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I remember when I was growing up. Parents told their kids they could be ANYTHING they wanted to be. When I entered my teen years, this was still being told to kids--but my high school friends had choices. Not everybody was going to college--that was a given. But we lived in a highly industrial area and so many of the ones who didn't go to college got jobs at the various plants in the area. Good jobs. Good benefits. I had a dear friend when I was in High School. He was almost like a soul-mate. I moved out of state and we lost touch. He recently found me on Facebook. Talked to him one day recently. He apparently has lost several jobs and has been unable to find one. He watches fucks news. They have given him someone to blame--the Mexicans. And hate them he does! In fact, he hates everything! Hates Obama, hates the Mexicans, etc etc etc...but yesterday, he "liked" the FB page "The Bible".:eyes: He likes Beck, Rush, and the entire slew of hate sites that go along with them. I've clicked his name many times to unfriend him--but I haven't had the heart to do it yet. But the time is coming and I will. He has grown into a very bitter man and these people do what they can to feed that hate. That is what keeps us divided and keeps us from discussing the real issues--corporate privatization--stealing good, strong union jobs and putting them in the private sector for no bennies and much less money all the while the MSM convincing the masses that this is a good thing. I am a nurse--a very highly educated nurse holding many certifications. I also have a chronic health disease. When the hospital started losing money, I, along with others in similar situations, was let go with a myriad of excuses why. None of them performance related. The REAL reason is that I cost them too much money. I actually USED my health insurance. That is a no-no in corporate amerrika. You may have benes but you CANNOT use them. This to me is where Congress and Obama made the biggest mistake for folks like me. I was a valuable employee with years of experience, but employing me impacted the bottom line. If we had universal healthcare--I would still have my job. I am going on being unemployed 4 months--but in all honesty, I haven't mounted a serious job search yet. I will do it soon but corporate hospitals are seeking out young nurses. It doesn't matter that they don't have the experience--because hospitals don't care about that anymore. They are out to save as much money as possible and if patients die in the process, it is merely collateral damage. The corporate masters have deemed it to be so.
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