Originally Posted By vbdad55 I don't think the expectations are out of line about health care from major corps espcially- they have used the health care system, that they once used to attract employees - to now screw many of them over. case in point- I have 30 years at my corporation -- may well over $500 /mo towards my family contribution ( 2 adults and 1 child ) - and starting thismonth have a $410/month bill for COBRA for my oldest who is a senior in college but because she turned 23 in December is no longer covered. SO that's $900/mo contribution towards a plan that was used to recruit people like me when the company paid a larger share. Now that I have 30 years, when I retire ( if I ever can) my health care stops - so then at that age I get to go out and seek care....where just a few years ago the promise was health care continuing at my current contribution % after 30 years service, but tyey chnaged the game 26years in ( along with nixing the pensions promised) - If corporations were held to verbal agreements like individuals, this would notbe occuring across the country -- of course if they can hire an MBA in Brazil for $600/month, or in Bangalore why pay those who worked to build the companies here over the last 25- 35 years?
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^^We had a mid level manager point blank tells us that the goal is to achieve wage parity with the 3rd world divisions of the company. The "consolation" was that we won't be going all the way down to current 3rd word levels because their wages are rising. So we're going to meet them halfway! Don't worry, be happy! Now that the real estate bubble has popped we are going to get a front row view of just how hollow our national economy has become. During the bubble a lot of people made good money either building houses, selling them or financing them. Others made money by flipping real estate, and others just used their houses as ATMs to buy fancy cars or trips to places like WDW. The RE party is over, and the hangover will be around for years. I recall reading that someone at Bank of America estimated that as many as 20,000,000 house will be foreclosed before the bust is over.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 one time I saw a rabbit ,a brown rabbit,and I followed it and guess what ? It pooped !
