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From: Lake Hartwell, GA
Years ago my father retired after 26 years of active duty service. He went to work for an electrical supply company that stocked and delivered electrical construction components. They came upon hard times and were going to start laying people off.
My father told his boss that he enjoys the work and would continue to work for $1 per month. This way he could still drive the trucks and be an "employee" on paper. He did this so that someone else could maintain their employment instead of being laid off.
He died at age 56 before he ever had a chance to slow down, but at least he was happy in what he did every day and that is all we can ask for. Tomorrow is not guaranteed and today is almost gone already...
As for the economy...
We (term used very loosely) have been shooting ourselves in the foot for many years in regards to overseas manufacturing and goods. It will take a lot to recover, if that is even possible at this point.
It will take more than one Presidency term and a big shift in government and frankly I don't know if that is possible going past 2021.
My father told his boss that he enjoys the work and would continue to work for $1 per month. This way he could still drive the trucks and be an "employee" on paper. He did this so that someone else could maintain their employment instead of being laid off.
He died at age 56 before he ever had a chance to slow down, but at least he was happy in what he did every day and that is all we can ask for. Tomorrow is not guaranteed and today is almost gone already...
As for the economy...
We (term used very loosely) have been shooting ourselves in the foot for many years in regards to overseas manufacturing and goods. It will take a lot to recover, if that is even possible at this point.
It will take more than one Presidency term and a big shift in government and frankly I don't know if that is possible going past 2021.
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From: Douglassville, PA
and the REAL kicker if we would have done it already we wouldn’t have such impact on this current inflation and shortages now driving up prices. Soo, now we get to pay what it would’ve costed to buy all USA parts to start with etc. except it is still all cheap farmed out stuff.
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From: South AR
oh certainly even American made quality has gone down. Just about everything is made disposable and planned obsolescence now. I was told by repair man for appliances like washers and dryer‘s they literally know exactly how many loads it will wash on average and calculate it to last approximately seven years. That’s how long the sociologist have determined that people think they “got your moneys worth“ and are likely to buy another. If they last too long then, well, can’t sell you another one.
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