2008 - The beginning of the end for America.

[BadCat]

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[Rick]

It's not just the engineers. I am a mechanic, I have a good 5 years left in me, and when I try training these young guys, it's " he's too hard", "too condescending". And they avoid me like the plague. There is no love of wrenching any more. No one wants to develop their trouble shooting skills or understanding all thing mechanical.
Sad.

[Chris_]

Add to that the projections that the Medicare and Socialist Security Ponzi schemes will collapse under their own weight come about that same time (I've heard dates that range from 2010 all the way through 2014; guess what is right in the middle of that range   ).  When it does so, The 'Full faith and credit' of the United States government goes in the crapper, and an economic downturn capable of making the Carter years look like a ****in' tea party in Wonderland is kicked off.

Now, which candy-date do we want in charge of this behemoth when that happens; the Marxist who intends to systematically undermine and then socialize the United States economy one piece at a time, or the self admitted economic incompetent?

[RobJohnson]

I have faith that America will continue to pull it off.

[JohnnyReb]

Add to that the projections that the Medicare and Socialist Security Ponzi schemes will collapse under their own weight come about that same time (I've heard dates that range from 2010 all the way through 2014; guess what is right in the middle of that range   ).  When it does so, The 'Full faith and credit' of the United States government goes in the crapper, and an economic downturn capable of making the Carter years look like a ******' tea party in Wonderland is kicked off.

Now, which candy-date do we want in charge of this behemoth when that happens; the Marxist who intends to systematically undermine and then socialize the United States economy one piece at a time, or the self admitted economic incompetent?

FDR's longrange plan is working like a charm.

[Willow]

I have faith that America will continue to pull it off.

I have my doubts. As some talking head said on the TV yesterday. Every problem we have is a humondous problem and no one is doing anything about it." And, of Course we have Harry Reid the Senate majority leader telling us "fossil fuel makes us sick"

[Jim]

This is one reason for the push for illegal alien amnesty and the lack of interest in the illegal immigration problem.  Presently there are quite a lot of illegals paying into SS and Medicare with their faked papers (the notion that they're all paid under the table is non-sense, that stopped some years ago) with no hope of drawing benefits.  Amnesty changes all that.  Thats the only good thing about illegals.  I suspect that outweighs the costs in welfare but as the money is going out for granny's electric scooter and SS check, it does the localities little good.

[Rebel]

I have faith that America will continue to pull it off.

You have more faith than I do. I'm the generation between the baby-boomers and this current hedonistic POS of a generation.

[RobJohnson]

I have faith that America will continue to pull it off.

You have more faith than I do. I'm the generation between the baby-boomers and this current hedonistic POS of a generation.

I am right in that group with you.

Things will be fine.

[DumbAss Tanker]

I'll be hanging it up in a couple of years, but I've been pretty successful at mentoring subordinates who are 15-25 years my junior this decade, though there were some fated-to-be-loser-Democrat few I couldn't impact as I wished.   It'll be OK.

[megimoo]

We've been having briefings on this at work.  2008 is the year the first of the baby boomers begin to retire.  The boomers (those that actually grew up and don't post at DU) represent the current majority of America's highly skilled engineering workforce.  Beginning this year, they will start retiring and collecting Socialist Security. 

We have projections here at work, that we will be fatally short of skilled engineers in the next five years.  The colleges are not producing scientists and engineers, over 52% of all US engineering graduates are foreign nationals.  There is nobody for the retiring boomers to pass their experience and knowledge on to. 

Anybody look at a Mayan calendar lately?

2012 we have four more years.

[Chris_]

We have projections here at work, that we will be fatally short of skilled engineers in the next five years.

I'm doing my best guys!  I am only one man though.  But I agree with the general point.  I've had companies that I left on REALLY BAD TERMS with call and ask if I was available, because the little intra-office fiefdoms are driving away all of the new talent, and as much as they swore that they could replace those of us who wouldn't put up with the "nearly deads", the heads just aren't there.

I seriously think that no matter which candy-date gets into the Oval Orifice this January, we're headed into recession territory, because both of these ****tards think that GOVERNMENT can do anything but **** up an economy.  It's gonna mean tough living for a few years - more if'n they try to BIG GOVERNMENT (read: NEW NEW NEW Deal), but I think I at least have the advantage of a job  where I will always be in demand.  I'll still be paying $10 a gallon to gas up my truck, but my skills will be in demand.

[Crazy Horse]

We've been having briefings on this at work.  2008 is the year the first of the baby boomers begin to retire.  The boomers (those that actually grew up and don't post at DU) represent the current majority of America's highly skilled engineering workforce.  Beginning this year, they will start retiring and collecting Socialist Security. 

We have projections here at work, that we will be fatally short of skilled engineers in the next five years.  The colleges are not producing scientists and engineers, over 52% of all US engineering graduates are foreign nationals.  There is nobody for the retiring boomers to pass their experience and knowledge on to. 

Anybody look at a Mayan calendar lately?

What's your damn point???

That writing has been on the wall for years......................I work at a Naval Depot and the makority of the skilled workers......~60% are retiring over the next couple years...........luckily some deadwood will be leaving, but these damn hard headed kids we have now to be the replacements are a damn joke. They feel they are underpaid and npt appreciated.  em.

I've been doing this job for 17 years and just started here about 2 months ago and they believe they know more than me about a job I live and breathe for.

Oh yeah...............nevermind

[rich_t]

I have faith that America will continue to pull it off.

You have more faith than I do. I'm the generation between the baby-boomers and this current hedonistic POS of a generation.

I am right in that group with you.

Things will be fine.

You hope.

[THA HOUSTON PIMP IS IN DA HOUZ!]

I'm 45 and will turn 46 in October.

Where tha fu... does that leave me?

I've been working my azz off all my life since 19 years old.


I started driving in 1979 and remember so vividly that Summer when Carter was in office.

I have NEVER..... i repeat NEVER ever felt so ashamed of my country like I did during the Summer of 1979.

Hey fellas, yall remember those days right?

This dude purposely ran our country into the ground because he had a hard on for his goshdarn socialist bullshizz policies.
 

[rich_t]

Where tha fu... does that leave me?

About 20 years away from retirement?

[Chris_]

I'm 45 and will turn 46 in October.

Where tha fu... does that leave me?

I've been working my azz off all my life since 19 years old.


I started driving in 1979 and remember so vividly that Summer when Carter was in office.

I have NEVER..... i repeat NEVER ever felt so ashamed of my country like I did during the Summer of 1979.

Hey fellas, yall remember those days right?

This dude purposely ran our country into the ground because he had a hard on for his goshdarn socialist bullshizz policies.
 

The carter years will seem like Reagan supported by Buckley if hussein wins the White House with a demolibtard Congress.  It will be the end of the USA as we know it.

[THA HOUSTON PIMP IS IN DA HOUZ!]

Where tha fu... does that leave me?

About 20 years away from retirement?

(rimshot)

 

[Rebel]

Where tha fu... does that leave me?

About 20 years away from retirement?

(rimshot)

 

We have a smilie for that, yo. 

 

[Lauri]

I have faith that America will continue to pull it off.

me too... we are adjusting to a different kind of work force. i think it will be an adaption, but how many of us remember things fondly now that werent all that hot back in the day?

even with all the societal upheaval in the 70s, we had a great time during part of our growing up years.