Today, at work...
Posted by desimarie23 9 years, 10 months ago to Government
The office manager took the group of us out to lunch. Normally the topics of conversation at such lunches are mindless. Today...because of the SOTU crap last night, the office manager decided to throw her two-cents about government out on the table for discussion. Of course I cringed because both she and her husband (my boss) are Liberal and obviously very pro-BO. Mind you- my boss is a VERY successful attorney and very, very wealthy.
So she says "Did you hear that 'they're' talking about making two years of community college free??" and while I attempted to restrain myself...I replied "and who is paying for that 'free' education? Nothing is ever free." "Oh the top 1% that hold all of the wealth of the country..." I asked her why she thinks that it's ok to take money from one person to give it to someone else. Her exact words are "that's the way it goes...they don't need all of that money anyway."
I left. I got up, got into my car and drove back to work. Had I not done that, I would've lost my job for telling her what a fool she is. I just needed to share this. We've discussed the "free education" in the Gulch before. So no need to beat a dead horse but there are truly people that think it is 100% okay to redistribute wealth to the undeserving. This woman also thinks that the present economy is the best it's ever been in our country....and "wouldn't it be great if BO could always be president."
Just shoot me.
So she says "Did you hear that 'they're' talking about making two years of community college free??" and while I attempted to restrain myself...I replied "and who is paying for that 'free' education? Nothing is ever free." "Oh the top 1% that hold all of the wealth of the country..." I asked her why she thinks that it's ok to take money from one person to give it to someone else. Her exact words are "that's the way it goes...they don't need all of that money anyway."
I left. I got up, got into my car and drove back to work. Had I not done that, I would've lost my job for telling her what a fool she is. I just needed to share this. We've discussed the "free education" in the Gulch before. So no need to beat a dead horse but there are truly people that think it is 100% okay to redistribute wealth to the undeserving. This woman also thinks that the present economy is the best it's ever been in our country....and "wouldn't it be great if BO could always be president."
Just shoot me.
Previous comments...
The job needs done and I can't blame her for making the bucks, but she seems to rationalize supporting socialist ideology while saying 'conservatives' are solely responsible for the crash, so she has selectively educated herself while conveniently ignoring the facts.
Says it's a miracle that she's a friend of mine and, to keep it civil amongst friends, I reply "thank God for miracles". But, I don't have to work with her.
I would try to get out of there as attorneys can justify anything. I'm sure we all know good ones that are good people, but nothing an attorney does surprises me.
Don't shoot yourself, she is her own problem, not yours....................I have been there, too (but not attorneys)...did my work, kept my antenna up for better situations, and when one appeared, made the move.............at age 43 the move was to go out on my own..............not easy, but worked out fine...........no regrets.................
these liberals think that the best way to use a
government is to control the lives of others, willy-
nilly, just because it's PC or fair or some crap.
you are NOT alone!!! -- j
Probably one of the reason that state is doing so well, budget-wise...oh, wait a minute...
I think you could have asked questions along what Timelord did. If they really hard hard-core ideologues, it would be good to work somewhere else.