tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post3693561919629103928..comments2024-01-17T15:05:50.120-06:00Comments on AngryBlackBitch: Behold, Senator Lembke The Great Emancipator…Shark-Fuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-61368607901657647962011-04-12T15:14:45.904-05:002011-04-12T15:14:45.904-05:00According to Sen. Lembke's thinking, I guess I...According to Sen. Lembke's thinking, I guess I should feel liberated because my extended unemployment benefits ran out in mid-January. <br /><br />Sorry, but this white, 61-yr. old NW County woman isn't buying it. As the law requires, I was looking for jobs while I had benefits (and trying to pick up temp work to stretch the money) ... and I'm still looking. In today's job market, ageism (in addition to racism, sizeism, etc.) is rampant. Employers are scared $#!tless that if they hire someone with my experience (executive secretary/asst.), they might have to actually pay them a living wage of $15/hr. instead of $9 - 10/hr. And don't forget the health insurance costs for us 61-year-old geezers. <br /><br />Hubby is still working full-time & pays for health insurance for both of us. But he's 18 mo. older than me, so when he retires @ 66 (another 3 yrs.), I still have to have coverage somehow until I turn 65.<br /><br />Lord willing and I get a job pretty soon, I will most likely be working fulltime for only another 5 - 6 years. When I can collect SSI (G*d willing it's still there!), I'll have Medicare & supplemental insurance.<br /><br />Sorry I rambled. I'm so happy this %#@#&* is term-limited, and even happier he's not my state senator (but I feel sorry for his SoCo constituents).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-35679693358131417082011-04-10T21:20:02.775-05:002011-04-10T21:20:02.775-05:00This bullshit is happening to us in Virginia,too. ...This bullshit is happening to us in Virginia,too. It's insane how businesses demand we lower corporate taxes so they can 'hire new workers' yet they offshore everything as soon as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-25829077127311609842011-04-07T15:56:27.452-05:002011-04-07T15:56:27.452-05:00Missourians should force him to produce a list of ...Missourians should force him to produce a list of actual jobs that exist that are a living wage. They get away with this stuff because they speak in vague theory. If they are so convinced of these jobs then they should be able to point directly to them. And they should be available to people. e thing is everyone knows these jobs do not exist but they don't force the politicians to prove their point. They have a burden of proof. They should also have to produce evidence that people are being held hostage by the unemployed. Of course people eventually give up looking when you apply for a huge number of jobs and don't even get an interview.<br /><br />Demand proof Missouri. Once they have to produce evidence they will stop speaking in these generalities.ARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09112922846051142878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-72072219388903827942011-04-07T09:53:23.009-05:002011-04-07T09:53:23.009-05:00I feel like I've somehow moved to Bizzaro worl...I feel like I've somehow moved to Bizzaro world hearing the ish these jackals on the far-right keep making up. I mean it is just beyond belief.LisaMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18063083954078964292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-2587462795396591632011-04-07T09:08:01.755-05:002011-04-07T09:08:01.755-05:00Another ridiculous thing that irks me about this a...Another ridiculous thing that irks me about this argument that Missouri Republicans are somehow emancipating taxpayers by refusing federal funds for things like education, health care and unemployment benefits:<br /><br />They talk like that money they are refusing is going to go straight back to taxpayers -- like the refund check from their efforts might be showing up in your mailbox next week. Um, no. What will almost certainly happen to that federal money that has already been allocated to go to the states is that it will GO TO ANOTHER STATE where the legislature suffers less from proud stupidity. <br /><br />They aren't saving any Missourians any money. They're just screwing Missouri over to make a political point.Jaelithehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081888212421953409noreply@blogger.com