Originally Posted by Dana1963 (Post 2012857)

Exactly. Most posters here I consider a wealth of misinformation. How did we get from Covid changes with one restaurant POOR SERVICE to Social Security

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2012861)

The usual way???:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Originally Posted by ex34449 (Post 2012893)

I think I remember fairly clearly many here wanting a lot of things shut down due to the flu. It happened. All the way from longshoremen to restaurants. You know, those non essential jobs. If you're trying to make ends meet and your non essential job just got offed what are you supposed to do?
There are plenty of jobs available right now. Go to any Wendy's. Go to a few other places as well because you'll need 3 jobs just to live.
Cody's service, as well as most other companies in many fields are hurting right now. You can't screw up the economy in a month and expect it to recover in the same time.
Better get use to it though as it's not going to end anytime soon.

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2012921)

Lowe's is begging people to work, starting at $32K/year... This includes health benefits, which include dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, paid time off, flexible spending and health savings accounts, a 401(k) plan, education support program, an Employee Assistance Program, maternity and parental leave...

You can get a local 1-2 BR apartment for under $1K/month...

So tell me about those 3 jobs again?

Originally Posted by ex34449 (Post 2012942)

I agree with you but I see both sides. Many men can't change a tire much less swing a hammer. Which dept. would you like them to assist you in? I know of several people that lost their transportation due to the fact they couldn't afford them. Living 10 miles away with little to no mass transportation makes life very difficult.
Many people work in restaurants because the pay was good for what their knowledge base is. That said, you don't become a great waitress without a lot of time on the job. Hire someone that is clueless, you'll have poor service until they get proficient.
Everyone's job was and always will be essential. This mess was entirely man made.

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2012921)

Lowe's is begging people to work, starting at $32K/year... This includes health benefits, which include dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, paid time off, flexible spending and health savings accounts, a 401(k) plan, education support program, an Employee Assistance Program, maternity and parental leave...

You can get a local 1-2 BR apartment for under $1K/month...

So tell me about those 3 jobs again?

Originally Posted by ex34449 (Post 2012942)

I agree with you but I see both sides. Many men can't change a tire much less swing a hammer. Which dept. would you like them to assist you in? I know of several people that lost their transportation due to the fact they couldn't afford them. Living 10 miles away with little to no mass transportation makes life very difficult.
Many people work in restaurants because the pay was good for what their knowledge base is. That said, you don't become a great waitress without a lot of time on the job. Hire someone that is clueless, you'll have poor service until they get proficient.
Everyone's job was and always will be essential. This mess was entirely man made.

Originally Posted by MDLNB (Post 2010560)

50% of the population pay NO federal income taxes. Probably half the middle class are included in that number. The average income in the villages IS lower middle class.
The wealthy carry the rest of the country in UN-Constitutional income taxes. Yes, it is illegal to discriminate and the federal tax system discriminates and penalizes the achievers. I agree with that post that you HAD to respond to, that there are some "nasty" folks in The Villages and if they do not like it here they should feel free to move elsewhere. All those folks do is bring down a really nice place to live. And it was very nice until the folks that hated it up North decided to come down here and make it just like up North where they left.

Originally Posted by Henryk (Post 2016640)

Grow up. The "folks up north" had nothing to do with this matter.