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femrap

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22. I believe that

Sun Dec 2, 2012, 03:23 PM

Dec 2012

McD gets a tax credit for hiring those who are disabled.

And if you believe that person wanted to work....well, then believe that I am the Queen of England.

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Sad times at Mickey D's [View all] Atman Dec 2012 OP

Next lifetime, she should choose to be born in a non-budding third world country. nt onehandle Dec 2012 #1

Perhaps that person wanted to work? I am not saying it is, but I can tell you that I have seen still_one Dec 2012 #2

I believe that femrap Dec 2012 #22

Actually I didn't say I believed that person wanted to work. I suggested "perhaps" still_one Dec 2012 #30

At McDonald's? Get real. n/t bitchkitty Dec 2012 #23

Assuming that she has to do that is not really the same as knowing that she has to. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #3

Of course I know that. Atman Dec 2012 #4

more to the point onethatcares Dec 2012 #6

Exactly. magical thyme Dec 2012 #8

No kidding... tex-wyo-dem Dec 2012 #54

I think it is a fair assumption that no senior would work at Mcdonald's unless they had to. . robinlynne Dec 2012 #12

I worked fast food with an older woman who didn't have to work Nikia Dec 2012 #15

That is why it should be a choice. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #16

A guy in his 80's with arthritis once installed carpeting in my house. He came to the door with part RKP5637 Dec 2012 #29

I have a co-worker who is 83... Odin2005 Dec 2012 #37

My dad kept working 'till he was about 83. I think he only stopped because his memory was RKP5637 Dec 2012 #40

Kinda like farmers. Thav Dec 2012 #50

Yeah, much the same. It seems to be that and also maybe recognition, probably unconsciously, RKP5637 Dec 2012 #51

Emphatic K&R for this little vignette. We will probably never know coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #5

I stop at McUrinals often while travelling ... Scuba Dec 2012 #7

LOL, so do I !!! Sometimes I'll pick up just a simple burger while there. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #41

Once in a while I'll get a plain burger ... Scuba Dec 2012 #43

LOL RKP5637 Dec 2012 #45

Last time I stopped at McDonald's I had similar experiences liberal N proud Dec 2012 #9

I really don't think it's about McDonalds. dogman Dec 2012 #10

I never would have thought... 99Forever Dec 2012 #14

In USA, Inc., all that counts is $$$$$ feeding the cornered wealth. We need a society that RKP5637 Dec 2012 #42

When I moved to Florida in 1987 Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #11

Some do it just to get out of the house jberryhill Dec 2012 #13

That seems incredibly selfish to me. Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #17

More than likely a falsehood, IMO. tabasco Dec 2012 #25

Not so much in this area jberryhill Dec 2012 #32

I figure that the story is a mirror image of what my future will look like SoapBox Dec 2012 #18

Same here. At one time this country was about people, no, it was not perfect, but RKP5637 Dec 2012 #44

Somewhat more to the point of this story, SheilaT Dec 2012 #19

I am also saddened by the reality many seniors face. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #20

I'm 33 years old. I'm really worried by the time I turn 65 retirement will not be possible. Initech Dec 2012 #35

As long as many in this country keep making the choice to be STUPID and vote for the same RKP5637 Dec 2012 #46

Well you know the textbook definition of insanity... Initech Dec 2012 #55

It is weird, really weird. Often I think we must look like damn fools to the RKP5637 Dec 2012 #56

Sometimes I really wonder what the rest of the world thinks of us. Initech Dec 2012 #62

As long as we're jumping to conclusions . . . cosmicamerican Dec 2012 #21

... leftstreet Dec 2012 #24

I simply femrap Dec 2012 #26

People get old and some just don't get it, like they're not going to get that RKP5637 Dec 2012 #47

I had my first encounter femrap Dec 2012 #58

And in 'la la land America' it is glossed over in "ain't we the most wonderful country in RKP5637 Dec 2012 #59

I bought a gun femrap Dec 2012 #60

This country has changed drastically in my lifetime. I've worked in both RKP5637 Dec 2012 #61

I hear ya, fem. I have a relative in a nursing home. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #63

Same here... femrap Dec 2012 #64

That's seriously insulting to our seniors. It's stereotypical, degrading, insulting, & disrespectful Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #33

Don't worry, all old folks are faced with arrogant youngsters. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #36

that's how I took it too Skittles Dec 2012 #57

I know some old folks who LOVE working at McDonalds. Evoman Dec 2012 #27

Atman, why not go femrap Dec 2012 #28

AGE has nothing to do with it Iggy Dec 2012 #31

Some seniors work to stay connected, feel needed, get some spending money.... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #34

The new America. sarcasmo Dec 2012 #38

I worked at McDonalds in high school . . . Utopian Leftist Dec 2012 #39

You're blaming the country for necessitating her working there? As many earlier posts said, virgogal Dec 2012 #52

The ridiculous thing is that these types of jobs have always been with us, BUT SoCalDem Dec 2012 #48

K&R The desperation to deny how fucked we are in this thread is just sad. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #49

Your comment wins this thread. Systematic Chaos Dec 2012 #53