6 million and no longer counting . . .

Last week, the US of A hit the 6 million mark for out of work citizens. Pretty big number don't ya think? I know a few of em, family and friends. I always felt there was some type of work for the willing and able available if you needed to just get by. Now I am not so certain. The financial industry is decimated. Whole lotta tumbleweed rollin thru this once hot money mecca. Just a disaster. With cutbacks across the board, government jobs just ain't what they used to be. Ugggghhhhh, how did we get here??? 2 words come to my mind, excessiveness and entitlement. Why are there 2 SUV's in nearly every driveway? In the middle of this "recession", malls were filled, and it wasn't just window shoppin. Many bags were being stuffed into the back of SUV's that over filled the parking lots. I can't lie tho, I am no better. Our "down sized" Christmas was hardly that. Only we overstuffed the mini-van. (hehehehe)
Why are people constantly looking to get their share? Used to be, you got a dollar pay for a dollars work. Nowaday's it is simply, 'that ain't my job' mentality! You think in this day an age, people would be worried, and would go the extra mile, provide the extra service or just plain be nice, for fear that they could easily be replaced by 1 of the 6 million plus in line and looking. Amazingly, this hasn't happened. In fact, I think the idea of entitlement, which should be going away is actually gaining traction. Case and point, I heard of a fella who was given a mortgage rate modifiaction and a principal reduction. For those of you not in the know, this means he got 3% Interest rate on top of bank forgiving a portion of the amount owed. Wouldn't you know he had the stones to complain to the bank that he should be getting a lower rate than 3%. Me, i'd just be happy with one or the other. Guy probably has a nice safe cushy job too. Probably with the NJ Dept of Vital statistics. Ok, that was too direct I know. Yes, they are the reason behind this unglued rambling. We adopted a little girl from China a year ago, and sought to get a Birth Certificate from NJ. So she would have something to provide when she signed up for Little League or gymnastics or whatever. Anyway, we filled out numerous doc's and went before the judge and made it official. About a month later we get the Birth Certificate in the mail and whaddya know, the Great State of NJ has her born in Guatemala. Now I know there are many adoptions being processed from all over the world. And I understand that the city or country entered on a Birth Certificate is probably some numerical code. I realize that data entry is not the most sought after position, nor is it a high paying job. But C'mon, is a little attention to detail too much too ask? Maybe it is. Maybe I am asking too much. Look at me, thinking I am entitled to a proper Birth Certificate for my daughter. Maybe 3M peeps don't want to do data entry, and the other 3M aren't qualified. I like to believe that is just not the case. I like to believe there is some sense of pride, even in doing the most mundane tasks. WAKE UP PEOPLE! My parents never made six figure salaries, but I guarentee you they greeted people with a smile and or a handshake. And they certainly gave full effort no matter how thankless the job. It's time to get back to basics. Time to Keep It Simple Stupid. Time to cut the fat, and losses and move on. Cause if you can't, it's time to step aside. Please let someone who cares to try give it a shot. Gotta be at least a handfull of the 6 million strong out there that knows the difference between China and Guatemala, right?
- STOMP