Originally Posted By MPierce >> I am very tired of being told what a kind and compassionate nation I live in when I see how untrue that has become ... well, unless you're a kitty that gets stuck in a drainpipe! << Don't forget the one man save the turtle campaign going on in Florida.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> And the sullen kid at Orange Julius doesn't get any retirement or health care. << I wish I had an Orage Julius near me.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Most CPs I know think it was fun--spend a winter semester in sunny FL, days off in the park for free, tons of booze and easy sex << That sounds like my day to day life minus the parks.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> A one day ticket is approaching $90 at the park and multi day tickets are already eye popping. How much is everyone here willing to pay in order for the ride operator or store clerk to have a good salary, benefits, retirement and hold only one job? << I would gladly pay more for everything if it went directly to the workers at free enterprise jobs. And that's the truth.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> How can they save pensions when they are struggling to keep schools open? --- our Governor raised the state income tax another 2% this year - in the middle of a recession to pay for more. << That's insane. Illinois already has some of the highest taxes in the nation. You need to come live down here in redneck land VBDAD.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub The rich need more money because their biggest fear is the worthless dollar making them poor. They fear that more than we fear being homeless every time we see a person begging on the street corner. And our politicians have Queen envy. Wouldn't it be great to be powerful and rich but not have to work at all. Is it too late to make the Obama's King and Queen of the United States?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> I am very tired of being told what a kind and compassionate nation I live in when I see how untrue that has become ... well, unless you're a kitty that gets stuck in a drainpipe! << <<Don't forget the one man save the turtle campaign going on in Florida.>> I would never forget such a kind Spirit. Sounds like a certain Spirit who tried to save a bird that was obviously in SEVERE distress on the Jungle Trek at DAK this afternoon only to get a clueless minimum wage CM from Puerto Rico (only saying this because her English just was NOT sufficient for working onstage) who steadfastly refused to call an animal staffer and acted like it was normal for a bird to look like death on a pathway where people were touching it and could have crushed it. The bimbo (I used another word to describe her afterward, but I can't even use the first initial here) went to the bird, pushed it with her hands while it was in distress, pushed it some more (while my party and 3-4 other concerned guests were telling her to call a vet) and finally got it to fly a short distance into the woods where I am quite sure it likely died. Have I mentioned how much I hate most people recently? I saw two suits five minutes later outside Kali RR and thought about telling them, but again I'm not the kind of guest Disney wants (I have standards, I have a brain and I know too much) and they looked like they might make $60,000 between them and I foresaw a very nasty exchange that ended with security escorting me out. Just part of a very unmagical few hours at DAK today. Maybe I'll post about that later. But back at wahoo, this was the average WDW CM and if she brings in $11,000 a year I'd be shocked. And I'm tired of folks (usually who make a decent living) making excuses for corporations screwing their employees.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>> Nothing political about that. That's just a stupid person talking. Stupid people cover the entire political structure. They are not confined to one party or the other.<<< So true.
Originally Posted By fkurucz "The rich need more money because their biggest fear is the worthless dollar making them poor." Most of their network is tied up in assets other than cash, which tend to appreciate when the currency loses its value (which is the main reason the stocvk market keeps rising in value).
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^^Anyway, a worthless dollar will never make them "poor". If anything, they are the ones instigating the debasement of the currency.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Wouldn't it be great to be powerful and rich but not have to work at all. << It's OK, but it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> . Is it too late to make the Obama's King and Queen of the United States? << After yesterday's events they may very well become just that.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^So much for "palling around" with terrorists. Sad thing is, Caribou Barbie's fans probably still believe that he's a radical islamic sympathizer.
Originally Posted By HMButler79 Spirit, i am not suprised by yout exprience. Almost all these new CMs have NO IDEA how to perform thier job, except when it comes to actually running the ride, because they are bogged down w/ "The Basics" and "SafeD" and other business nonsense that they are no longer encouraged to "empowermet"
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>After yesterday's events they may very well become just that.<<< I doubt that.... give it a week and we will find something else that's "wrong" with him. Sigh. But I do expect his numbers to be bolstered now, as is his next election.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 .. She has health and dental benefits...she pays 6.50 per week out of her paycheck for full coverage health care, and not the kind that has a deductible, either..That is pretty damn good cost for insurance, i doubth there is any other company in FL that has such low cost health insurance. and dental is 1.30 per week from her paycheck and she does contribute to the 401 k plan ? for someone who would know- is Disney self-insured ? The reason I ask is if this is what they are charging- they are losing money on benefits.. no one gets near full coverage for this- regardless of age. I pay $650/month as my contribution piece and I have deductibles. When my oldest was no longer covered and I had to pay for COBRA( $ 540/month) - then ventually her own policy with a $1500 deductible that was $130/month/
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I would gladly pay more for everything if it went directly to the workers at free enterprise jobs. And that's the truth. ---- agreed- I do that today by shopping at the small businesses in my towns downtown area- local bookshop vs Borders etc.
