• randon31415@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Problem with local level stuff is that being a politician is a full time job for part-time pay. So who could possibly take off all that time from work and take the financial hit? Two groups: Retired people and Rich people. The two groups that are out of touch with the common working person.

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      1 year ago

      Retired oldsters are the worst. My Father in law has been planning this big thing for his 50th wedding anniversary and only on monday did he come to the realization that having it on a thursday (today) instead of saturday would mean people needed to take a day off to attend a 9 am breakfast followed by more.

      Oh and he asked if I’d had a chance to check the tie rods on his motorhome yet, he asked last night after dark, and seemed upset that I hadn’t instantly put his whims to the top of my list of shit to do.

      I’m picking on him here but all that retired generation are like this in my experience. To call them out of touch with with the common working person is a MASSIVE understatement.