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Old Dec 3rd 2012, 2:46 pm
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Originally Posted by snufkinette
Thanks for the replies, everyone.

I think it's difficult in many parts of the world to gain employment. We Skyped my brother yesterday and made it clear that the wheels were already in motion for our move, and he replied that the Research Triangle was a good place to find work. Funnily enough, NC is where we want to be!

I'd be interested to know whether anyone else has recently found work in NC, whether in Charlotte, the Research Triangle, or wherever! My husband ideally wants to continue working in IT, but he is willing to do pretty much anything just so he has work.
I haven't recently found work but have lived in the RTP area for 20 years now (minus a 3 year stint in Colorado in the 90's) working in IT. It has weathered the recession pretty well and there are plenty of tech companies in the area, IBM, Cisco, RedHat, NetApp to name just a few. House prices are more less in the middle compared to the rest of the country.
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Old Dec 3rd 2012, 2:55 pm
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Hard to say, because on December 1 at 8:14am I asked him for some specifics and he never responded! I guess he's still looking! I suppose magical thinking is low on specifics..
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it seems to be a line the Republicans are clinging to - Stephen Colbert was quite funny about it, pointing out that white people don't WANT stuff, they HAVE stuff.
This seriously annoys me. Middle class and wealthy people feel completely justified in taking mortgage and child credits (free stuff!!), low interest student loans, medicare, social security (stuff stuff stuff !!! a-go-go!), NEED I GO ON? Don't get me started on corporate welfare or tax rates on capital gains (stuff!!!). But if the working class and working poor dare take advantage of school lunches for their HUNGRY CHILDREN ... well they're just ruining the whole damned country ---- running it right into the ground!
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This seriously annoys me. Middle class and wealthy people feel completely justified in taking mortgage and child credits (free stuff!!), low interest student loans, medicare, social security (stuff stuff stuff !!! a-go-go!), NEED I GO ON? Don't get me started on corporate welfare or tax rates on capital gains (stuff!!!). But if the working class and working poor dare take advantage of school lunches for their HUNGRY CHILDREN ... well they're just ruining the whole damned country ---- running it right into the ground!
Indeed - and when you actually look at the amounts in the latter category they are really quite low.
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Old Dec 3rd 2012, 3:04 pm
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Originally Posted by Leslie
This seriously annoys me. Middle class and wealthy people feel completely justified in taking mortgage and child credits (free stuff!!), low interest student loans, medicare, social security (stuff stuff stuff !!! a-go-go!), NEED I GO ON? Don't get me started on corporate welfare or tax rates on capital gains (stuff!!!). But if the working class and working poor dare take advantage of school lunches for their HUNGRY CHILDREN ... well they're just ruining the whole damned country ---- running it right into the ground!
Plus, free school lunches are really just "free stuff" for farmers. So someone eats their bloody corn and cheese product..

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Plus, free school lunches are really just "free stuff" for farmers. So someone eats there bloody corn and cheese product..
And Medicare and Medicaid are stimulus programs for the already bloated for-profit medical industry.
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Originally Posted by robin1234
Plus, free school lunches are really just "free stuff" for farmers. So someone eats their bloody corn and cheese product..
Anyone for a Twinkie? (I stocked up)
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Originally Posted by JRG67
Anyone for a Twinkie? (I stocked up)
You and your "stuff" !! Bought them with food stamps, did you?
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You and your "stuff" !! Bought them with food stamps, did you?
Are jew one ovvum hoity-toity peoples. I just despise you types of peoples. Dissin us just cos we alls use them food stamps.
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Originally Posted by JRG67
Are jew one ovvum hoity-toity peoples. I just despise you types of peoples. Dissin us just cos we alls use them food stamps.
Swipe yo' EBT!

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Yo! Them my bitches and hoes! you is a real nigger bro! I wan that FloridaGeordies tax dollar fa shurrrre, to get me some more hoes an chicken wings.
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Originally Posted by JRG67
Yo! Them my bitches and hoes! you is a real nigger bro! I wan that FloridaGeordies tax dollar fa shurrrre, to get me some more hoes an chicken wings.
See ya at da mall bro
Fo shizzle! Extra wings on me beoatch!
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