The economy is doing great.

[wasupaloopa]

2. You are young. You know that prices and cost go up on into the future. You have time to do

some thing about it.

You need a marketable skill that an employer wants. That way you make more money.

I know that people here will poo poo that idea and that I should go to Free Republic. My answer is that we can hope that we elect people who will make life better for us. That takes more risk, by waiting around for something to happen, than taking things into our own hands.

The only way to deal with rising prices is to have more income. Your elected politicians will not put more money in your pocket. Nor will they stop the costs of living from going up.

I realized this back in 1975 when I was in my 30's. Every manager in my company who got promoted had a college degree. I knew because I was the lowest type of manager and I got a notice when ever a manager moved up. I figured out that I will never move up without a college degree.

So I went to junior college and on to a university. I got a BA and became an accountant.


To day I am 72 and get a pension (because I worked for local government who still have defined benefit plans, my choice) and social security. Next Monday I will start a temp job that pays $30 per hour. With that and my retirement income I will be earning at a rate of over $100,000 per year.

People here say that old people can't find work. Those with a marketable skills can.

I will get poo pooed here I am sure.

But my advice is when it comes to your future don't worry so much what the government is doing but worry about what you are doing.

Government is not going to give you the kind of life you want to live. Even if it were all Democratic.