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Don. I consider myself lower middle class. If the Gov lets me have more of my $$ to spend rather than taking it, won't I be better off?— March 4, 2010 3:18 p.m.
Step 1. Maybe. Part 2.
No. Marriage is actually beneficial for the average Joe. It's just the Big $$$ Celebs who have women throwing themselves at them all the time that shouldn't get hitched. Hollyweird is a perfect example - marriages last days or weeks for a reason. The power of the..er...um...."pussy cat"..is truly amazing...many kingdoms have fallen because of it. The "Delta Force" always wins.— March 4, 2010 2:29 p.m.
Tundra # 7
"I helped a kitten." By MsGrant Sooooooo, how do you feel about helping a "down on his luck" flying squirrel?— March 4, 2010 2:21 p.m.
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Hey Don - If this country is so concerned with fairness and all, how come, the more $$$ you make, the more the Gov. takes? Isn't that "unfair" on the face of it? Why not rob everyone equally - say 15% with no exemptions of any sort? Then, tax me only one time on my income, no matter how meager. DON"T tax me when I save it, or when I invest it, or when I take "The Big Dirt Nap" i.e. - die, and take it from MY FAMILY who probably is going to need it just as much as the non-working tax - receiver families that the Gov is going to give it to.— March 4, 2010 1:48 p.m.
Step 1. Maybe. Part 2.
Tiger shouldn't have his head examined for "sex addiction". He SHOULD have it examined for getting married. What was he (not) thinking?— March 4, 2010 1:33 p.m.
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Response to post #20: You're talking above my head here. Maybe I am too old to absorb the allusions. Best, Don Bauder Sorry Don I shall elaborate - In punk kid's section of the Zoo, there is (was?) a plexiglass-topped table where you could see the "Naked Mole Rats" going about their Naked Mole Rat business - paying off the local N.M.R. officials, talking about building a stadium, screwing, getting stuck in traffic jams, etc. The reason they're called "Naked Mole Rats" is because either they spend all day waxing or shaving off their fur, or MAYBE they were born furless. I think it's the latter. Sorry- I didn't mean to keep your puzzler puzzling all day to try to figure out my prior (retarded) comment. p.s. - The Zoo DID sell T-shirts with the likeness of a Naked Mole Rat on the front - which of course, I purchased.— March 4, 2010 10:56 a.m.
Work for a Government and Rake in Bucks
Y'all is just funny. :) By CuddleFish Who y'all? Not ME. I am, in the words of the great Rahm Emanuel: A retard.— March 4, 2010 10:41 a.m.
Work for a Government and Rake in Bucks
And why should a military vet with a GED be hired over a collegegrad????? By SurfPuppy619 Jeez - you think the military is full of people who didn't complete high school? What a low opinion you have of those that are right now over there in the sand and dust fixing the messes that George W Bush (College Graduate?) made. I'm sure even some of THEM probably finished college with some sort of degree before they entered the military. My point is that it doesn't matter in which city the applicant is applying for, be it San Diego or Asheville NC, there will always be a lot of applicants due to the dangerous nature of the job. Some people are adrenaline junkies, and some are happy to waste away at a desk.— March 4, 2010 9:47 a.m.
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The City of SD should also shut off the water mains (they leak anyway) and deliver water to people's homes in 5 gallon jugs - just like Sparkletts! It'll be tough when you want to take a shower, though.— March 4, 2010 8:24 a.m.
Work for a Government and Rake in Bucks
You guys are talking about the high number of Police and Fire applicants and are saying that they are attracted solely because of the pay and benefits. How about this angle? Maybe they're attracted to those jobs because of the DUTIES INVOLVED - working outdoors - every day has different challenges and stresses - their LIVES depend on making the right decision in an instant - they DON'T LIKE working in a cubicle stuck behind a desk for eight hours a day, five days a week - they actually like to help people when they need help the most, etc. I think a lot of these applicant people are former military who are not willing to settle for a boring, hum-drum 8 to 5 job when they get out. In fact it's probably because of the large number of military bases here in SD that accounts for the large number of applicants.— March 4, 2010 8:16 a.m.