Taverner
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Tue Aug-24-10 07:52 PM
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Any fellow DU Parents out there worry for their kids' future? |
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I am worried what my son and daughter will face when they 'come of age' as in where they'll work, and how...
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Tue Aug-24-10 07:54 PM
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1. i am not worried about my kids. i am worried about a lot of kids though. |
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i dont think it is good.... i dont like what i see. but
i do believe the environment you create for your children, the lessons learned, the foundation provided will benefit the children on their journey, hence, i am not worried about my kids. not here. not now. i cant tell you about later. that will have to come later.
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Tue Aug-24-10 07:55 PM
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2. I don't worry, but I wonder, and not in a good way. |
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Tue Aug-24-10 07:56 PM
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My oldest is 18 today and I wonder if he will even have a chance to get through college or even HAVE a job to help him through the next couple years... my younger ones are 7 & 8 and I can't even begin to think what life will be like in the next 5 years, much less ten...
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Tue Aug-24-10 07:56 PM
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4. All good parents worry about their children's future... |
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Tue Aug-24-10 07:57 PM
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I's like I'm forced to chew bitter gristle when I think about the world they'll have to live in.
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Tue Aug-24-10 07:58 PM
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6. Of course. I am a parent. |
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Still, I suspect that the kids will be all right, in the long run. The world has been through hard times before.
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Tue Aug-24-10 07:59 PM
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7. Yes. I have one in college on the 10 yr. plan and one entering a tech |
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Edited on Tue Aug-24-10 07:59 PM by mmonk
college.
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:01 PM
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8. No jobs ...no gas ...no affordable homes ...and then food and water shortages... |
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...and that's if you even dare to eat mass production foods anymore ...all while the military gets all it wants and needs in the name of national security.
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:01 PM
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9. I am kind of relieved that I do not have children, for this reason |
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and also a couple of other reasons. I have enough trouble taking care of myself. And, the earth is overpopulated already.
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:02 PM
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10. Yes I do and contrary to what the repukes are saying |
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I'm really not that worried about handing them a deficit. I'm much more worried about giving them a country so divided politically that nothing gets accomplished for the good of all americans. I'm worried that I'm giving them a world where they can't trust the so-called newscasters to give them the facts - and only the facts - about what's going on in the world. I'm worried that they are inheriting a country where whoever has the most money to buy the politicians wins, I'm worried that they're inheriting a country where a huge portion of the population lacks the critical thinking skills to see beyond the slogans they're being force fed by right wing radio and TV. I'm worried about leaving them a country where there is no middle class...just the have a lots...and the have nothings.
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:06 PM
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12. Not the deficit - that could be taken care of with a 2% tax increase across the board |
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No - I am talking this planet, this economy, this US - one which seems overrun with Corporate Influence, and madmen (read: Teabaggers)
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:02 PM
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11. My kids are adults, and I'm still worried. |
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My grandson? I try not to think that far ahead.
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:06 PM
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13. My parents worried about my future in the 80s |
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Didn't your parents worry about yours?
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:07 PM
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15. Nah but dad was a Republican Cop |
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"You can always join the Army, son. Here's the application - I picked one up for ya!"
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:09 PM
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17. Well I bet he thought the economy was booming too |
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My parents had seen such a piss poor economy all of their lives that they didn't even believe it when we got that little boom in 1998. Short-lived though it was.
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:07 PM
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It's going to be tough going for them.
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:08 PM
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16. I'm a non parent and I am worried. |
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I'll be lucky to retire at age 80. Kids now may be 90...
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:09 PM
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18. Retirement is either enough money, or good enough drugs to not care about the money |
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Tue Aug-24-10 09:10 PM
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19. I'm sad about the things they'll probably not experience |
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When I was their age, we snorkeled over coral reefs which are now devastated.
We caught (and ate) fish from Wisconsin rivers and lakes that are now contaminated.
We could afford a house and a new-ish car on one teacher's income.
Yep, it's depressing for me to contemplate my kids growing up in an age of global warming.
I just finished reading The Road, and I kept picturing my kids in that situation. Some days are like that. Yikes.
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Tue Aug-24-10 09:10 PM
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if i`m lucky ten to 15 yrs before i go.....actually i`m more concerned for my grandkids and great grand kids.
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Tue Aug-24-10 09:49 PM
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21. I'm worried about everyone's children |
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Tue Aug-24-10 09:49 PM
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22. My kids are all grown and gone |
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but I still have worries for their futures. It's going to be a tough time saving for retirement in the next four decades.
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