in the wilderness with a bunch of dried food and kruggerands either. Or running around peeing my pants screaming about economic armageddon.

[Borat]

Wow. You’re so right, Borat. What am I thinking? Hey, exactly which ACTUAL INDUSTRIES are still hiring those who produce things of value? Why don’t you post a sampling of machine shops or plumbing businesses in your local classifieds that are hiring right now.
Yeah, I’ll give you a few months or years to come up with that list.
When anyone loses a job in this depression — be it a lawyer, an equity trader, a teacher or a maid — it’s bad for everyone. Including you. But you probably won’t understand that until you lose your job.
And by the way, that’s a brilliant idea: send all the unemployed lawyers to mortuary school. They’re losing their homes – which means MORE foreclosures – and student loan funding is drying up. Just keep coming up with these gems, Borat. Maybe there’s a job for you on Obama’s economic team of clowns.

Wow there is some rich stuff here. I just did a google for “san diego machine shop jobs” and all kinds of listings came up. At least I am suggesting something positive — we have more than 20 times per capita lawyers than Japan (see my earlier post, with a reference to that stat from law.com) so all I am saying is that some of them need to be retrained. We don’t need so damn many of them. I would like to see Alberto Gonzalez retrained as a roto-rooter technician, for example. What are you suggesting? That we magically find some way to keep all of our lawyers employed? Or that we pee our pants and run down the street because “economic armageddon” is coming? Puh-leeze.

BTW I have lost my job before and while it’s not fun it ain’t the end of the world either. As long as you have some $ in the bank and you’re willing to relocate and maybe retrain yourself that is. Oh and of course you must be willing to step down a rung on the ladder from time to time and I’ve done that too.

Good luck to you man, I hope we don’t have any armageddon either but sometimes it seems like that’s what you’re hoping for! I have more faith in people I guess to do what’s right and move on to something else when they need to.

[Borat]

Wow. You’re so right, Borat. What am I thinking? Hey, exactly which ACTUAL INDUSTRIES are still hiring those who produce things of value? Why don’t you post a sampling of machine shops or plumbing businesses in your local classifieds that are hiring right now.
Yeah, I’ll give you a few months or years to come up with that list.
When anyone loses a job in this depression — be it a lawyer, an equity trader, a teacher or a maid — it’s bad for everyone. Including you. But you probably won’t understand that until you lose your job.
And by the way, that’s a brilliant idea: send all the unemployed lawyers to mortuary school. They’re losing their homes – which means MORE foreclosures – and student loan funding is drying up. Just keep coming up with these gems, Borat. Maybe there’s a job for you on Obama’s economic team of clowns.

Wow there is some rich stuff here. I just did a google for “san diego machine shop jobs” and all kinds of listings came up. At least I am suggesting something positive — we have more than 20 times per capita lawyers than Japan (see my earlier post, with a reference to that stat from law.com) so all I am saying is that some of them need to be retrained. We don’t need so damn many of them. I would like to see Alberto Gonzalez retrained as a roto-rooter technician, for example. What are you suggesting? That we magically find some way to keep all of our lawyers employed? Or that we pee our pants and run down the street because “economic armageddon” is coming? Puh-leeze.

BTW I have lost my job before and while it’s not fun it ain’t the end of the world either. As long as you have some $ in the bank and you’re willing to relocate and maybe retrain yourself that is. Oh and of course you must be willing to step down a rung on the ladder from time to time and I’ve done that too.

Good luck to you man, I hope we don’t have any armageddon either but sometimes it seems like that’s what you’re hoping for! I have more faith in people I guess to do what’s right and move on to something else when they need to.

[Borat]

Wow. You’re so right, Borat. What am I thinking? Hey, exactly which ACTUAL INDUSTRIES are still hiring those who produce things of value? Why don’t you post a sampling of machine shops or plumbing businesses in your local classifieds that are hiring right now.
Yeah, I’ll give you a few months or years to come up with that list.
When anyone loses a job in this depression — be it a lawyer, an equity trader, a teacher or a maid — it’s bad for everyone. Including you. But you probably won’t understand that until you lose your job.
And by the way, that’s a brilliant idea: send all the unemployed lawyers to mortuary school. They’re losing their homes – which means MORE foreclosures – and student loan funding is drying up. Just keep coming up with these gems, Borat. Maybe there’s a job for you on Obama’s economic team of clowns.

Wow there is some rich stuff here. I just did a google for “san diego machine shop jobs” and all kinds of listings came up. At least I am suggesting something positive — we have more than 20 times per capita lawyers than Japan (see my earlier post, with a reference to that stat from law.com) so all I am saying is that some of them need to be retrained. We don’t need so damn many of them. I would like to see Alberto Gonzalez retrained as a roto-rooter technician, for example. What are you suggesting? That we magically find some way to keep all of our lawyers employed? Or that we pee our pants and run down the street because “economic armageddon” is coming? Puh-leeze.

BTW I have lost my job before and while it’s not fun it ain’t the end of the world either. As long as you have some $ in the bank and you’re willing to relocate and maybe retrain yourself that is. Oh and of course you must be willing to step down a rung on the ladder from time to time and I’ve done that too.

Good luck to you man, I hope we don’t have any armageddon either but sometimes it seems like that’s what you’re hoping for! I have more faith in people I guess to do what’s right and move on to something else when they need to.

[Borat]

Wow. You’re so right, Borat. What am I thinking? Hey, exactly which ACTUAL INDUSTRIES are still hiring those who produce things of value? Why don’t you post a sampling of machine shops or plumbing businesses in your local classifieds that are hiring right now.
Yeah, I’ll give you a few months or years to come up with that list.
When anyone loses a job in this depression — be it a lawyer, an equity trader, a teacher or a maid — it’s bad for everyone. Including you. But you probably won’t understand that until you lose your job.
And by the way, that’s a brilliant idea: send all the unemployed lawyers to mortuary school. They’re losing their homes – which means MORE foreclosures – and student loan funding is drying up. Just keep coming up with these gems, Borat. Maybe there’s a job for you on Obama’s economic team of clowns.

Wow there is some rich stuff here. I just did a google for “san diego machine shop jobs” and all kinds of listings came up. At least I am suggesting something positive — we have more than 20 times per capita lawyers than Japan (see my earlier post, with a reference to that stat from law.com) so all I am saying is that some of them need to be retrained. We don’t need so damn many of them. I would like to see Alberto Gonzalez retrained as a roto-rooter technician, for example. What are you suggesting? That we magically find some way to keep all of our lawyers employed? Or that we pee our pants and run down the street because “economic armageddon” is coming? Puh-leeze.

BTW I have lost my job before and while it’s not fun it ain’t the end of the world either. As long as you have some $ in the bank and you’re willing to relocate and maybe retrain yourself that is. Oh and of course you must be willing to step down a rung on the ladder from time to time and I’ve done that too.

Good luck to you man, I hope we don’t have any armageddon either but sometimes it seems like that’s what you’re hoping for! I have more faith in people I guess to do what’s right and move on to something else when they need to.

[Borat]

Wow. You’re so right, Borat. What am I thinking? Hey, exactly which ACTUAL INDUSTRIES are still hiring those who produce things of value? Why don’t you post a sampling of machine shops or plumbing businesses in your local classifieds that are hiring right now.
Yeah, I’ll give you a few months or years to come up with that list.
When anyone loses a job in this depression — be it a lawyer, an equity trader, a teacher or a maid — it’s bad for everyone. Including you. But you probably won’t understand that until you lose your job.
And by the way, that’s a brilliant idea: send all the unemployed lawyers to mortuary school. They’re losing their homes – which means MORE foreclosures – and student loan funding is drying up. Just keep coming up with these gems, Borat. Maybe there’s a job for you on Obama’s economic team of clowns.

Wow there is some rich stuff here. I just did a google for “san diego machine shop jobs” and all kinds of listings came up. At least I am suggesting something positive — we have more than 20 times per capita lawyers than Japan (see my earlier post, with a reference to that stat from law.com) so all I am saying is that some of them need to be retrained. We don’t need so damn many of them. I would like to see Alberto Gonzalez retrained as a roto-rooter technician, for example. What are you suggesting? That we magically find some way to keep all of our lawyers employed? Or that we pee our pants and run down the street because “economic armageddon” is coming? Puh-leeze.

BTW I have lost my job before and while it’s not fun it ain’t the end of the world either. As long as you have some $ in the bank and you’re willing to relocate and maybe retrain yourself that is. Oh and of course you must be willing to step down a rung on the ladder from time to time and I’ve done that too.

Good luck to you man, I hope we don’t have any armageddon either but sometimes it seems like that’s what you’re hoping for! I have more faith in people I guess to do what’s right and move on to something else when they need to.

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