From: recscuba_google@huntzinger.com   
      
   On 2/22/26 06:47, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   > chrisv wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:   
   >   
   >> -hh wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> PissClam wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You brag about making $25.00 dollars an hour from an organization you   
   >>>> volunteered for and your calling him a skinflint?   
   >>>   
   >>> Nah, I used that minor windfall to poke at another luzer sockpuppet.   
   >>> Since they ran, you're welcome to take their arrow:  in what year did   
   >>> you exceed $25/hr in your career (if ever)?  Do be ready to prove it.   
   >>   
   >> $50k a year?  I passed that in the late 90's.  As an engineer, I've   
   >> always made about twice what the average jerk makes, or triple what   
   >> "low enders" make.   
   >>   
   >> I'm not wealthy, but I sure won't complain.  I've had the incredible   
   >> fortune of living a solid "middle class" life in the richest country   
   >> in history.   
   >   
   > Our kids don't have it quite so good; they need our support.   
   > And the grandkids? ....   
      
   Yes, that it is very unsettling trend, and one which is undesirable for   
   the good of our society & nation.   
      
      
   > I guess after 250 years, a country's "cognition" goes downhill :-(   
      
   Propaganda is a lot of it, as enabled by current technology.   
      
      
   -hh   
      
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