Subj : Re: Finances Was: EBS
To   : Barry Martin
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Jul 13 2020 10:09:00

Barry,

 BM> I'm thinking they (and all the other politicians) should leave money
 BM> issues alone: they don't have the training, and probably more
 BM> importantly is what is right for one area of the country isn't right
 BM> for another. It's more expensive to live in New York City, Boston,
 BM> Chicago than Catskill, Lowell, and Rock Island.  As I mentioned to
 BM> Nancy in a message in this packet, Illinois had passed a wage increase
 BM> effective July 1: minimum $10 per hour.  Probably barely adequate for
 BM> Rock Island in the west central portion of Illinois but probably still
 BM> means sharing a one bedroom next to the E tracks in Chicago.

   Never mind growing up on the wrong side of the tracks. :P Remember, a
lawyer is the larval form of a politician. I have no use for any of them.
Before the election, they give voters the "thumbs up". After they win,
they give them "the bird".

 BM> Agree on the paper trail (and scribble!) but probably more important is
 BM> if I send an electronic payment it is tracked on both ends, whereas
 BM> with sending a check I have no proof I even mailed it.

  Especially considering the Postal Service has lost several pieces of
mail to/from me (medical bills, etc.).

 BM> I used to have nice handwriting; that more or less got screwed up
 BM> because of the need for high-speed note taking in college (in hindsight
 BM> Gregg Shorthand should be a requirement for the college-bound studies,
 BM> not just the so-called secretarial track).

  I liked the cartoon where the doctors were on strike. But, all of the
picket signs were in shorthand. <G>

 BM> I learned to write (not just print) before 1st Grade.  Remember that
 BM> long tapered dark red pen-thing: one was supposed to grasp it with the
 BM> tips of the fingers and thumb together -- very uncomfortable!

  I didn't care if I wasn't holding the pen or pencil right to write. :P
As long as it worked, I didn't care.

 BM> ... He doesn't buy toothpaste because his teeth aren't loose!
 DS>   Or like the woman who stopped her husband from biting his nails
 DS> by hiding his teeth. <G>

 BM> Seemes like a very logical solution!

  And, it works both ways. <G>

  BTW, with my own set of "falsies" <G>, folks are stunned when I tell
them they're full dentures, as they look surprisingly real. As long as
I can eat with them, they didn't have to be fancy.

Daryl

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