[polyester~monkey]

I live in a steel town near the Rock Island arsenal. The plant went down here went down because union people who worked at the mill couldn't get over that other people in other countries don't require 60 grand with full benefits a year for a job with no education required.

[Iscool]

I live in a steel town near the Rock Island arsenal. The plant went down here went down because union people who worked at the mill couldn't get over that other people in other countries don't require 60 grand with full benefits a year for a job with no education required.

What does an education have to do with it??? Ever worked in a steel mill??? I didn't think so...You probably couldn't hack it...

So apparently some of you people figure that if someone doesn't have 2 or 3 degrees, that person should be in the 8 dollar per hour bracket, with zero benefits...Sounds like your education doesn't pay what you thought it would...

But like they say, an education may make you more educated, but it shore don't make you any smarter...

[ARCADIA]

...because union people who worked at the mill couldn't get over that other people in other countries don't require 60 grand with full benefits a year for a job with no education required...

So what you are really saying is that your home, your business, your labor, and the rest of your portfolio, are overvalued by the same amount. Obviously, all of these things are subject to the same global economic realities and it is just a matter of time before the global adjustments hit you and yours. Like it will never happen; it is just something to worry about when you are/were in the manufacturing, hightech, service, garment, whatever industries; but, you are so special. Perhaps you should work on your self-esteem; there was a time when we thought that American values were worth more...much more.