Dem aides could face massive layoffs

Lamplighter · 11-30-2010, 09:12 AM

Glatt, I do feel for any family that has hardships.
But isn't working in Congress a lot like teaching...
You know you're not going to get rich teaching,
and you know that everything in DC is going to change,
not always for the better.

glatt · 11-30-2010, 09:40 AM

I'm not trying to paint him as a victim. He knew his job was only as secure as the next election. He had successfully played the Washington game for about 20 years, bouncing from position to position, and then hit a dry spell when his guy retired at the same time that his party lost power temporarily. But these are real people with families, and they don't always land in cushy jobs right away. My cousin's husband is doing OK now at a lobby firm.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-30-2010, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

But isn't working in Congress a lot like teaching...
You know you're not going to get rich teaching,

Does not compute.

Lamplighter · 11-30-2010, 11:13 AM

I'd like an introduction to your wealthy teacher-friends.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-30-2010, 11:18 AM

You think those working in Washington aren't making very good money? Of course your idea of wealthy, considering your opinion that you should just send every child off to get a PhD if they want, might be slightly askew.

Lamplighter · 11-30-2010, 11:31 AM

Sorry Bruce, there's some mis-communication here.
Please read my posting as:

Teachers don't expect to get rich
Congressional workers should not expect to be permanently employed, That is, nothing about what DC workers earn.

Also sorry, I'm not seeing a connection to your comment about PhD's.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-30-2010, 11:42 AM

Only wealthy people would consider it a given, that all their children should go for a PhD if they desire. That's a huge financial commitment for even one, for multiple kids its committing over a $million. Be they liberal or conservative, people that have those resources are generally out of touch with what is the real world for most people.

11-30-2010, 11:18 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You think those working in Washington aren't making very good money? Of course your idea of wealthy, considering your opinion that you should just send every child off to get a PhD if they want, might be slightly askew. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-30-2010, 11:42 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Only wealthy people would consider it a given, that all their children should go for a PhD if they desire. That's a huge financial commitment for even one, for multiple kids its committing over a $million. Be they liberal or conservative, people that have those resources are generally out of touch with what is the real world for most people. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-30-2010, 09:12 AM	#1
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Glatt, I do feel for any family that has hardships. But isn't working in Congress a lot like teaching... You know you're not going to get rich teaching, and you know that everything in DC is going to change, not always for the better.

11-30-2010, 09:40 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm not trying to paint him as a victim. He knew his job was only as secure as the next election. He had successfully played the Washington game for about 20 years, bouncing from position to position, and then hit a dry spell when his guy retired at the same time that his party lost power temporarily. But these are real people with families, and they don't always land in cushy jobs right away. My cousin's husband is doing OK now at a lobby firm.

11-30-2010, 11:13 AM	#4
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I'd like an introduction to your wealthy teacher-friends.

11-30-2010, 11:31 AM	#6
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Sorry Bruce, there's some mis-communication here. Please read my posting as: Teachers don't expect to get rich Congressional workers should not expect to be permanently employed, That is, nothing about what DC workers earn. Also sorry, I'm not seeing a connection to your comment about PhD's.

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