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Subject:	Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 1 Jul 1999 20:34:50 GMT
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Wow, Mike Stanley and I agree on something! That is amazing! (J/K Mike. You made some great points!) I happen to work two jobs to pay off my student loans. Scott Sanburn Mike Stanley wrote: > > Jeff Stembel <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote: > > Have you ever lost a high-paying job and had to get a minimum-wage one? If so, > > did you ever get sick during this time? > > Lost a high-paying job and had to take a much lower paying job, yes. > Shit happens. I made the best of the situation and moved on. > Everyone else can too. > > > > Or do people have the "right" to high paying jobs as well? I know > > > union supporters would say yes, but in the real world, no. > > > > No, of course not. But you should not be dismissed as being lazy, nor should > > you be turned away from neccessary medical attention. > > Saying "he lost his job and the only jobs available were minimum wage > jobs so he couldn't make enough money to pay his bills" means he's > lazy. Or have you never known someone who worked two, three, or more > jobs to meet their obligations? > > -- > The pieces you want and nothing else - easy online bidding! > http://jaba.dtrh.com/ - Just Another Brick Auction > Lego Shop at Home: 800-835-4386 (USA) / 800-267-5346 (Canada) > www.lugnet.com/news/ - Focused discussion groups for LEGO fans worldwide

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		Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
Well, we really have a quite a little mutual admiration society going here, don't we. All this macho, I've-got- 10-jobs back-slapping is touching, but let me offer a little unsolicited advice: Don't get sick, especially with a long-term, chronic (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
(...) Somebody just watched "The Trouble with Tribbles"! --Todd (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
(...) Thanks for the advice...I'll try not to. (...) One of my roommates in college grew up in a Utah sheep-farming family. He tells a quaint little annecdote like yours. His grandfather got old (it happens to all of us) and stopped working on the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
John Cromer wrote in message ... (...) Thanks for pointing this out. You are right, our general voting public (clear-headed Americans) would rather vote for assholes that lie and say they will make things better than for people who could actually (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
(...) Lost a high-paying job and had to take a much lower paying job, yes. Shit happens. I made the best of the situation and moved on. Everyone else can too. (...) Saying "he lost his job and the only jobs available were minimum wage jobs so he (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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