Posted by Bill Fright on 08/16/06 03:52

David McCall wrote:

> "Bill" <trash@christian-horizons.org> wrote in message
> news:Gs-dnceeeIa7qH_ZnZ2dnUVZ_rednZ2d@golden.net...
>
>>Hey David, if you are that rich, I will take back everything I said and
>>invite you over for a beer and maybe we could, like, take your private
>>plane down to Vegas for a weekend....
>>
>
> Sure Bill, I'll be right over to share Kool-Aid with you,
> but we'll have to take your plane because I don't have one.
>
> I'm not rich unless you compare me to some of the folks
> that live in the third world. I do OK though and really have
> no complaints when I see how some people;e have to
> scrape to get by. If I did have a lot of money, I'd rather
> see it go to my kids than to the Bush and company.
>
> To ordinary working folks, a million dollars looks like a
> lot of money. But when you put it into a business and
> have to buy vehicles, stock the shelves, pay the insurance,
> fix the roof on a commercial building, pay more taxes at
> every turn, etc., etc. a million dollars doesn't go too far.
>
> I'm far from even being a millionaire, but when I need a tool
> like a professional DV deck or even a C-wrench, I can't go to
> the boss and say get me one of these, I have to dig in my
> own pocket to pay for it. Oh joy, I've got a new C-wrench.
> Boy do I ever feel rich now.
>
> If employees had to pay 100% of their insurance, and buy
> their own tools right down to the desk and pencils, they
> might have a different attitude. Many of us in this group
> have to do exactly that. Ask Bill Farnsworth how much
> money he has to lay out every year just to stay current
> enough to keep getting hired. That gets even harder as
> we get older.
>
> David
>


Well David I know your fond of Bill Farnsworth but he ain't the only
fellow spending buckets of money to stay current to get hired.

I just hate to see my tax dollars being thrown into corporate pockets at
all of out expense. ie the war in Iraq.

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