Americans fear a life of 'dead-end crap jobs with crap wages' (psst: vote Bernie)

CNN Money ^ | 4/15/16 | Long

[Pollster1]

I bet everything I had on starting a business, and it paid off very well. That probably put me on the same income level as this prodigy. The difference is I then lived on a comfortable but in no way extravagant budget instead of living a life that matched my income. If my business had crashed from its peak, I would have been fine. I could have retired seven years after founding my company. I actually did retire three years ago. Citigroup is finances and investments; this “prodigy” should have known better.

[pabianice]

A close friend of mine chose a career in aviation and never looked back. Aviation is a tricky way to make a living, never mind a career. He went Air Force (VERY tough training) and flew Active and Reserves for 21 years. Retired from the AF and took jobs instructing and flying charter, did a little Part 135 flying. Because flying couldn't pay the bills after the AF, he took a series of low-to-medium paying meaningless but inoffensive non-flying jobs to pay the bills. Recently retired from aviation; says he never had any other career. Now living ok in retirement on SS, AF pension, and private company pension along with a part-time job writing. Says he never regretted it.

A career in crappy, low-paying jobs is what you get with a swelled "prodigy" head, lack of imagination, and no real goals. Enjoy mom's basement (until she dies, anyway). And stop whining.

[Jolla]

I recently sold my house in San Francisco and am totally unable to rent here now, unless I spend that equity to do so. I was very excited when my boss said I could move away and work from home, I was not at all looking forward to looking for a job at 59 years old. I think my boss also realized at least here in the Bay Area with its rents its getting and will be more difficult to hire mid level workers.

[dfwgator]

She lives in Pennsylvania and supports Saunders.

Probably just one of the many poor decisions she's made over the years that's led her to where she is now.

[TigersEye]

Vote for Bernie because he will teach you how to enjoy crap jobs with crap wages!?!

[bigbob]

MAGA!

[SaveFerris]

I don’t think America will be America in two election cycles. I barely recognize the nation today.

This one is for all the marbles and I think too much damage has been done.

But I still support Trump outta the field, no doubt.

[sickoflibs]

I am pretty sure I read that story posted here ~ a month or two ago.

[dfwgator]

The way I see it, we’re down by a touchdown with a second left on the clock. Trump is the Hail Mary Pass.

[dragnet2]

Pilots will go the same way as automated burger slop joints. They’re R&Ding automated jets, no pilots. In fact they’ve already developed and flown working models. Military will eventually go the same way, in a big way.

[SaveFerris]

Yep

[ronnie raygun]

So bernie is the answer, a 70 year old white guy who’s first job was working for the government at 40 years of age and has been a street agitator for the last 39 of his 40. Yeah I got my chips on him

[Buckeye McFrog]

Every day a few more of us go on to that Tea Party in the sky, and a few more of Bernie’s supporters have a younger brother or sister turn 18. I’m afraid the tide runs strong against us.

[notdownwidems]

If I had time to look, there is WAY more to this.

Right! They 'forgot' to mention her meth addiction, or some such!

[dfwgator]

Pilots will go the same way as automated burger slop joints.

[Buckeye McFrog]

So bernie is the answer, a 70 year old white guy who’s first job was working for the government at 40 years of age and has been a street agitator for the last 39 of his 40

That's still a better resume than Hillary's.

[snarkpup]

I recently sold my house in San Francisco and am totally unable to rent here now, unless I spend that equity to do so. I was very excited when my boss said I could move away and work from home, I was not at all looking forward to looking for a job at 59 years old. I think my boss also realized at least here in the Bay Area with its rents its getting and will be more difficult to hire mid level workers.

I used to work at a company a few miles north of you in the North Bay. They discovered that telecommuting is feasible for many of their positions; so their workers are now telecommuters from Bangalore.

[Jim Noble]

Feelin’ the Bern...

[SaveFerris]

Yeah, the brainwashing in schools, TV, what passes for “music” these days, and even the liberal invasion of a lot of churches into “world government, peace in the Middle East” and “doctrines” that laugh at the Antichrist arising are birthing a world ripe for the Antichrist.

It will not be avoided. The Bible says let no man deceive you. I worked for a Christian organization that turned out such nonsense - they’ve pretty much gone belly-up. But others will take up the slack and some are leading the way on it. The wrong way, of course.

[Responsibility2nd]

FTA...

"I thank God I don't have a kid. I don't know what I would tell them," she says.

Thank God indeed.