[bkepley]

--i am earning more than ive ever earned in my life.

Same here and got two huge raises this year.

[georgia2006]

i am sick ot FReepers who whine and moan about the economy..they can be losers if they choose, ill control my own fate

[calvo]

This is typical on these threads, someone that happens to be doing alright says to everyone else, get more education, change fields, more training. Let them get replaced by a H1b and see how they talk. Look at what has happened, many jobs that earned enough to support a family without the wife working are now gone. Those union jobs, helped to keep other peoples wages up also.
Construction, meatpacking, and manufacturing jobs used to put a family in the middle class. Now many of those jobs just let a person survive.
I have lived in several third world countries, and you had guys with masters degree driving taxis. If you think that they can't find someone to take your job cheaper, you better think again.
There are only 3 ways to grow wealth, manufacturing, agriculture, and mining.
Service jobs just distribute wealth. These people running the international companies have no loyalty to America.