[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Yes, actually we agree on another something....strange they must be putting something in the water of La, La Land. University Admins are MILKING THE SYSTEM. And do we know WHY and WHEN ? Anyone, anyone? I the 1980s DE CEO Jack "the welcher" Welsh made a salary of $ 350 MILLION buckos, me bucko. And, the story continues, the University Presidents decided that if Jack "the jerk" could make THAT much money why can't they interc----- the system also? Then the US was off to the races with the GRAND GOAL of being the country with the biggest SALARY discrepancy between the upper 1% and the middle and lower class worker, SALARY SLAVES !!!!!
.........So here we now stand - Back in the US of A working our way to "back in the USSR oh, how happy we are"

It was the student loan program. Once anyone could borrow enough money to go to school colleges started spending like drunken sailors and raising tuition to cover their excesses. Now we have a generation with more debt than their degrees can pay for.

[Vermilion Villager]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Yes, actually we agree on another something....strange they must be putting something in the water of La, La Land. University Admins are MILKING THE SYSTEM. And do we know WHY and WHEN ? Anyone, anyone? I the 1980s DE CEO Jack "the welcher" Welsh made a salary of $ 350 MILLION buckos, me bucko. And, the story continues, the University Presidents decided that if Jack "the jerk" could make THAT much money why can't they interc----- the system also? Then the US was off to the races with the GRAND GOAL of being the country with the biggest SALARY discrepancy between the upper 1% and the middle and lower class worker, SALARY SLAVES !!!!!
.........So here we now stand - Back in the US of A working our way to "back in the USSR oh, how happy we are"

I'll have what he's drinking!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

I'm sure your waitstaff appreciates that...

I am my waitstaff.......we cook for ourselves and eat on paper plates as I watch the Nicole Wallace show or get ready to work on the house or the yard. Or I sit at a keyboard and PRETEND to be as smart as a couple of Medical Doctors..........but I keep coming in 3rd place in that pack. Poor, poor Mr. Irrelevant me !!!!!
........Since the Pandemic I have not even been to Paneras, which is my idea of a $600 dinner. They do (or did) have killer COFFEE to die for.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

But you CAN complain about not getting enough for your money...

We have a cleaning company in TV (and up North).

The one in TV comes when the boss is down for more than a month. Fair price, for an excellent job.

Same with up north. A much bigger home, so it costs more. Again, a fair price for excellent work. Add to than, the same women have been coming for about 15 years, and we don't have to worry about theft...

Cool !

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Also, Some people are not physically able to do the work to scrub toilets and such...

Yes, of course, that goes understood.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

And who is it that is paying to build those brand spankin' new schools, that will able to handle more than DOUBLE the # of students, right off 470?

Let's see, I knew it yesterday...

Property taxes normally, which are progressive so those (OF YOU) with lots of property (2 homes) pay the most for school taxes. So riddle me this Batphysician.........would that INCENTIVIZE LARGE property owners to eliminate Vocation Ed ( too expensive) and force ALL students to bend toward academic fields (even though they are good with their hands). Incentivize large owners to put people on the school board to keep public school budgets low. And encourage private schools.

I imagine that SOME will find flaws with my dissertation. Anyone, anyone ?????

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by RosiePosie

Could you please share the company name.

Sure. In the Yellow Pages, look for LA La Land Servitude Inc.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Marine1974

Well said . Some people think they deserve to have others serve them for peanuts and then complain when there are labor shortages. Entitlement

Wow !!!!!! An actual something to agree on. Whooppee Beejangles Batman!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by DebMil

I do not mind the all ages. It will bring in more doctors, nurses etc, who could not live here before with their kids.

My only objection, is that they will crowd up our rec centers even more than they are now. In the Villages, I don' t believe they will say no to a Mom 30 yo and her child of 10 for cardio drumming.

Senior classes should be senior and the same in reverse. We do require a bit of specialization in our class due to restrictions.

Well stated.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Caymus

.....but what if their rec centers are "better"???

Oh, a Shakespearian Tragedy is forthcoming. Foresouthe.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

It was the student loan program. Once anyone could borrow enough money to go to school colleges started spending like drunken sailors and raising tuition to cover their excesses. Now we have a generation with more debt than their degrees can pay for.

I agree. Yes, part of the reason. There IS something being put into our water........people are agreeing. Wow, I am going to start a Hippy Commune for over age 55 dudes and dudesses and Ludites and lewdites. High five !!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Actually, 7 years ago most people could leave their doors open here in La,La Land and keys in golf carts. it is relatively recently that crime has caught up with the "Bubble" here. Parts of New Jersey and New York seem to have been high crime areas for maybe 4 generations.

I wouldn't know. I've never lived in either of those places...

And statistics will show that when you increase the population by X%, crime will also increase by X%...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

The 1st sentence IS true, but misleading. Wages were high in terms of actual dollars. But, wages have been STAGNATE in terms of CONSTANT DOLLARS for at least the last 20 years. Constant dollars factor in inflation, which even back 2 years or more had been moving at about a 2% CLIP year over year. Constant dollars give a person the idea of what could have BEEN purchased say for 10 dollars in 1990 and how much LESS you can buy with $10 today.
.......In other words, money CHANGES VALUE over time. IN 1965 if I looked around I could buy a running (with some cosmetic problems) USED automobile for $600. I even purchased a 1981 station wagon AUDI with a slant FIVE engine in about 1995 for $600. Today $ 600 will barely buy you a nice new bicycle.
.........The reason I "bash" golf is that I don't consider it a sport - much like shooting pool. Pool is a skill not a sport. Golf is just played on a BIGGER green table. Which wastes good forest land, but I digress. I just find it humorous how SO MANY people in V Land go ALL ga,ga over GOLF. it's like follow the leader......you golf so I MUST FOLLOW AND golf. Golf has some small redeaming qualities. I have sometimes at twilight when no one is looking......taken out a 9 iron and a plastic ball and hit it around a park and ran after it. I have even used a real golf ball and hit some 9 iron shots on a nearby fairway.SSSHHHHUUUSSSHHHH don't DARE tell anyone, I don't want to ruin my reputation. Golf NEEDS people like me to balance out all the Ga, Ga men golfers, and all the Lady GA GA golfers. See how I got to the punch line. Anyone, anyone.

More nonsense...

REAL wages were increasing AHEAD of inflation. That means the average American was INCREASING their purchase power.

You comparing prices from almost 60 years ago means nothing.

In 1985, I was paid $9500 as a resident... My first year in practice, I made $25K...

None of that means a thing today...

To your second "point"...

Sport:

noun

1. an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

Since you've never played the game, you haven't a clue as to the actual physical exertion and hand-eye coordination needed to play competitively... (a 9 iron and a plastic ball doesn't count...)

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Yes, actually we agree on another something....strange they must be putting something in the water of La, La Land. University Admins are MILKING THE SYSTEM. And do we know WHY and WHEN ? Anyone, anyone? I the 1980s DE CEO Jack "the welcher" Welsh made a salary of $ 350 MILLION buckos, me bucko. And, the story continues, the University Presidents decided that if Jack "the jerk" could make THAT much money why can't they interc----- the system also? Then the US was off to the races with the GRAND GOAL of being the country with the biggest SALARY discrepancy between the upper 1% and the middle and lower class worker, SALARY SLAVES !!!!!
.........So here we now stand - Back in the US of A working our way to "back in the USSR oh, how happy we are"

What in god's green earth does the CEO of GE have to do with colleges hiring un-needed "social justice" administrators?

And that led to "SALARY SLAVES"???

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

It was the student loan program. Once anyone could borrow enough money to go to school colleges started spending like drunken sailors and raising tuition to cover their excesses. Now we have a generation with more debt than their degrees can pay for.

Yup! Every time the gubmint raised how much you could borrow, schools increased tuition by a similar amount...

But that doesn't take into account that less and less money is being spent on actually teaching the students as more and more money is being spent on useless administrators...