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In reply to the discussion: Remember this, when you hear someone say "they should just move to where the work is": [View all]Quantess
(27,630 posts)56. I know, that was colossally dumb thing of him to say.
Especially since ebay had stopped being worth the while to sell your stuff. I used to sell random cool stuff on ebay and made enough money for a night at the movie theater, and that was during the peak years of ebay. Those days are gone. Now, it's sellers based in China selling their mass produced baubles who dominate ebay.
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Remember this, when you hear someone say "they should just move to where the work is": [View all]
Ken Burch
May 2012
OP
It worked out great for the folks who bought the Joad family's property and belongings
Ken Burch
Jun 2012
#12
And then the jobs leave your town and you have to go do it again. And again. And Again.
Zalatix
May 2012
#7
You just don't want to admit it when you're wrong. You don't move just anywhere.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#98
Why do you resent people who do something proactive to improve their chances for their future?
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#118
Because in a resource shortage, there is a high chance that you're just WASTING energy
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#119
Again, this thread isn't about attacking individuals who have moved to find work
Ken Burch
Jun 2012
#122
You didn't say "it was difficult but not impossible", or anything remotely like that.
Ken Burch
Jun 2012
#108
That depends on your definition of success. I'm not rich, but I'm successful,
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#100
Lots of people start businesses here in Dallas. But you don't mention the failure rate.
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#120
Most new businesses fail everywhere. Everyone knows that. It's in the realm of common knowleldge.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#134
Well, if you're poor enough you can just abandon everything and walk, I suppose.
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#52
There was a very famous and very nasty British politician who expressed that vile attitude thusly:
Ken Burch
Jun 2012
#77
Yes, if you abandoned your belongings, your family and kids, and packed up and moved
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#132
Sorry - nobody has the right to a job of their choice in a place of their choice
dmallind
Jun 2012
#103
You didn't read the post. I said I moved to a big city with a diverse economy.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#96
If I caught a break then EVERYONE will catch a break... just spend $2000 and move!
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#23
Oh no, I wasn't attacking your post. I was making fun of the argument you were responding to.
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#27
Bravo! If we had politicians of vision, they would speak of organizing
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#75
I think "Honeycomb8"s posts reflect something that's being intentionally spread in this country
Ken Burch
Jun 2012
#92
Fundamentally shifting the culture has been on the agenda for a long time. K&R n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2012
#37
Naw, I mean thread killer as in you issued what SHOULD be the closing statement.
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#94
If I recall correctly, a vice president once said people should just sell stuff on eBay...
Shampoobra
Jun 2012
#54
My daughter just took a job 2000+ miles away. Even doing ALL of the moving herself, it cost @ $5k
riderinthestorm
Jun 2012
#57
It's about using repeated forced relocation to turn the majority into an underclass
Ken Burch
Jun 2012
#60
Guess nobody who praises the idea of "just get off your fat ass and move to where the jobs are"
sad sally
Jun 2012
#64
If you want work you'll abandon your kids, pets and parents. Do what ya gotta do! The American way!
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#114
Again...the point of this thread wasn't to say "it's wrong to leave your hometown".
Ken Burch
Jun 2012
#71
This discussion also makes me think of one of the saddest country songs of all time:
Ken Burch
Jun 2012
#131
Hurray for anyone who does what it takes to better their situation,whether moving, getting education
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#135