Money Matters - Part 13

Hang in Sherrie.

You can do it!!!

Yes, you can!!!

This might be a test to see if you are managment material!

Thursday is delivery day for both stores. But now they are chaning it to Monday for Thanksgiving.
My 6-7 hour day (in my store) is Poooof, Nothing. Now the Holiday Mode I will have to do my 6 or so hours, go home at 2 and go back at 4 to 7.

How am I going to do 2 stores on the same day and it take me 45 mins to get to the 2nd store? I am not a mathamatician but the numbers are not sounding appealing.

I CANT BE AT BOTH STORES! Maybe my supervisor is trying to drive me crazy.

Market continues to swoon. I think it will continue even if some 'agreement' on the fiscal cliff is announced. It will bounce immediately after that, but then reality comes back. Corporate profits are down. Other taxes, fees, mandates, regulations going ahead unabated.

New fiscal year starting great!

http://www.france24.com/en/20121113-us-budget-deficit-jumps-22-october

So Texas has 58,000 signatures asking to succeed from the US.

This am over 100,000. Thirty other states have their own petitions also.

Didn't the federal government go to war to keep states from seceeding? Why would the feds give up any income sources?

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I'm moving to TX

Cool - let's see those states negitiate their own trade agreements with every single country in the world that they want to trade with, build and maintain public works and roads, handle epidemics without the CDC, print their own currency and postage, provide for protection of their citizens from civil unrest, natural disasters and foreign (including other state) powers - for a start.

never would happen - although it is a nice way to make a statement

I believe most states def would be better at most of those functions. Most of the 'new jobs created' in the past four years have been in those states. Majority of food stamps and welfare recipients are in the other states. Just facts.

Mem - you're under the illusion that the Feds actually DO the things you stated. With the exception of coordinating a response to an epidemic and, of course, negotiating trade deals, they primarily give block grants to do all the other things. That's one of the major gripes of states. We send money to DC and then have to beg for some to come back. Makes no sense. Then, on top of that, they make all these rules and mandates and don't pay for them.
As for negotiating trade deals, these states would have an EASIER job of it since most of them are right to work states.

14th Amendment to consider:

"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States."

Because secession would do that, secession is unconstitutional and illegal.

So nobody's going anywhere regardless of what [poorly-informed] people claim to the contrary.

No one seriously believes any state will secede. However, I disagree, darius. 14th amendment would not prevent it. That is a great leap of interpretation.

All I know is "a house divided against itself will fall"

Victor, not MY interpretation, LOL... just from a scholar on the 'Net...

Not shortage of scholars!

Dang. Had a guy check out my dishwasher. Motor shot! Sears Kenmore really sucks these days. Will replace with Whirlpool. Though about 10 or 11 years old, it really was not used that much. We wash by hand unless a large load.

Stock slide continues.

I don't wash by hand unless forced to!

I'm with you Memory...that is my least favorite chore

Keeps my hands pretty.

Disgusting, but not surprising at all.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/fema-sold-shelters-as-frankenstorm-gathered-strength/article/2513508#.UKQZzYWhA-M

Sorry I missed the great secession discussion ~ off earning my keep today.

This is the link to the TX petition https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-texas-withdraw-united-states-america-and-create-its-own-new-government/BmdWCP8B

TX has ample resources which could make it possible for the state to be a fairly strong country financially. Oil and gas, seaports, livestock, fruit and produce, farming, industry, etc.

But yes, WHA is correct. It is a statement ~ a peaceful means of protest.

At one point TX had retained the right to secede when it initially joined the union but has since forfeited that right.

Some states' have refused gov't funding so they can mandate what is best for that state.... one being Montana which refused federal funds for the roads thus able to set the speed limits best suited for their specific conditions. The feds mandate education, etc by jerking the states financial chain threatening to withhold funds. Some of the more financially sound states are saying... keep it, we will control our own.

FlowAjen ~ come on down.... you'd be welcome although I can't say we don't see hurricanes. lol

I used to like our governor...he announced that we shouldn't be surprised that our taxes will increase to cover recovery costs...WHAT??? We already pay crazy taxes AND pay to get on our own beaches AND pay to park down the shore
Not that there is any federal disaster $ to be had, but there should be.Then there's Insurance coverage(if you live in a 100 year flood plain you were required to have flood insurance) It may take awhile to raise $ so maybe these house won't be back up next year and maybe we shouldn't rebuild on the barrier islands

not to mention the increase in insurance premiums so they can keep their profit margins.....................

He has been a major disappointment recently. Started with flying flag at half staff for Whitney Houston.

yep

I have to work MTWFSSM. 3 stores. Then on a regular schedule til Christmas. I am busting Keister. To keep going I am going to need Twinkee's

Get twinkees!

Get Twinkees while you can!!

RIP Twinkees.

You can always make your own.

Is that legal?? ;)

as long as they pay ot over 40hrs and taking breaks, it's legal

I ate a Twinkie on Friday for the first time in years. I feel sorry for the people who are now going to lose their jobs, but I'm not going to feel too bad about not getting to eat Twinkies ever again