Tuesday, November 01, 2005

1705 The world is different now

it's harder. Nonsense! That was a line in a WSJ story today (Nov.1) about the economic woes of a recent college grad who landed his dream job. But he's taken a second job at $9 an hour at the Best Buy so he can save up for a better apartment, pay off some college loans, and add to his DVD collection. I give him credit for paying off loans, and not hitting Dad up for some extra cash, but really, is this the best hard knocks story they can come up with? Try cutting back on your desires and living on your income. That's good advice for the federal government too. The Bush administration has never seen a program it didn't like. They can cut our taxes all they want, and I appreciate that, but the government needs to tighten its belt and stop throwing money at problems the citizens should be solving.

And btw, that $9 an hour job at Best Buy might be someone else's dream job, and if Mr. 60-Hours-a-Week-College-Grad has scarfed it up, he's hurting someone else.

2 comments:

Bonita said...

I've heard some friends say they wouldn't take a lower paying job away from that worker who really can't do better and needs the $9.00 an hour job. Very compassionate, but not very practical. People work below their skill level all the time - just to relax and have fun and get paid to do it.

Norma said...

Actually, I think it was a rebate.