Not Sure if I can Deal with the American Dream much longer
Jul 16th 2009, 2:21 am
#256
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Re: Not Sure if I can Deal with the American Dream much longer
Well I find implication that I was some kind of slave to the corporate Gods, a bit presumptuous.
Working for yourself has its rewards, but requires a lot more effort than skating through life on the coat tails of Corporate America.
You're just as likely to end up bankrupt as making a fortune, most of us self employed are just barely making a living.
Working for yourself has its rewards, but requires a lot more effort than skating through life on the coat tails of Corporate America.
You're just as likely to end up bankrupt as making a fortune, most of us self employed are just barely making a living.
As for JS - Must be great in Cali then, but that's not representative....and anyway, the trade off would be the state is still skint
Jul 16th 2009, 2:27 am
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Re: Not Sure if I can Deal with the American Dream much longer
Sliding scale, if it's a small business the government pays all, if your larger, they pay less.
Jul 16th 2009, 2:33 am
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Re: Not Sure if I can Deal with the American Dream much longer
Thank God for the work-sense of the English as illustrated in this thread.
Well, apart from Surly.
Its helpfull to know that you aren't going bonkers completely alone in corporate America.
Well, apart from Surly.
Its helpfull to know that you aren't going bonkers completely alone in corporate America.
Jul 16th 2009, 2:41 am
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Re: Not Sure if I can Deal with the American Dream much longer
Whatever the system, the public has to pay for it one way or another.
To be honest I have no idea how the NHS is funded.
I only worked for three years in the UK before coming here.
To be honest I have no idea how the NHS is funded.
I only worked for three years in the UK before coming here.
Jul 16th 2009, 3:50 am
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Re: Not Sure if I can Deal with the American Dream much longer
well I worked for the government, as a nurse, but there is also a scheme called sat mat leave and the government pay that, I was lucky as I had worked for the NHS for 14 years so had racked up the highest benefits, I believe it take 5 years? I not sure if employers have to pay a proportion of the wages, I think that is a condition of employment thing where they can chose whether to pay or not, I was on 90% wages when I had my mat leave and with the sat mat leave I was on more than I actually earned normally, and still accruing vaccation leave! so offically I only had 9 months mat leave but was off for a year, and for the 2 months i wasn't working on annual leave or mat leave I got tax back, not too shabby.
Jul 16th 2009, 7:22 pm
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Re: Not Sure if I can Deal with the American Dream much longer
through general taxation....which is how medicaid/care is in the US, but then private medical care which you pay on top is essentially a tax that both employer/employee pay as well.
Jul 16th 2009, 8:42 pm
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Re: Not Sure if I can Deal with the American Dream much longer
Hey you can go to community college for less then 700 per year for tuition and books, and community colleges in California offer a good education with many of the teachers holding Phd's and teaching at 4 year universities as well, but with a far smaller class.
Not to mention all the trade programs the school offers.
Never figured out why people would go right into a 4 year university in California, makes no financial sense to do so and you will end up with the same degree at the end.
Low income students can also qualify for a complete waiver of tuition at community colleges, I never paid a cent in tuition while living there.
