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In article <3d1202a7_2@newsa.ev1.net>, Marcus Taliaferro <mlt@ev1.net> wrote:
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>> >Matthew Russotto wrote:
>>
>> Me, I'm not so sure annexation wouldn't be a good idea.  Would tend to
>> counter the aging of America, bring lots of young people into the Social
>> Security system.
>
>Be mindful of where you tread Mr. Russotto. We "baby boomers" still have
>considerable life left in us.

So you think.  Be sure and look both ways before you cross the street.

>I for one, am NOT ready to be put out to
>pasture. We, the over 50 crowd, are the largest group in American history,
>the best educated and the most over looked. 

No, actually.  You're the largest.  And perhaps the best educated; I
haven't seen numbers for the succeeding generations.  But you're not the
most overlooked.  Rather, you're the most pandered-to of any group with
the possible exception of the generation before -- and only because they've had
longer to be pandered to.  The most overlooked generations are those
that were overshadowed by the Baby Boom.

>It is becoming more and more
>difficult for over 50 workers to find employment and when we do we have to
>take pay cuts that put us at 15 to 20 year ago incomes. Why, because shits
>like you think we can't cut it anymore.

Hmm.  If your generation so wonderful, why isn't it people your age
making the hiring decisions?

>I play softball with guys 1/2 my
>age. I can hit farther, harder and more often (800 avg.), throw harder,
>farther and run the basses better. I'm not as fast as they are, but I make
>up for it with EXPERIENCE.

So, you looking for a job playing softball?

>We were taught to stick with it. None of this switch jobs every 3 years, or
>get caught up in a "RIF" because some top dog fucked up and has to reduce
>his working force so he can keep his golden parachute and his top floor
>corner office.

Then you're a dumb fuck who hasn't learned to adapt.  It isn't my
generation which destroyed the idea of corporate loyalty; it's yours.
It isn't my generation which makes up most of those fucked-up CEOs at
the more-established companies; it's yours.  

>How old are you Mr. Russotto? Where will you be in 25 years? 

Dead or in jail, I would guess.  Thanks to laws passed by people of your
generation.

>are the most wasted asset in the USA. By your last name alone I would have
>guessed you to be Catholic, God fearing and family oriented.

You'd be mistaken on all counts.  
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Matthew T. Russotto                                mrussotto@speakeasy.net
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